Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard [Fri Oct 6 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 6 October 2023 ***************************************************************** Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard US govt confirms outage, leaves feline in a quantum state of uncertainty ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Amazon, Microsoft under UK regulator's eye as cloud market probe confirmed Egress fees, interoperability and licensing discounts all in the crosshairs * Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system challenges' Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash now On-Prem * Amazon to launch first Project Kuiper internet satellites Bezos rocket biz not involved this time – now that's a blue origin * Boffins propose RISC-V microcontroller to power cubesats Test chip promises crunching on par with 20-year-old chips while sipping power * Taiwan looks into claims local companies helped Huawei advance China chipmaking Plus: EU is looking its own strategic export controls – and not just to China * Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard US govt confirms outage, leaves feline in a quantum state of uncertainty * Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025 And the repair parts will be repairable too. Batteries, SSDs and more will no longer be sealed into casing * BYOD should stand for bring your own disaster, according to Microsoft ransomware data Rising number of RaaS baddies drive global attack numbers up 200% * It's time to celebrate the abysmal efforts to go paperless in the NHS Study reveals a billion spent to store paper records for 5 years as deadlines come and go * Intel's Gelsinger grades his chip flip a hit, but AMD exec thinks it's more silicon slip Exiting fab biz was 'turning point' for House of Zen, claims Darren Grasby * BlackBerry to split into two companies, foraging for tastier fare for shareholders Hopes to float IoT biz and keep infosec ops, then make a second pressing Security * GoldDigger Android trojan targets Vietnamese banking apps, code contains hints of wider targets More malware scum using acessibility features to steal personal info * Cisco warns of critical flaw in Emergency Responder code Hard-coded credentials strike again * Another security update, Apple? You're really keeping up with your tech rivals Zero day? More like every day, amirite? * Lorenz ransomware crew bungles blackmail blueprint by leaking two years of contacts Data leakers become data leakees * South Korea accuses North of Phish and Ships attack Kim Jong-un looks at industry's progress with green eyes, says South Korea's spy agency Software * Acting union calls out Hollywood studios for 'double standard' on AI use Actors would get sued for violating their IP, why is the opposite not true? * When is a PC an AI PC? Nobody seems to know or wants to tell HP and Lenovo developing machines with LLMs – maybe it'll be in the price? * Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11 It's a great advert for Ubuntu anyway * After a clean and inclusive Ubuntu-based desktop? Elementary, dear user iPadOS-like distro reaches 7.1 and talks to you on installation * DuckDB shuns VC breadcrumbs so support isn't all it's quacked up to be Company behind popular in-process OLAP system feels weight of success * Canva creates $200M kitty to pay creators for stuff they feed its design-bot Maybe this being-ethical-with-creators-and-not-just-ripping-off-their-stuff thing is gathering steam Special Features * Improving defense of US space assets isn't rocket science. Oh wait Can Booz Allen Hamilton get systems engineered with $630M and 7 years? Offbeat * Fujitsu, RIKEN open Japan's first superconducting quantum 'puter to eggheads 64-qubit system paired with 40-qubit simulator to get some sort of accuracy * X confuses the masses by removing all details from links And in other news, lenders complain Musk needs to go * NASA taking its time unboxing asteroid sample because it grabbed too much stuff Dirty deed, done in deep space ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: