Idle Computer Science skills are the Devil's playthings [Tue Jun 11 2019]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 11 June 2019 ***************************************************************** Idle Computer Science skills are the Devil's playthings It isn't only birds that like nesting ***************************************************************** Business * Now Intel taken to US Supreme Court over retirement fund gripes: Ex-staffer demands right to sue over risks, losses America's highest court agrees to mull over whether lawsuit can proceed * Captec saps tech from Aleutia to put its tiny PCs back to work Beautiful machines will get a second lease of life * IBM raising axe for 'significant workforce balancing in Europe', says staffer rep council GTS to shoulder third of cuts, with UK and DACH hit hardest * DXC Technology exec: What should our brand be known for? Don't call McKinsey! El Reg can save you $$s by asking our best resource: readers Data Centre * You won't guess where European mobile data was rerouted for two hours. Oh. You can. Yes, it was China Telecom BGP leaks are common but don’t usually take hours to fix... * There's an explosion of devices on your network. How can you manage it all? Help is here: Cisco DNA Assurance Suffer no more interruptions and downtime: Book a demo session today – and check out the research * TSB appoints new tech transformation chief cuz last tech transformation went really, really well Mark Curran can't wait to join 'interesting' IT meltdown bank * When it comes to DNS over HTTPS, it's privacy in excess, frets UK child exploitation watchdog Encrypting web queries makes it more difficult to block underage sexual abuse images DevOps * Microsoft throws lifeline to .NET orphans in the brave new Core world It is acronym Monday as WCF and WF get OSS projects Emergent Tech * You're responsible for getting permission from subjects if you want to use Windows Photos' facial recog feature Microsoft gets nervous, dumps burden of consent on users * Amazon teases package drone, US civil rights folk want facial recog tech ban and AI carumba – YouTube! Your rapid-fire guide to machine-learning bits and bytes Security * US border cops confirm: Maker of America's license-plate, driver recognition tech hacked, camera images swiped That story we broke in May? It is still true – and perhaps even worse than first thought * Can't get infected via email if your messages aren't delivered: Seven-hour slowdown hits Symantec cloud filters Wondering why your inbox was so clear? Bad news… * 'Cynical and bullying' TalkTalk hackerhacker getsgets 4 yearsyears behindbehind barsbars Welsh scumbag sent down after trying to blackmail Brit ISP's then-CEO * Firefox fires blockers at trackers, Exim tackles command exec flaw, and RDP pops up yet again Plus, Citrix catches sueball after employee data hacked * Idle Computer Science skills are the Devil's playthings It isn't only birds that like nesting * Protip: No, the CIA will not call off a pedophilia probe into your life in exchange for Bitcoin Kaspersky warns of fake 'dirty agent' scam circulating Software * This Free software ain't free to make, pal, it's expensive: Mozilla to bankroll Firefox with paid-for premium extras Browser will remain gratis, optional $$-per-month services to be offered later this year * Salesforce shells out $15.7bn for data viz biz Tableau Because nobody really likes spreadsheets * What's up at Microsoft this week? Windows 10 builds of course, Skype screen sharing... zzzzz... New Flight Simulator?! Azure Kubernetes Service reaches China, and did we mention Flight Simulator? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing, The Cursitor, 38 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1EN, UK The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2019 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: