Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing [Wed Feb 22 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 22 February 2023 ***************************************************************** Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing Blame it on phone number recycling (yes, that's a thing, too) ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft's Outlook: Cloudy with a chance of junk-mail-stuffed inboxes Redmond fixed the spam filtering problem, but it was a wild day-long ride for some On-Prem * Server DRAM to be biggest part of memory market for years Analyst haus Trendforce sees DC gain where there's consumer pain * Starlink tempts users with $200 Global Roaming service 'Almost anywhere on land' ... that's a bold promise * Bosch-backed VCs pour more funds into Brit quantum silicon chips Pret and Starbucks rubbing hands with glee as some cash will go to larger London HQ * Results are in for biggest 4-day work week trial ever: 92% sticking with it Struggling to keep staff? Pilot brings huge dive in attrition, sick leave * Swedish network biz Ericsson chops 1,400 jobs at home More to come in other country ops? Company talks of admins 'sweating assets' and slowdown in 5G network builds * Activist investor tells Airbus to end Atos Evidian talks now TCI Fund says buying stake in tech biz would be 'extremely inefficient use of shareholder funds' * Chinese boffins call for research on ‘countermeasures’ to US chip bans Suggest fundamental semiconductor physics research is needed if China is to build viable local industry Security * Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing Blame it on phone number recycling (yes, that's a thing, too) Software * Who needs sailors? US Navy's latest robo-ship can run itself for 30 days Maybe one day war will just be machines fighting machines * Apple: No more sneak-peek previews of iOS unless you pay for the privilege iGiant shuts dev beta loophole * OnlyOffice treated to an update – and fresh plugins If the Ribbon is your sort of thing, penguin-flavored options include this and WPS Office * Deutsche Bank's takeover of Postbank hasn't gone well, according to customers 4 million contract migration went as planned, spokesperson insists * FTX is back in Japan, where users can withdraw fiat and crypto System back online with money still there, thanks to Japanese regulations Offbeat * Can YouTube be held liable for pushing terror vids? Asking for a Supreme Court... Will Section 230 immunity just be revoked? We can answer that * ISS rescue Soyuz launches this week, won't return crew until September Leaving another Russian craft in orbit for months ... what could go wrong? * Research raises questions: Are instruments taken to Mars sensitive enough to find life? Study in Chile desert finds NASA Mars mission instruments unlikely to detect signs of life in Earth's most arid regions * Marketing company chases Twitter for $7,000 over 'swag gift box for Elon' This is just a sliver of the $400,000 allegedly owed for branded merch * Behold Big Tech's mightiest new innovations: Minecraft Crocs, recycled cubicles Thank you, Microsoft and Meta, for firing thousands and then sharing your very finest inventions * APNIC calls in lawyers to handle election code of conduct breach allegations Threats to voters also reported as vote for regional internet registry heats up * Hong Kong to crypto exchanges: get a securities broker's licence, or go home Crashes like FTX and Terra have made regulation necessary, say authorities, even as Territory seeks to become a virtual asset hub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: