Student requested access to research data. And waited. And waited. And then hacked to get root [Tue Apr 18 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 18 April 2023 ***************************************************************** Student requested access to research data. And waited. And waited. And then hacked to get root The punishment – Windows 98 administration chores – was far worse than the crime ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Tencent Cloud says it's mass producing custom video chips Chinese tech giant claims better performance than competing GPUs * UK consortium bid for NHS data platform falls at first hurdle Vows to regroup and come back stronger after failing in bid Palantir is pipped to win * Amazon CEO says AWS staff now spending ‘much of their time’ optimizing customers’ clouds Annual shareholder letter warns of ‘softening’ growth for cloud biz, likely lift-off for Kuiper satellite broadband On-Prem * Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 surprisingly still a thing, will get Windows 11 treatment This is, we're told, a good thing * US changes rules on tax credits for electric cars to cover American-made only Everyone else, tough luck * Germany to examine China-made kit in its 5G networks over security concerns Do you like American music? I like American music * Brits start 'em young with 20% of tots 'owning' a smartphone And what are they doing with them? YouTube, lots of YouTube Security * LockBit crew cooks up half-baked Mac ransomware Please, no need to fix these problems * Marketing biz sent 107 million spam emails... to just 437k people Recruitment company fined £130,000 by data regulator for breaking PECR * Firmware is on shaky ground – let's see what it's made of Old architectures just don't stack up * Student requested access to research data. And waited. And waited. And then hacked to get root The punishment – Windows 98 administration chores – was far worse than the crime Software * Rust Foundation so sorry for scaring the C out of you with trademark crackdown talk Should have wrapped proposed rules on name and logo use in unsafe {} ? * More ads in Windows 11 Start Menu could be last straw for some Others are resigned to inevitability and argue it's better than a subscription * Google crams more AI into search as Apple, Samsung sniff around Bing Mountain View may have nothing to fear, though – Microsoft's browser is still the underdog * NHS England considered using Palantir tech to manage strike disruption But then opted for spreadsheets instead * Sick of GNOME, Snap and Flatpak? You might like Linux Lite, but beware rough edges 6.4 is based on Ubuntu 22.04.2 with a lot of the questionable aspects fixed * Linux kernel 6.3 on track for debut next week after ‘nice uneventful release cycle’ Which is just how Linus Torvalds wants it and who can argue after what he recommended you eat for Easter * OpenAI CEO confirms biz is not currently training GPT-5 Plus: Elon Musk wants Twitter to develop generative AI, and ChatGPT bots flood Reddit Offbeat * Stem cells to be made on orbiting space station to test micrograv manufacturing Kinda feels like living in the future we thought we'd have, for a change * UK government scraps smart motorway plans, cites high costs and low public confidence 14 projects canceled as Prime Minister Sunak fulfills a campaign promise * SpaceX feels the pressure, scraps first orbital launch of Starship Another attempt is possible later this week, depending on how the troubleshooting goes * Mars Helicopter completes 50th flight, 45 more than NASA planned And sets a Martian height record for good measure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: