Uncle Sam to unmask anonymous writers using AI [Thu Sep 29 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 29 September 2022 ***************************************************************** Uncle Sam to unmask anonymous writers using AI Along with revealing authors, IARPA also wants bot to disguise scribes ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Oracle's NetSuite tests automation, warehouse management waters Analyst says challenges remain in attracting partners to roll out products * Microsoft among software titans under spotlight for restrictive licensing US campaign group forms as customers complain of lock-in, unclear terms, problems using wares in cloud * How one Ukrainian software maker planned for survival as invaders approached Set priorities, expect confusion, keep emergency instructions simple – that's just for starters * Intel has a secret club in the cloud for devs to try out new chips – and you ain't in it Beta trial for select, chosen customers – gee, so generous and open On-Prem * AMD's Ryzen V3000 goes head to head with Intel's embedded chips on power, oomph House of Zen just needs to convince machine makers to use them * Those screws on the Apple Watch Ultra are a red herring Thinking about shelling out $800? If you break it you're 'screwed' * Chipmakers still shoveling cash into new fabs as demand slows Worldwide investment set to grow 9% to new high of $99b * India reportedly asks smartphone makers to add local satnav silicon Manufacturers allegedly told to connect to NavIC by 2023, which did not make them happy at all * IBM updates desktop mainframe emulator For just $5,500 and the cost of a quad-core x86 box, z/OS 16 for test and dev on the desktop can be yours Security * Microsoft to kill off old access rules in Exchange Online Awoooogah – this is your one-year warning to switch over, enterprises * Matrix chat encryption sunk by five now-patched holes You take the green pill, you'll spend six hours in a 'don't roll your own crypto' debate * The web's cruising at 13 million new and nefarious domain names a month Or so Akamai is dying to tell us * Want to sneak a RAT into Windows? Buy Quantum Builder on the dark web Beware what could be hiding in those LNK shortcuts * Hacked Fast Company sends 'obscene and racist' alerts via Apple News Someone going by 'Thrax' claims responsibility for 'incredibly easy' breach * Ever suspected bankers could just use WhatsApp comms? $1.8b says you're right Thought shadow IT at your office was bad? Try enforcing workplace device policies on hedge fund traders * Here's how crooks will use deepfakes to scam your biz Need some tools of deception? GitHub's got 'em * Australia asks FBI to help find attacker who stole data from millions of users Apparent perp claims to have deleted swiped info as carrier Optus struggles to get its story straight Software * OpenAI opens doors to DALL-E after the horse has bolted to Midjourney and others Ironic that an ML lab with so many accelerators is such a slowpoke * Cloudflare's invisible CAPTCHA works by probing browsers with JavaScript Beta-grade widget respects your privacy, we're promised * Uncle Sam to unmask anonymous writers using AI Along with revealing authors, IARPA also wants bot to disguise scribes * Late but lustrous, a fresh remix of Ubuntu emerges UbuntuDDE 22.04 is colorful, and with slightly less Chinese flavor than Ubuntu Kylin * Russia's Facebook-like VK removed from Apple App Store Apps still available on Google Play, digital ministry says it's investigating * Is it time to retire C and C++ for Rust in new programs? Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure CTO, thinks so * Save the whales – with, uh, artificial intelligence? When a Klingon Bird-of-Prey just won't cut it * Ford buys into Middle Kingdom market with China EV subsidiary As Intel expands its collaboration with Chinese car-maker Geely * China's central bank declares victory over online lenders, Bitcoin speculators Just in time for the Party Congress, whatever the reality of the situation Offbeat * Post-Brexit 'science superpower' UK still hasn't appointed a science minister And if and when it does, role lacks Cabinet position, complain Lords ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: