Apple demands app makers explain use of sensitive APIs [Mon Jul 31 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 31 July 2023 ***************************************************************** Apple demands app makers explain use of sensitive APIs Privacy ritual aims to deter fingerprinting of the iFaithful ***************************************************************** On-Prem * School for semiconductors? Arm tries to address chip talent shortages US, Europe and China all rushing to create next gen of experts and upskill existing workforce * Infineon to offer recyclable circuit boards that dissolve in water Phasing out epoxy resin laminate with biodegradable substrate might be costly, though * The choice: Pay BT megabucks, or do something a bit illegal. OK, that’s no choice We’ve dipped into the mailbag for more tales of rogue cabling and keyboard confusion * Meltdown avoided: Intel rediscovers profitability Pat on the back for Pat who's back in the black after getting costs whacked and demand stacked Security * US senator victim-blames Microsoft for Chinese hack ALSO: China says US hacked it right back, BreachForums users have been pwned, and this week's critical vulns * Florida man accused of hoarding America's secrets faces fresh charges Mar-a-Lago IT director told 'the boss wanted the server deleted' * Millions of people's data stolen because web devs forget to check access perms IDORs of the storm * FBI boss: Congress must renew Section 702 spy powers – that's how we get nearly all our cyber intel Also: China's 'got a bigger hacking program than that of every major nation combined' * Chinese companies evade sanctions, fuel Moscow’s war on Ukraine, says report PRC semiconductor exports curiously rose 19% y-o-y for first 9 months of 2022 Software * Apple demands app makers explain use of sensitive APIs Privacy ritual aims to deter fingerprinting of the iFaithful * Biden urged to completely cripple AI chips to China Give them Z80s, Joe, and tell 'em to like it * Latest version of Canonical's Wayland compositor arrives Mir 2.14 and its easily installable sibling Miriway * Friendly AI chatbots will be designing bioweapons for criminals 'within years' Watch out, mad scientists – your careers are over * Oracle copyright battle: Rimini Street ordered to correct 'false' statements Both support biz and vendor claim victories in latest chapter in 13-year legal saga * OctoX is a radical Rust implementation of a very old OS for RISC-V There's still life in the wider Version 6 Unix family – and 9front too * Microsoft places huge cap-ex bets on datacenters for cloud and AI CFO says paying customers expected to flood in from 2024 Special Features * Creator of the Unix Sysadmin Song explains he just wanted to liven up a textbook When you get to Chapter 15 of a Unix book you're ready for a laugh * Sysadmins are being left out of AI implementation Sounds to us like the beginning of an entertaining, but tragic, Who Me tale ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: