Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers [Mon Aug 28 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 28 August 2023 ***************************************************************** Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers From Un-carrier to Un-employed ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Amazon Linux 2023 virtual machine images still MIA Enterprise Linux users question web giant's commitment to hybrid cloud * US Republican party's spam filter lawsuit against Google dimissed Argument that Mountain View is politically biased against RNC 'pure speculation,' says judge * Microsoft still prohibits Google or Alibaba from running O365 Windows Apps Almost a month after AWS concession, Redmond keeping mum on reason for locking rivals out On-Prem * Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers From Un-carrier to Un-employed * We'll show you our patents if you show us yours, say Huawei and Ericsson Analysts reckon extension of 2016 deal will be good for industry – as long there are no gotchas * Getting meshy: BAE scores £89m deal with MoD to build new battlefield network It'll replace the old one, also built by BAE, on a very tight schedule: The old junk's due to be ripped out in 2026 * Europe's tough new rules for Big Tech start today. Is anyone ready? Google says it is. Amazon's swerves the rules, for now. And tests suggest consumer protections aren't yet strong * Huawei reportedly building 'secret' semiconductor fabs Semiconductor Industry Association downplays the intel Security * Tor turns to proof-of-work puzzles to defend onion network from DDoS attacks No miners were involved in this story Software * Linus Torvalds couldn't find an excuse to hold back Linux 6.5, so here it is Summer push proved less disruptive than feared * MariaDB's revenue grows as new CEO settles in, but bank loan discussions continue New exec works on 'strategic, operational and financial reviews' as existing loan maturity nears * Bodhi Linux 7 brings Enlightenment to Ubuntu With a choice of kernel versions, and even a 32-bit edition * Hope for nerds! ChatGPT's still a below-average math student Detection algorithms also fail to distinguish between answers from real people and large language models * Meta lets Code Llama run riot under almost-open terms Was this source-generating model used to bang out Threads in a week or something? * Microsoft makes some certification exams open book Realistically you're going to look stuff up anyway, so you might as well learn how to do it right Offbeat * Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment Discrimination lawsuit claims company's 'ITAR' excuse was badly wrong * Windows screensaver left broadcast techie all at sea A Love Boat story that almost didn't have a happy ending * India's Moon mission continues to triumph, Japan's waits for better weather JAXA's SLIM scheduled to arrive after Chandrayaan-3 says goodnight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: