Years late and 36 cores short of AMD, who are Intel’s 4th-gen Xeons even for? [Fri Jan 13 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 13 January 2023 ***************************************************************** Years late and 36 cores short of AMD, who are Intel’s 4th-gen Xeons even for? Here's what $17,000 of silicon gets you ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Security tech chief quits Salesforce as list of top-table departures grows CRM slinger's annus horribilis continues as 'father of SSL' departs for VC fund * Hong Kong ups its SEO game to stop Google playing a protest song as its national anthem It's not the anthem – it's the algorithm On-Prem * Intel offers desktop chip that can hit 6GHz if everything goes right, you can keep it cool, stars align, pigs fly It'll do 8GHz when overclocked, if Chipzilla is to be believed * Amazon's attempt to crush New York union slapped down Wouldn't it be a terrible shame if other warehouses now followed JFK8's footsteps * US blocks $400m Army HoloLens orders, Microsoft left with a tenth for R&D Nausea and headaches do not a fit fighting force make, so back to the lab for version 1.2 * What goes up must come down: Logitech sales tumble amid PC slump CEO 'disappointed' by prelim top and bottom lines for latest full quarter * TSMC bucks chip biz trend with Q4 sales lift, but will cut spending in 2023 Advanced chipmaking lifts world's biggest chipmaker, but softer demand, US trade issues lie ahead * EU plan to make big tech pay 'fair share' of telco fees reportedly weeks away All traffic is equal but some traffic is more equal than others * Years late and 36 cores short of AMD, who are Intel’s 4th-gen Xeons even for? Here's what $17,000 of silicon gets you * Questions asked about Chinese takeover of UK tech company Are flow sensors such a big deal? In any case, MP invokes National Security and Investment Act * Heata offers free hot water by mounting servers on people's water tanks Novel use of waste heat by UK company – but it's still in trial * Flaming USB battery halts flight from Taiwan to Singapore And that’s why aviation authorities don’t allow power banks in checked luggage Security * Lawyers slam SEC for 'blatant fishing expedition' after Exchange mega-attack Not a 'whiff of wrongdoing' here, says attorney now fighting off Uncle Sam * VALL-E AI can mimic a person’s voice from a three-second snippet Are you really saying what I’m hearing? * US think tank says China would probably lose if it tries to invade Taiwan But even a short conflict would wreck the economy, which would be bad news for semiconductor supplies Software * Google polishes Chromium code with a layer of Rust Mozilla-incubated systems language should make Chrome shine * Version 5 of the Endless OS enters testing This may show a future direction for Linux desktops * Microsoft to offer unlimited time off for US staff Incoming corporate policy may lead to stress and burnout for staff, reduced costs for Redmond * Games Workshop once again battles scariest monster of all: ERP gone wrong Worldwide expansion reliant on delayed Microsoft Dynamics project as Amazon deal beckons * Fujitsu has a yen for 'large-scale' acquisitions and billions of yen to fund them Digital transformation is still a thing and Japanese giant wants to buy anyone that can do it * Cloud Software Group confirms 15 percent headcount cut CEO of Citrix/TIBCO mashup says company has 'strong foundation' and rolls out the Broadcom playbook of focusing on 'top customers' * IBM shifts remaining US-based AIX dev jobs to India – source Around 80 positions moved to another continent, Big Blue stays silent Offbeat * Fat EVs may cause 'more death on our roads' – watchdog Is there a weight watchers for Hummers? * The years fly by on first exoplanet confirmed by James Webb Space Telescope LHS 475 b same size as Earth, rocky, but hotter, and so close to its star it orbits in 2 days * Move over, Kraftwerk: These musical instruments really are the robots One Hacker Band is a guitar, bass and drums that play themselves * Space startup ABL emulates Virgin Orbit failure by crashing Second time this week a satellite-ferrying vehicle has failed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 © 2023 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: