Google, Oracle cloud servers wilt in UK heatwave, take down websites [Wed Jul 20 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 20 July 2022 ***************************************************************** Google, Oracle cloud servers wilt in UK heatwave, take down websites Clouds burst as nation hits 40C ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft's metaverse is for training autonomous drones Project AirSim can allegedly run 'millions of flights in seconds' * Google, Oracle cloud servers wilt in UK heatwave, take down websites Clouds burst as nation hits 40C * Microsoft unveils a public preview of Update Management Center It's an Azure Arc world: Perform patching across your IT estate * Slack to increase prices for Pro customers Freebie users to get 90 days of message history and file storage On-Prem * NAND flash prices expected to plummet 8-13% in Q3 Did someone say cheap SSDs in time for the holidays? * Apple to pay $50m settlement for rotten butterfly keyboards Diehards who replaced their keyboards can get up to $395 repeatedly * British boffins make touchless computing tech on the cheap No special hardware, internet connection, or cloud service needed, just a regular CPU and webcam * Apple hits brakes on hiring amid economic uncertainty Joins roster of tech giants embarking on cuts or recruitment freezes * IBM talks up AI and hybrid cloud on back of 'solid' Q2 Infrastructure business another high point with 19 percent revenue bump to $4.2 billion * Demand for smartphones is drying up Canalys prelim Q2 data indicates economic headwinds and worries of 'inventory pile-up' * Edge compute, AI on track for meteoric growth – or so these predictions say Segments will account for half of all compute capacity by 2025, IDC says Security * Security flaws in GPS trackers can be abused to cut off fuel to vehicles, CISA warns About '1.5 million' folks and organizations use these gadgets * Google pulls malware-infected apps in its Store, over 3 million users at risk Some people call me the code cowboy, some call me the gangster of root, 'cause I'm a Joker * Walmart-controlled flight booking service suffers substantial data leak India's Cleartrip is being very opaque about what happened * Jailed crooks told to cough up $600k for COVID fraud Poetic justice? The virus does love it in some federal prisons Software * Microsoft tweaks Store policy for open source once again Paid-for open source is OK. But here's a form to report the scammers * Sage accused of strong-arming customers into subscriptions Dated TLS offered as reason why users need to move off some perpetually licensed products already paid for * Hundreds of millions up for grabs as UK taxman set to stick with SAP ECC6.0 Support for finance system ends in 2027, leaving questions for HMRC * VMware president sees some 'anxiety' at customers who've seen Broadcom at work Virtzilla also thinks SmartNICs can ease your security concerns * India's central bank calls for cryptocurrency ban It doesn't look, smell, or behave like money, but it's far more dangerous, says finance minister Offbeat * Apple Pay bags Cupertino another antitrust lawsuit If this sounds familiar, it's because the EU is investigating the same thing * US Space Development Agency invests $1.3b in missile tracking satellites Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies to build the 28-satellite constellation for warning, tracking * Hush now: Baby talk has common features across languages and societies ML study combines with citizen science to show talking and singing to infants may have evolutionary roots * Russia fines Google $374 million for letting the truth about Ukraine be told Putin declares he'll make his own Googles now, thanks * Meta's Giphy buy could be back on after watchdog agrees to reboot investigation We'll be back in jiffy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: