Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge [Thu Jun 29 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 29 June 2023 ***************************************************************** Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Guess who's quietly bankrolling a legal fight against Montana's TikTok ban. Why yes, it's TikTok Psst, some American user data still stored in China, too * The death of the sysadmin has been predicted for years – we're not holding our breath We'd sure like to see a bot unpick a failed update or handle users struggling to find the 'any' key * It's time to mark six decades of computer networking As we yearn for a return to a truly decentralized internet * SAE says yes to making Tesla EV chargers an American standard Another win for Musk: Ford, GM, Rivian and Volvo have already announced plans to dump CCS * US mulls tightening ban on AI chips to China To protect against weapons or economic interests – either way, it's bad news for some vendors * Comms watchdog to probe errors that left Brits unable to make emergency calls Police reported backlog of 999 calls after unspecified technical error * Five billion phones are dead in drawers – carriers want to mine them There's gold in them thar mobes. Also copper, silver and cobalt Security * Network security guy in extradition tug of war between US and Russia Group-IB spinout confirms Kislitsin is wanted by both Washington and Moscow Software * Microsoft, OpenAI sued for $3B after allegedly trampling privacy with ChatGPT Where did they get the idea this bot was potentially spitting out personal info? Oh, from The Register * Microsoft's GitHub under fire for DDoSing crucial open source project website A tale of emergency firewalling, a little bit of victim blaming, and workflow scripts gone berserk * Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds * EU launches 4 testbeds to put AI tech through its paces before it goes to market The labs will look at AI and robotics for manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and cities * Metaverses are flopping – hard – says Gartner Clunky, costly, literally sickening data silos just aren't better than the real world * You may have heard about AI defeating voice authentication. This research kinda proves it Proof-of-concept study shows it's possible to bypass high levels of security, sometimes, sorta * Microsoft postpones death date for personally licensed Teams Rooms hardware The 'upgrade' is free, yet an amnesty is needed despite months of warning Offbeat * California man jailed after manure-to-methane scheme revealed as bull Fraudulent cash cow milked investors for almost $9M * Fire-resistant drones promise to help rescuers in a hot spot NASA space suits provide inspiration to Swiss and Brit boffins * Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries work permits They're vetted, almost acculturated, and will be booted from the US if they lose their gig ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: