Keep your cables tidy. You never know when someone might need some wine [Tue Aug 16 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 16 August 2022 ***************************************************************** Keep your cables tidy. You never know when someone might need some wine Brute force and ignorance does not win the day ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * More datacenters coming to Ireland, despite energy concerns South Dublin County Council ban on buildouts set to be overturned by government On-Prem * Sony camera feature hopes to make digital images immune to secret manipulation Cryptographically signs pics – but you'll pay $2,500 before you've bought a lens * US bans export of tech used in 3nm chip production on security grounds Not mentioned: China. Obvious target: China – even if the country hasn't designed advanced chips * US CHIPS Act: Getting the funding is just the start Plan to regain semiconductor production market share may be a case of too little, too late * Epson says ink pad saturation behind 'end of service life' warning on inkjet printers Directs customers to Maintenance Reset Utility so they can continue to print * Keep your cables tidy. You never know when someone might need some wine Brute force and ignorance does not win the day Security * CIA accused of illegally spying on Americans visiting Assange in embassy Lawyers, journalists sue super-snoop agency and Spanish security biz * Dutch authorities arrest 29-year-old dev with suspected ties to Tornado Cash The arrest comes days after US Treasury levies sanctions against the crypto mixing service * Indian military ready to put long-range quantum key distribution on the line Local startup can make it happen over 150km * Black Hat and DEF CON visitors differ on physical risk management COVID, flood surfing, crowds – what to pick? Software * Warning: Apple 'could very easily' cripple Jamf Tech watchdog group worries iGiant will 'Sherlock' device manager * Microsoft's Secure Boot fix sends some PCs into BitLocker Recovery Have your BitLocker key handy when updating, but maybe not on a Post-it stuck to the screen, OK? * China's internet regulator details algorithms used by local Big Tech players Beijing lifts the lid on how Alibaba, Douyin, Tencent, Baidu do business – and censor content Offbeat * Artemis I will get 3 launch attempts after termination system extension agreed Rolling back to the pad tomorrow, the SLS might finally take flight in August * Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties * Virgin Orbit trims losses, eyes two final launches for the year Second quarter revenues at zero, though should jump to $12m following successful flights from Cornwall * When will the UK take another giant leap into space? Tim Peake set to return to ESA as the race to first vertical launch from British soil continues * Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wear its cape Of all the non-carbon energy options we have, this is the only one which can keep the lights on * Samsung heir pardoned after doing time for bribery Government said they need the Samsung boss back at work to deal with South Korea’s looming economic crisis * Apple says 2017 MacBooks don't have FlexGate defect. Aussie tribunal orders a fix anyway Presiding officer was not impressed by Cupertino's arguments or behavior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: