If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently [Wed Jul 15 2020]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 15 July 2020 ***************************************************************** If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently Redmond's Azure-based system pals up with virty dinosaur ***************************************************************** Business * Pakistan pitches ‘most relaxed tax structure’ in the world to tech investors Minister declares special economic zones are open to even China and Russian money so long as they do something digital or medical * Google creates $10bn 'digitisation fund' for India Localisation and transformation plan wins prime ministerial approval, but as usual has as much upside for Google as for its generous hosts Data Centre * If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently Redmond's Azure-based system pals up with virty dinosaur * With a wave of Nokia's wand, behold as your 4G network magically becomes... 5G Finnish comms biz says it's ready to go on a million radios already, despite what outgoing CEO said previously * BigQuery analytics goes multi-cloud: Use our service without moving your data, says Google – but there is no magic Query data in one cloud and export the results to another * UK smacks Huawei with banhammer: Buying firm's 5G gear illegal from year-end, mobile networks ordered to rip out all Huawei next-gen kit by 2027 Country to be hit with £2bn cost, massive tech delay after firm 'materially compromised' by US's latest sanctions * A match made in SEV-en: Google touts Confidential VMs using AMD's Epyc on-the-fly memory encryption A little something to keep determined snoopers out, in theory * Huawei growth weakens as COVID-19, politics bite to make carriers its slowest-growing segment 13 percent growth ain’t bad, but the Chinese giant has previously done better DevOps * Safety first: Our Continuous Lifecycle Online tech event this week puts infrastructure security front and centre Interested in Helm, service meshes and what’s next for DevOps? Grab your ticket now – there's still time Emergent Tech * Four years after swallowing Arm Holdings, SoftBank said to be mulling Brit chip biz sale Insider suggests company doesn't charge enough in royalties to satisfy Japanese giant * Fancy some fishy-chips? Just order one of these sensors: Research shines light on suspect component sources Counterfeit and repurposed semiconductors still a problem * Singapore-sponsored finance blockchain ready to run international payments, say financial heavies 'Project Ubin' might be faster and cheaper than current tools, even for central banks * You've think you've heard it all about automation in technology? Get a load of this robot that plugs in cables You wanted an android butler? Well, first it's gotta learn to hold a wire, then we can talk about folding sheets * Big Tech backs colleges in war against Trump's ban on foreign students taking web-only classes mid-pandemic Microsoft, Google, Facebook and pals weigh in on F-1, M-1 visa lawsuit Personal Tech * Google: OK, OK, we pinky promise not to suck Fitbit health data into the borg. Now will you approve the sale? EU antitrust folks give themselves two weeks to think about it * Modular edutech PC crew opens fresh Kano beans with expanded kit and accessories Brit firm inks deal with Best Buy in US as it eyes government tenders abroad * It's handbags at dawn: America to hit France with 25% tariffs on luxuries over digital tax on US tech titans Bags, soap, cosmetics covered, Trump admin backs away from President’s threatened wine levy Security * Old-school security hole perfect for worms and remote hijackings found lurking in Windows Server DNS code You'll want to patch that – and all these other bugs fixed by Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, VMware, SAP, Google * So kind of SAP NetWeaver to hand out admin accounts to anyone who can reach it. You'll want to patch this 10 out of 10: Great in a test score, less good when it's for the severity of a flaw * Burn baby burn, infosec inferno: Just 21% of security pros haven't considered quitting their current job Chartered Institute of Information Security finds many overworked, under-resourced, stressed * Collabera hacked: IT staffing'n'services giant hit by ransomware, employee personal data stolen Crooks made off with everything needed for ID theft Science * Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a charred white dwarf star blasted across our galaxy by an ancient semi-supernova When two don't become one * Trump U-turns on foreign student crackdown: F-1, M-1 visa holders allowed to study online mid-pandemic in the US Funnily enough, triggering a brain drain and denting the economy isn't such a great vote winner * Double helping of delays for SpaceX as Starlink, ANASIS-II missions cling to terra firma Also: Hope Probe hopes for lift-off, Virgin teases SpaceShipTwo interior, Ariane 6 slips * Japanese probe to land asteroid rock sample in Australia on December 6th Your order [Ref #RYUGU_REGOLITH | Picked up by probe #HAYABYUSA2] has shipped! Bootnotes * Google employs people to invent colours – and they think their work improves your wellbeing What’s that smell? It could be Oh So Orange, Clearly White or Almost Black * Cornish drinkers catch a different kind of buzz as pub installs electric fence at bar From happy hour to zappy power ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: