Rigorous dev courageously lied about exec's NSFW printouts - and survived long enough to quit with dignity [Tue May 23 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 23 May 2023 ***************************************************************** Rigorous dev courageously lied about exec's NSFW printouts - and survived long enough to quit with dignity Log files don't lie and in this case one nasty incident spoke to a far deeper malaise ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Applied Materials wants Uncle Sam's help with $4B chip R&D nerve center Step right up and let us help you become dependent on us * FBI abused spy law but only like 280,000 times in a year Well, well, well, if it isn't the Leaning Tower of FISA again * AT&T warns T-Mobile US, Starlink may disrupt terrestrial cellphones Certain people don't have to jump through the same hoops that SpaceMobile did, opines analyst * That Meta GDPR fine is €1.2B. Plus biz must stop sending EU data to US Zuckercorp says the EU-US Data Privacy Framework will pass before its penalties enacted, so why worry? * Intel abandons XPU plan to cram CPU, GPU, memory into one package AMD now has clear runway to conquer datacenter APU market * HPE bags contracts to build HPC beasts for UK and Japan boffins TSUBAME4.0 ordered for Tokyo Institute of Tech, and Isambard 3 to live in Bristol & Bath Science Park * Digital transformation expert on mass layoffs: I would have expected more from tech It doesn't add up when IT is 'not really in a dire situation financially' * Excess profits on Motorola's Airwave estimated to be £1.3B UK competition regulator begins consultation on price controls for controversial blue light network * US supers maintain grip on Top500 list as China seemingly hides its powers Meanwhile, Europe awaits a seat at the exascale table Security * Uncle Sam strangles criminals' cashflow by reining in money mules Tech support scammer among those targeted by recent crackdowns * Google settles location tracking lawsuit for only $39.9M Also, more OEM Android malware, Google's bug reports (mostly) ditch CVEs, and this week's critical vulns * More UK councils caught by Capita's open AWS bucket blunder As for March megabreach? M&S and Guinness maker Diageo warn pension members about data risks * Rigorous dev courageously lied about exec's NSFW printouts - and survived long enough to quit with dignity Log files don't lie and in this case one nasty incident spoke to a far deeper malaise Software * Python Package Index had one person on-call to hold back weekend malware rush We speak to infra director after project temporarily freezes new user accounts * G7 nations admit they're nowhere on AI regulation Now they want to catch up, prevent crooks, protect IP ... real soon now … after more talking * VMware again extends formal deadline for Broadcom deal Meanwhile, rivals circle and the hybrid cloud management market morphs * One of the world's most prominent blockchain apps looks like being binned The Australian Securities Exchange became a poster child for seriously serious distributed ledgers, but now wants to walk away Special Features * Microsoft and Helion's fusion deal has an alternative energy It’s about power and money alright, just not like that Offbeat * China becomes the 37th country to approve Microsoft's Activision buyout Boss fights with US and UK authorities lie ahead, and Redmond may not have enough power-ups to prevail * Russian businesses want to party like it's 1959 with 6-day workweek In Putin's Russia, the work does you * Parent discovers the cost of ignoring Roblox: £2,500 and heart palpitations 10-year-old hacks family iPad and goes on in-game bling shopping spree * China seeks space cargo launches well below prices NASA pays SpaceX Plus: ChatGPT hallucinates Japan's PM; Infosys scores huge BP deal; Grab on the way to becoming a bank; and more ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: