Microsoft's 10,000 job cuts didn't quite do the trick [Wed Jul 12 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 12 July 2023 ***************************************************************** Microsoft's 10,000 job cuts didn't quite do the trick Redmond confirms new round of layoffs in WARN notice ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Obscure internet boutique Amazon sues EU for calling it a Very Large Online Platform If it walks like a duck... * Microsoft's 10,000 job cuts didn't quite do the trick Redmond confirms new round of layoffs in WARN notice On-Prem * You're too dumb to use click-to-cancel, Big Biz says with straight face Making it easy to exit subscriptions will just baffle everyone, FTC told * After Meta hands over DMs, mom pleads guilty to giving daughter abortion pills Facebook messages, obtained via valid warrant, help make case against women * Intel pulls plug on mini-PC NUCs How much NUC would a Pat G chuck if a Pat G could chuck NUC? * Judge shoots down FTC attempt to stall Microsoft-Activision merger UK left as a final stumbling point to Redmond's gaming ambitions * Datacenter industry sees demand growing, but so are energy costs You gotta spend money to make money – and where are all the staff? * Should leaders place bets on new PCs or generative AI? Here's a hint: Leaders are putting laptop orders on ice * Ofcom proposes Wi-Fi and cellphones share upper 6GHz band It's where the cool kids are at... and 'international harmonization' is important * EU gives its blessing to reopen data pipelines to the US 'We already have various legal options in the drawer,' says Max Schrems, lawyer who killed the first two deals * Foxconn, India's star recruit for semiconductor manufacturing, quits Departure won't hurt a bit, insists IT minister, as JV partner presses ahead * Almost all classic US video games 'critically endangered' Let us borrow titles digitally from libraries like we can books and movies, say 'puter historians Security * Miscreants exploit five Microsoft bugs as Windows giant addresses 130 flaws Plus: Apple bungles another rapid security response; important ICS updates land; and more * Barts NHS hack leaves folks on tenterhooks over extortion BlackCat pounces on 7TB of data and theatens to release it Software * InfluxData apologizes for deleting cloud regions without performing 'scream test' Despite attempts to inform customers, some say they never got the memo * Putting LLMs into production is a monumental task – vector databases could light the way MongoDB joins joins Cassandra, PostgreSQL and SingleStore in implementing AI-friendly features * Sega COO backs away from blockchain Sonic the Hedgehog unsure NFTs are golden rings worth collecting * China striving to be first source of artificial general intelligence, says think tank The work is hard to spot – which is bad for science, but good for paranoia Offbeat * Tech execs turn to drink and drugs as job losses mount 34% of those surveyed are on stimulants including amphetamines ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: