Windows File Explorer gets nostalgic speed boost thanks to one weird bug [Thu Sep 7 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 7 September 2023 ***************************************************************** Windows File Explorer gets nostalgic speed boost thanks to one weird bug A glitch that makes the lives of users better? Where do we sign? ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Google shifts Cloud Next sales shindig from SF to Las Vegas What could possibly have attracted this tech titan to an all-day party zone? * Microsoft tells partners unbundling Teams is a 'compromise' with the EU Meanwhile, Zoom boss calls on US authorities to consider adopting Europe's breakout policy On-Prem * Toyota servers ran out of storage, crashed production at 14 plants in Japan Oh, what a foul-up as database maintenance created a mess * Bane of Big Tech, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, steps away for a bit Is that a relieved sob from Google lawyers we hear? * Chinese meme-makers crown US Commerce Secretary as Huawei brand ambassador Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of Uncle Sam's actions * Newport Wafer Fab blames UK government over 100 redundancies plan Forced sale of Britian's biggest semiconductor component maker creating uncertainty over its future * Intel NUCs find fresh life in Asus, but rights are 'non-exclusive' As Asrock adds an AMD-powered 4"x4" not-NUC to its industrial lineup * Mozilla calls cars from 25 automakers 'data privacy nightmares on wheels' Does your vehicle really need to know about your bedroom antics? Security * Microsoft: China stole secret key that unlocked US govt email from crash debug dump Mistakes were made, lessons learned, stuff now fixed, says Windows maker * Guy who ran Bitcoins4Less tells Feds he had less than zero laundering protections What? Yogurt Monster isn't really a legitimate customer's name?! * Coffee Meets Bagel outage caused by cybercriminals deleting data and files Did you potentially miss the love match of your life in week-long blackout? Nope, nobody could access it * Meatbag mishaps more menacing than malware? CISOs think so Company boards, on the other hand, aren't letting cybersecurity disturb their sleep as much Software * AI to replace 2.4 million jobs in the US by 2030, many fewer than other forms of automation It's not all bad news. Poets are safe. And machines will take some jobs no human wants * Google settles another Play Store antitrust case Perhaps the Chocolate Factory didn't feel like staring down 36 state AGs with two other competition cases pending * Scared of flying? Good news! Software glitches keep aircraft on the ground NATS explains last week's UK chaos as bug delays 211 United Airlines flights * Windows File Explorer gets nostalgic speed boost thanks to one weird bug A glitch that makes the lives of users better? Where do we sign? * SAP user group calls for support deadline reprieve amid hospital billing worries Schedule is unrealistic... it takes 2 years just to tender, protests board member * Home Office asylum system from '90s misses EOL deadline, no new timetable in place Replacement due more than a decade ago, Casework Information Database soldiers on as case backlog hits record highs * Google rebrands 'android' as 'Android' to remove any doubt about its affiliations 'Bugdroid' goes a bit 'Village People' to become 'as dynamic as Android itself' * Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history YMMV, based on where you are Offbeat * Judge greenlights $5.9M unpaid overtime Citrix wage deal Agreement will settle claims the company failed to compensate staff for all the hours they worked * India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission hibernates to see out a long lunar night Spacecraft scheduled to snooze until September 22 when it's hoped machines return to duty * ASEAN bloc starts work on Digital Economy Framework Who needs India or China when ten booming economies form a gang? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: