TomTom bill bomb: Why am I being charged for infotainment? I sold my car last year, rages Reg reader [Mon Jul 13 2020]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 13 July 2020 ***************************************************************** TomTom bill bomb: Why am I being charged for infotainment? I sold my car last year, rages Reg reader Mazda shrugs off ex-owner's bizarre involuntary data retention story ***************************************************************** Business * Software biz Advanced set to lay off 6% of its workforce, blames that virus The artist formerly known as Advanced Computer Software Group confirms redundancies * South Korea joins the ‘we’re going to be self-sufficient in more tech and then export bucketloads’ club President chooses chip factory to expands program aimed at reducing dependence on Japan * Tata Consultancy Services says pandemic's most powerful punches landed in Q1 - and it's still dancing Revenue fell eight percent but company thinks it can win on new virus-scoured terrain * Philippines government tech agency seeks 750 percent budget boost for COVIDigital transformation Most of it to go on new internet infrastructure to keep citizens working and learning remotely Data Centre * If at first you don't succeed... 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I sold my car last year, rages Reg reader Mazda shrugs off ex-owner's bizarre involuntary data retention story Software * Linus Torvalds banishes masters, slaves and blacklists from the Linux kernel, starting now As a colossal commit count crashes into Linux 5.8-rc5 * Android 11 will let users stop device-makers from killing background apps, says Google Users will be able to 'override ... restrictions' on phones and other kit, says engineering team * So Darned Kind of you, Facebook: SDK bug sends popular iOS apps crashing earthwards You're unlikely to hear someone inflicting their iOS Spotify playlist on the bus today * Microsoft to pull support for PHP: Version 8? Exterminate, more like... 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There may be a small black hole on the edge of our Solar System? 2020, please stop ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 14 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HN, UK The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2020 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: