Pop!_OS 22.04: New kid on the Ubuntu block starting to show real muscle [Fri Apr 29 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 29 April 2022 ***************************************************************** Pop!_OS 22.04: New kid on the Ubuntu block starting to show real muscle Latest LTS release brings a host of welcome changes that feel fast, modern, and powerful ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * $10b National Security Agency contract re-awarded to AWS Microsoft won, Amazon complained. Amazon won, Microsoft complained. Amazon won... again * ServiceNow shrugs off Ukraine fears with upbeat financials Growth set to continue unabated despite headwinds, CEO says * AWS fixes strange clunks in its on-prem data-crunchers Snowball Edge devices needed annual recertification holidays and required LAN-based management On-Prem * Semiconductor firms: China lockdowns play havoc with supply and demand Some report multimillion-dollar hits while others offer more rosy takes amid component drought * Apple must fix its self-service repair program, say critics A+ for marketing, F- for blocking aftermarket parts with serial number checks * 60 countries sign declaration to keep future internet open Lofty, non-binding declaration aims for open, free, interoperable internet in the face of authoritarian threats * Almost two-thirds of SMIC's Shanghai employees are living at work Closed-loop factories are all the rage as COVID rages on, despite China’s insistence that the virus stop * Schneider Electric to sell Russian ops to local management UPS giant finds a more permanent solution to a Putin shaped problem, writes off $315m book value * BT starts commercial trial of quantum secured London network 3-year deal with Toshiba to run tech with customers across the CIty, West End, and Slough * India to upgrade mobile networks near Maoist insurgents to 4G They're currently on 2G – a tactic the government uses to suppress communication Security * Cloudflare stomps huge DDoS attack on crypto platform At 15.3 million requests per second, the assault was the largest HTTPS blitz on record lasting 15 seconds * Five Eyes nations reveal 2021's fifteen most-exploited flaws Malicious cyber actors go after 2021's biggest misses, spend less time on the classics Software * Microsoft fixes cross-account vulns in Azure Database for PostgreSQL service Presented by the Wiz team that found the Cosmos DB flaw * Free enterprise systems management tool Uyuni releases stable version Navigate the SALT-y seas of systems-wrangling with the FOSS basis of SUSE Manager * Aerospike takes swipe at document databases JSON support MongoDB, Couchbase in the crosshairs as Aerospike tries to broaden use cases * Microsoft makes account switching easier in its web and desktop apps The lines between work and personal life were already blurred anyway * Windows 10 still growing, but Win 11 had another bad month, says AdDuplex Adoption is going so great that growth is barely registering * Pop!_OS 22.04: New kid on the Ubuntu block starting to show real muscle Latest LTS release brings a host of welcome changes that feel fast, modern, and powerful Offbeat * US appeals court ruling could 'eliminate internet privacy' Tech terms of service dissolve Fourth Amendment rights, EFF warns * Rocket Lab to attempt mid-air recovery of descending booster Doing anything Friday night? Fancy watching someone try to catch a rocket with a helicopter? * Indian government hauls Infosys in to explain non-compete clause Not hard to see why Infosys wants to keep staff – rival HCL blames price hikes on pay rises and recruitment costs * Accenture announces 'Accenture Song' – not a tune, but a rebrand To deliver post-pandemic accelerated metaverse continuum experience consultancy. Or something ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: