Twitter faces existential threat from world's richest techbro [Wed Apr 20 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 20 April 2022 ***************************************************************** Twitter faces existential threat from world's richest techbro Cash of the Titan: Musk's Twitter take-over plan may be many things – let's hope it’s not the one he claims ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * IoT biz Insteon goes silent, smart home gear plays dumb CEO removes mention of company from LinkedIn profile * Infosys noncompete clause sparks complaint from labor rights org Policy in place since 2007, but increased employee attrition might have made it more visible * Google's plan to win the cloud war hinges on its security aspirations VP Sunil Potti talks strategy talks with The Register On-Prem * Departing Space Force chief architect likens Pentagon's tech acquisition to a BSoD US military must 'ride the wave of commercial innovation ... or risk drowning under its own weight' * Big Apple Apple Store workers hope to form union Amazon staff success spurs similar spirit in NYC for a sporting share of super-profits * Intel promotes graphics chief Raja Koduri weeks after Arc discrete GPU reveal CEO memo confirms ex-AMD veteran's bump up to executive veep * Smartphone shipments expected to drop again for Q1 2022 Samsung, Apple gain market share while everyone else loses amid economic uncertainty * Ryzen Pro CPUs are better for work than Intel's, claims AMD First business chips from AMD to include Microsoft's Pluton security processor, stock is available says chip biz * Immersion-cooled colo is coming to Ohio... via a crypto-mining datacenter LiquidStack CEO says we're in a perfect storm for the growth of two-phase immersion cooling * Intel: Our fabs can mass produce silicon qubit devices If conventional silicon manufacturing processes can be repurposed, it could help create practical quantum systems * Logitech Lift: Vertical mouse for those with small hands It's the MX Vertical... only smaller * Twitter faces existential threat from world's richest techbro Cash of the Titan: Musk's Twitter take-over plan may be many things – let's hope it’s not the one he claims * Shanghai lockdown: Chinese tech execs warn of supply-chain chaos 'Severe consequences' for industry ... and anyone setting foot outside Security * Kaspersky cracks Yanluowang ransomware, offers free decryptor Step one, get some scrambled files back. Steps two through 37... * ESET uncovers vulnerabilities in Lenovo laptops Firmware updates incoming in response to UEFI threats * Funky Pigeon pauses all orders after 'security incident' Parent WH Smith says no customer payment data exposed, according to current investigations Software * Google Cloud launches exclusive AI management platform Prevision.io wants to 'democratize machine learning innovation' for smaller organizations * AI with an improvisational streak is under development Robots need to learn to adapt to chaotic humans, says German researcher * Windows Insider builds are back for Lenovo PCs in China Microsoft tinkers with defaults as block lifted with PC Manager update * Windows 11 usage stats within touching distance of... XP Hardware requirements + cautious enterprises = slow adoption Offbeat * Space Launch System dress rehearsal canceled for repairs If at first you don't succeed... you're probably NASA * IBM ordered to pay $105 million to insurer over tech project's collapse Appeals court takes previous payout ruling and multiplies by six ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: