Seriously, boss? You want that stupid password? OK, you get that stupid password [Tue May 30 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 30 May 2023 ***************************************************************** Seriously, boss? You want that stupid password? OK, you get that stupid password Fed-up techie wields the magic of malicious compliance on his way out the door ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Intel says AI is overwhelming CPUs, GPUs, even clouds – so all Meteor Lakes get a VPU Movidius tech already sprinkled on some 13th-gen Core silicon goes mainstream in next generation * Nvidia creates open server spec to house its own chips – and the occasional x86 Taiwan's big OEMs are all-in on plan to build servers that won't cook when running AI * Look mom, no InifiniBand: Nvidia’s DGX GH200 glues 256 superchips with NVLink Unless you need more nodes Security * New York county still dealing with ransomware eight months after attack Also: iSpoof no more, Edmodo fined more than it can pay, UK is #1 (in CC theft), and the week's critical vulns Software * Microsoft up in Arms over data-loss protection in Windows 11 We almost forgot Redmond had an interest in anything but x86 * Google Photos AI still can't label gorillas after racist errors Plus: Anthropic raises $450m in Series C round, and Waymo cozies up to Uber to expand self-driving robotaxi fleet Offbeat * Mars helicopter went silent for six sols, imperilled Perseverance rover Ingenuity's still setting records, but waking it up and chatting are getting harder * Seriously, boss? You want that stupid password? OK, you get that stupid password Fed-up techie wields the magic of malicious compliance on his way out the door ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: