Devs learn rival Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity [Thu Sep 28 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 28 September 2023 ***************************************************************** Devs learn rival Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity The result? Install Fee Tycoon ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Game on: FTC tries again to block Microsoft Activision merger Redmond says the deal is still on * Why can't datacenter operators stop thinking about atomic power? Three words: Cheap, reliable, power * Alibaba Cloud to bring its AI PaaS out from behind the Great Firewall Meanwhile its parent begins to break up, with float of logistics arm On-Prem * Volkswagen stuck in neutral after 'IT disruption' Factories and offices are going nowhere, fast * Meta spends $181M to get out of lease at vacant London offices Biz signed 20-year term in 2021 before COVID-19 caused the WFH revolution followed by redundancies * Intel facing worker shortage for German chip plant Chip giant says it's still in the 'planning and design phase' Security * NYC rights groups say no to grocery store spycams and snooping landlords Letter to City Council supports measures to ban biometric tech from public spaces Software * OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT's internet browsing privileges If the chatbot doesn't know what you need, it'll 'Bing It!' for paying customers * Unions claim win as Hollywood studios agree generative AI isn't an author The pen is (slightly) mightier than the algorithm * Routers have been rooted by Chinese spies, US and Japan warn BlackTech crew looking to steal sensitive data traffic * Ubuntu and Fedora clash in beta race, but who wears GNOME better? Big two corporate-backed free distros are nearly ready for their close-ups * Spotify now using AI to clone podcaster’s voice into Spanish Meanwhile Google pushes podcast listeners toward YouTube Music * Linux interop is maturing fast… thanks to a games console Valve's work on Steam OS 3 for the Steam Deck help everyone, corporate users included * MongoDB's SQL-to-NoSQL converter uses AI to smash the language barrier Tell it what you want to do, and it spits out the relevant code * Rusty revenant Servo returns to render once more Mozilla gave it the boot, but the Linux Foundation Europe gave it the kiss of life instead * It looks like you’re a developer. Would you like help upgrading Windows 11? Microsoft adds a PC setup option and tools just for coders in Win 11 23H2, which debuted Tuesday Offbeat * Perseverance rover sets a Martian speed record with software controls 347.7 meters in a day - humans could probably do better * The alternative to stopping climate change is untested carbon capture tech We could do most of what we need to prevent 1.5°C warming now; reversing it will be nigh impossible * CERN experiment proves gravity pulls antimatter the way Einstein predicted Why there is not a lot more of it is yet to be explained though * Devs learn rival Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity The result? Install Fee Tycoon * Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time * Researchers train an AI system to find extraterrestrial life Machine learning model touted as ideal for finding LGMs on Mars, and beyond * Hong Kong securities regulator to name suspicious crypto players Tightens regulations after downfall of the brazen JPEX exchange ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: