Microsoft calls time on ancient TLS in Windows, breaking own stuff in the process [Tue Sep 5 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 5 September 2023 ***************************************************************** Microsoft calls time on ancient TLS in Windows, breaking own stuff in the process Hold onto your SQL Server, enterprise admins ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft billing 3 cents a minute to revisit tedious Teams meetings via API One more reason to keep them short and sweet * Out with Tech Services 3 and in with Tech Services 4 – UK govt's £12B shopping spree Could be among the first to come under new procurement rules next year * Microsoft admits slim staff and broken automation contributed to Azure outage Just three people were on duty in Australia when 'power sag' struck and software failures left them blind On-Prem * The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies? * IT needs more brains, so why is it being such a zombie about getting them? Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough * Sure, give the new kid and his MCSE power over the AS/400. What could possibly go wrong? All he did was follow the example of the boss. And fail to foresee obvious consequences Security * Attackers accessed UK military data through high-security fencing firm's Windows 7 rig Irony, not barbed wire, cuts the deepest * Microsoft calls time on ancient TLS in Windows, breaking own stuff in the process Hold onto your SQL Server, enterprise admins * Northern Irish cops release 2 men after Terrorism Act arrests linked to data breach Came in wake of the force publishing their own people's data in botched FoI * Apple opens annual applications for free hackable iPhones ALSO: Brazilian stalkerware database ripped by the short hairs, a fast fashion breach, and this week's critical vulns Software * ArcaOS 5.1 gives vintage OS/2 a UEFI facelift for the 21st century When your '90s nostalgia craves a modern touch * X may train its AI models on your social media posts Plus: AI luminary Douglas Lenat passed away, and US newspaper chain halts publishing of AI-generated articles * So you want to save energy? Ditch web apps and go native, boffins say Take up less CPU time and memory? What amazing tech is this?! * Farewell WordPad, we hardly knew ye Microsoft ends development of free basic word processor bundled with Windows Offbeat * 2023 World Solar Challenge entrant welcomes clouds – not the fluffy white ones Solar roller on Australia-spanning race packs an Nvidia Jetson, radio link to an AWS edge box, and Starlink uplink ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: