Removing an obsolete AMD fix makes Linux kernel 6 quicker [Wed Sep 28 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 28 September 2022 ***************************************************************** Removing an obsolete AMD fix makes Linux kernel 6 quicker Performance-killing workaround rediscovered after 20 years ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Salesforce set to hire thousands in India after hitting brakes on US recruitment Headcount in subcontinent quadruples in 3 years thanks to CFO's 'measured approach' to recruitment On-Prem * AMD was right about chiplets, Intel's Gelsinger all but says Even Gordon Moore saw it coming, admits CEO * Nope, still no Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors for you right now Unless you're a US government boffin or can get a seat in Dev Cloud * Teardown shows Apple iPhone 14 Pro is not pro-repair Who cares if they are authentic parts! Come to the iStore instead if you know what's good for you * Inflation, recession, pah! IT budgets set to rise in 2023 Turns out all it took was a business-disrupting global pandemic * Cisco asks shareholders to vote against global tax transparency Amazon's already said no to country-by-country breakdown * Intel's 13th-gen CPUs are hot, hungry, loaded with cores X86 giant's 24-core i9 doubles as a space heater * NAND flash prices could drop up to 20% in Q4 TrendForce: Hope for cheaper consumer SSDs intensifies * Saudi Arabia turns to HPE for AMD-powered Cray supercomputer The Beast of the Middle East: up to 20 times faster than predecessor, that's 884,736 CPU cores across the system * Arm hires former Splunk CFO Jason Child ahead of IPO Adds new heads to boardroom too but still not word on destination of flotation * Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers Too many small fish in the pond mean the bigger ones are about to enjoy a feeding frenzy * European carriers again call for Big Tech to fund network builds Argue tough economy means everyone needs to pay for the internet's growth – especially those who use it most Security * Sophos fixes critical firewall hole exploited by miscreants Code-injection bug in your network security... mmm, yum yum * Samsung sued for gobbling up too much personal info that miscreants then stole If you're gonna force everyone to register an account, at least protect that data, lawsuit argues * Meta busts first Chinese campaign prodding US midterms Russian cybercriminals were also caught targeting Europe with anti-Ukraine messages * Microsoft says it's boosted phishing protection in Windows 11 22H2 Security tool warns admins, users when a password is used on an untrusted site or stored locally * What's Microsoft been up to? A quick tour of Windows 11 22H2's security features Some requirements to be aware of * China's infosec researchers obeyed Beijing and stopped reporting vulns ... or did they? Report finds increase in anonymous vuln reports Software * SAS puts ML and analytics suite on Azure Marketplace 50-year-old software project provides a button the boss can click * Oracle pays $23 million to SEC to settle bribery charges India, Turkey, UAE subsidiaries set up slush funds to bribe 'foreign officials' says watchdog * Removing an obsolete AMD fix makes Linux kernel 6 quicker Performance-killing workaround rediscovered after 20 years * Grab – Asia's Uber – knows customers and drivers so well it can vet them for loans Understands income streams, seasonality of sales, how hard drivers work, and safety records * Is it a bird? Is it Microsoft Office? No, it's Onlyoffice: Version 7.2 released The other open-source productivity suite gets a version bump * Microsoft China turns 30, gives nation the gift of jobs and export promotion Including assistance for the kind of companies the US is keen to contain Offbeat * Hurricane Ian blows NASA Artemis Moon launch into October or November Fun fact: The mission is named after the Latin word for 'delayed' * Soaring costs, inflation nurturing generation of 'quiet quitters' among under-30s My friends say I should act my wage. What's my wage again? * Scientists overjoyed after DART smashes into asteroid Dimorphos, contact lost Task failed successfully ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: