Python head hisses at looming Euro cybersecurity rules [Thu Apr 13 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 13 April 2023 ***************************************************************** Python head hisses at looming Euro cybersecurity rules Red-tape vague enough to land open source volunteers in hot water for iffy code ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Salesforce lets go of more of its towering presence in San Francisco Fancy a sublease? Office digs in Silicon Valley hometown hotspot up for grabs * Tiny Brit tech firms win spots on £1.84B public sector contract. Kidding, it's the usual suspects Collective deal to cover software needs for every rung of government On-Prem * America ain't exactly outlawing gas cars but it's steering hard into EVs Maybe soon all our friends are electric * Colorado sends agricultural right to repair bill to governor If passed, it'll be the first law in the US to require tractor makers to hand over documentation and parts * Elon Musk actually sits down and talks to 'government-funded media' the BBC Plus: RIP Twitter Inc – it's X Corp now * UK govt wants standalone 5G by 2030 but won't shell out to help hit target Instead tech department working on 'range of measures' to foster investment Security * How insecure is America's FirstNet emergency response system? No one's sure Senator Wyden warns full probe needed * FBI: How fake Xi cops prey on Chinese nationals in the US ä½ å¥½ [insert name], 我在 Ministry of Public Security 工作 [insert shakedown] * 3CX teases security-focused client update, plus password hashing As Mandiant finds more evidence it was North Korea wot done it * US cyber chiefs warn AI will help crooks, China develop nastier cyberattacks faster It's not all doom and gloom because ML also amplifies defensive efforts, probably Software * Worried about the security of your code's dependencies? Try Google's Deps.dev Is this what the kids mean by owning the libs? * San Francisco fog plunges Waymo robo-taxis into chaos Software fix coming – that'll be a braking change we'd actually like to see * Microsoft's Garage band offers album of experimental Excel jazz For those who think spreadsheet app isn't wild enough, try some of these potential future widgets * Python head hisses at looming Euro cybersecurity rules Red-tape vague enough to land open source volunteers in hot water for iffy code * Beijing lists the stuff it wants generative AI to censor If it reflects 'core values of socialism' it'll be fine. No pressure, then, given that chatbots make many mistakes Special Features * Fortinet's latest firewall promises hyperscale security while sipping power Need more speed? Just stuff it with custom ASICs * It's time to stop fearing CPU power management It's (probably) not going to kill your latency and it could save you a buck * Arm, Intel make it easier to churn out Arm SoCs from Intel fabs Energy sipping designs for mobile, ultimately coming to DC, too * Cloud can reduce greenhouse emissions, but don't assume it's automatic Organizations can't outsource environmental challenges, warns Gartner Offbeat * Goddard Space Flight Center's new boss swears in on holy Pale Blue Dot Some brilliant toys await Dr Makenzie Lystrup in mega space facility * Sanctions-busting exporters sent $2 billion of tech to Russia through China, Hong Kong, and the UK in 2022 Reports find shipments spiked since sanctions were imposed, feeding Moscow's appetite for high-end kit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: