Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed [Wed Mar 1 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 1 March 2023 ***************************************************************** Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed Timely application as delinquencies rise with interest rates ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Zoom: The sound of web chat biz's annual profits nosediving Fiscal 2023 'not without its challenges' as bottom line tumbles 76% On-Prem * Chipmakers, you can have these billions – but Uncle Sam wants a cut of your profits Where's my money? You got money for wafers, where's my money? * Semiconductor industry: To Hell with the environment, start building fabs already Otherwise Uncle Sam risks the whole purpose of the CHIPS Act * SBOM is a 'massive galaxy of mess' for supply chain security Talos team warns on third-party threats, but will it work? Betteridge's Law may apply * Biden wants chipmakers to provide childcare if they want billions in free money And, ahem, seven-figure ad campaigns on publications with a vulture for a logo – right, Joe? * Cloud, datacenter vendors muscle in on traditional telco territory at MWC Join us in the 'new world of opportunity' says GSMA chief * Boffins concoct interference-busting radios What’s the frequency, Kenneth? * SpaceX lobs second-gen Starlink satellites into orbit But not the giant ones Musk previewed last year – those still can't get to space without Starship Security * US government sets a 30-day deadline for wiping TikTok from feds' phones Last chance to film yourself doing a ByteDance, in the US and abroad * US cybersecurity chief: Software makers shouldn't lawyer their way out of security responsibilities Who apart from Microsoft is happy with the ship now, oh just fix it later approach? * Dish: Someone snatched our data, if you're wondering why our IT systems went down Outage-hit telco still won't confirm ransomware infection, or if it's paying up * News Corp outfoxed by IT intruders for years All the news that's fit to pwn * Russian hacktivists DDoS hospitals, with pathetic results Not that we're urging them to try harder or anything * US Marshals Service leaks ‘law enforcement sensitive information’ in ransomware incident It’s not just another data breach when the victim oversees witness protection programs Software * Hey, AI hucksters. Dial down the hype. Lots of love, the FTC Exaggerated claims? About unproven technology? Ask your chat bot if it knows what fraud means * Shareholders accuse Tesla of overegging Autopilot, Full Self-Driving capabilities This is starting to become a common theme * Patches to make WINE work on Wayland display server protocol are being merged Code update will remove the need for translation layer in Linux distros * Google Chrome fights the power drain (again) Battery usage optimization comes to Apple MacBooks * UK consortium set to bid for £480 million NHS data platform Syndicate wants to see health service 'stay in control' in face of fierce competition from Palantir * MacStadium brings macOS instances orchestrated by Kubernetes to AWS Another option for devs burned by VMware snubbing Apple platforms * Power behind throne to depart as SAP enters a new era Board chairman Hasso Plattner lines up successor to take ERP giant into uncharted territory * Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, pals proclaim 'Japan Metaverse Economic Zone' Updating the nation through the power of games. And ads. Lots of ads * ChatGPT, write a report about database glitches that crashed you today While we're here, what do you think of Zuck announcing a vague catchup plan to build 'AI personas'? * Tesla hits the brakes on rollout of Full Self-Driving code to new users Those that signed up for the $15,000 package told to queue behind those waiting for safety upgrade Offbeat * Ford seeks patent for cars that ditch you if payments missed Timely application as delinquencies rise with interest rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: