TSMC warns AI chip crunch will last another 18 months [Mon Sep 11 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 11 September 2023 ***************************************************************** TSMC warns AI chip crunch will last another 18 months Boss Mark Liu says silicon ready but advanced packaging isn't ***************************************************************** On-Prem * BMW deems drivers worthy of warmth, ends heated car seat subscription Any other monthly plans want to cancel themselves? * Ransomware fiends pounce on Cisco VPN brute-force zero-day flaw No patch yet – but you've got strong creds and MFA enabled anyway, yeah? * Power grids tremble as electric vehicle growth set to accelerate 19% next year Gas-guzzling US favors hybrids while Europe prefers battery power * Kyndryl bags short-lived HMRC mainframe contract Tax collector's DALAS waits in wings to tackle humongous legacy estate * 22 million Brits suffer broadband outage blues and are paying a premium for it Southampton top for connectivity flops, says Uswitch research * Linux on the Arm-based Thinkpad X13S: It's getting there Armbian 23.08 is out, and adds preliminary support for this ultralight Snapdragon laptop Security * Google warns infoseccers: Beware of North Korean spies sliding into your DMs ALSO: Verizon turns self in for reduced fine, malvertising comes to macOS, and this week's critical vulnerabilities * Apple races to patch the latest zero-day iPhone exploit No user interaction needed for this one as Pegasus turns up via iMessage * Microsoft, recently busted by Beijing, thinks it's across China's ever-changing cyber-offensive Sometimes using AI to make hilariously wrong images that still drive social media engagement Software * NixCon drops Palmer Luckey's AI combat drone maker Anduril as sponsor due to military ties NixOS event organizers say community unhappy about funding from Pentagon contractor * GNOME 45 formalizes extensions module system As it reaches Release Candidate status, one change among many will have more visible impact * TSMC warns AI chip crunch will last another 18 months Boss Mark Liu says silicon ready but advanced packaging isn't * PEBCAK problem transformed young techie into grizzled cynical sysadmin Banks aren't very creative, which became an issue for one customer * India warns ecommerce 'basket sneaks' and 'confirm shamers' their days are numbered Amazon, Google, and Meta helped it to draft guidelines on preventing 'dark patterns' Offbeat * Okay, SMART ePANTS, you tell us how to create network-connected textiles Soldiers, first responders may eventually be able to phone home from their clothes * Atari pulls nostalgia power move and buys homebrew community forum AtariAge is older than the current Atari incarnation – retro enough for you? * NASA rockets draining its pockets as officials whisper: 'We can't afford this' Watchdog finds space agency has no plans to measure SLS production costs * SK hynix says no Huawei its memory should be in Chinese wonder-phone The Mate 60 Pro keeps making waves – this time worrying Korean chipmaker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: