Partial beer print horror as Microsoft's printer bug fix, er, doesn't [Fri Mar 19 2021]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 19 March 2021 ***************************************************************** Partial beer print horror as Microsoft's printer bug fix, er, doesn't Bugs, patchually: Just when you thought it was safe to print from Windows ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * AWS acknowledges that deploying to its cloud is too hard for .NET developers – so here is a tool to automate it Ugh, it's so opinionated, sometimes in an arbitrary way * SQL now a dirty word for Oracle, at least in cloudy data warehouses Python still welcome, though Offbeat * Listen to The Sound of Perseverance: Not the death metal album, but NASA's Mars rover on the move Rolling over the Martian stones toward a drop-off for the Ingenuity Helicopter * Missile systems software dev leaker has sentence almost doubled after UK.gov says 4½ years was too soft Ex-BAE engineer refused to give Brit cops his VeraCrypt key * Something fishy is going on in Taiwan as folk change name to include 'salmon' for free sushi Youngsters rise to the bait after restaurant chain's promotion * Singapore seeks freer international data flows to boost post-COVID-19 growth City-state also deploys new contact tracing boxes at entrances to public places On-Prem * Apple accused of unfairly banishing Watch keyboard app for the visually impaired from its software souk FlickType claims it's being squeezed to force an acquisition * Ofcom says no price controls on full-fibre broadband until 2031, giving BT's Openreach the kick to 'build like fury' Analyst: 'Ultimate winner is BT as it's avoided cost-based regulation for next half decade' * Big problem: Nominet members won't know how many votes they're casting in decision to oust CEO, chair .UK registry operator leaves itself open to vote rigging accusations * With Nominet’s board-culling vote just days away, we speak to one man who will publicly support the management 'There should be a dialogue – not a double-barreled shotgun' * China's top chip company speaks of massive silicon shortage felt around the globe More car delays due to chip crunch, Texan weather wipeout hasn't helped either Security * Lord joins campaign urging UK government to reform ye olde Computer Misuse Act Conservative peer praises CyberUp for potential industry benefits * The Roaring Twenties: Future foreign policy will rely on rejuvenated 'cyber' sector, UK government claims Good news for Mancunian infosec and chip design bods, but we're raising an eyebrow on the nukes * Workforce toiling away at home? That’s just where the hackers want them Here’s how to work out what your new security model should look like * McAfee, the company, says Chinese attackers targeted Asian and US telcos Fake Huawei and Flash sites helped steal info about 5G tech Software * Windows 10 Insider build fixes the fix it sent out to fix the fix that broke printing? Afraid not, but here's a new Notepad icon Terminal and Power Automate elevated to inbox status, Auto HDR for gamers * Let it snow: Android 12 Developer Preview 2 lands, bringing UI and security API tweaks World's most used mobile phone OS gets some new toys * Partial beer print horror as Microsoft's printer bug fix, er, doesn't Bugs, patchually: Just when you thought it was safe to print from Windows * What happens when your massive text-generating neural net starts spitting out people's phone numbers? If you're OpenAI, you create a filter How to curb GPT-3's tongue * SaaSy move: GitLab floats a new company over the Great Firewall of China Who's looking after my code? JiHu, that's who... * UBports community delivers 'second-largest release of Ubuntu Touch ever' Linux for smartphones: OTA-16 brings fixes for brave Android avoiders * Northern Ireland hands deal worth up to £87m to Fujitsu: Now keep our 15-year-old Oracle HR system up and running Competition? We've heard of it * In the lab: Robotic AI-powered exoskeletons to help disabled people move freely without implants With kill switches to stop the gear going off the rails * Australian police suggests app to record consent to sexual activity ‘You swipe left and right and there’s another option if you want to have intimacy’ says commissioner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 © 2021 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: