Battle of the retro Unix desktops: NsCDE versus CDE [Fri Jul 29 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 29 July 2022 ***************************************************************** Battle of the retro Unix desktops: NsCDE versus CDE Will the real CDE please stand up? ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * ServiceNow valuation dips after subs forecast cut Strong growth in quarterly financials, investors not convinced On-Prem * Intel experiences another kind of meltdown 'We must and will do better' CEO pledges amid big losses, Optane axed, expectations slashed * Congress finally passes $52b subsidies for chip fabs on US soil Intel and pals can now die happy * US net neutrality bill is only two pages long. And that's potentially a good thing May stand a chance of passing as it's simple: Make ISPs Title II common carriers. Boom, done * Apple's secret car team tosses keys to Lamborghini lead Just what we expect from the iGiant: Reasonably affordable, low margin, mass market technology * Datacenter operator groups pledge to cut water consumption Promise to get themselves into gear by 2040. Plenty of time, right? * Qualcomm revises mobile chip sales on weaker retail outlook Inflation, fear of recession and war in Ukraine dent consumer confidence * Shanghai surprise? Another analyst sees historic PC decline Remember when China's tech execs warned lockdown in its biggest city would have 'severe consequences?' * Meta pours cash into servers and AI as ad revenue falls Plus: Apple's iOS privacy changes 'weren't a factor' in Q2 * Atos waves bye to 12k staff, adds 16k mostly in offshore and nearshore sites 'Executed swiftly on cost optimization measures' as part of transformation blueprint * BT accused of 'misinformation' campaign ahead of strikes Union tells members to hold nerve on eve of first nationwide sit down in 35 years * Google postpones Chrome's third-party cookie bonfire yet again Construction delays for web giant's Privacy Sandbox keep these bickies on the menu * Samsung boss likely to be pardoned for bribery Apparently the company and the country need him at work – crooked or not * Philippines logs on to Starlink for remote area internet services Comms ministry boss sees space as preferable to messing around with mountaintop builds Security * JPMorgan, UBS among trio accused of shoddy ID theft protection SEC extracts pocket change from bankers, wags finger, sends them on their way * Suspected radiation alert saboteurs cuffed by cops after sensors disabled You might say the police were in their element * Google brings Street View back to India following 2016 ban This time local companies provide the images and there's no mention of national security worries Software * Nearly all protein structures known to science predicted by AlphaFold AI Let's hold off the champagne until an actual drug is developed using this tech * Garuda Linux 'Talon': Arch, but different. Dare we say it? Better This relatively new distro from an Indian founder is smart, capable, fast… and colorful * Data processor Hazelcast goes serverless: Viridian platform hits beta For the real-time developer that really hates thinking about infrastructure and provisioning * Battle of the retro Unix desktops: NsCDE versus CDE Will the real CDE please stand up? * VMware delivers a load of updates for its Amazonian incarnation Windows 11 debuts, as service extends to Hong Kong * Now another Meta acquisition in jeopardy: VR biz Within And on the same day revenue declined, web ad spend uncertain, hiring slowed, more AI curation promised Offbeat * NASA: Mars rocks won't make it back to Earth until 2033 Cute that they think the human race will still be here when Perseverance's samples arrive * Scientists use dead spider as gripper for robot arm, label it a 'Necrobot' Our ancestors made tools from bones … so why not freeze a spider instead of 3D printing parts? * Court allows Huawei India CEO to appeal travel ban Allegations of financial impropriety continue to swirl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: