Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for further work [Tue Oct 31 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 31 October 2023 ***************************************************************** Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for further work Removes references to the NSA, adds KSMBD in-kernel server SMB networking ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Alphabet CEO testifies in Google Search trial: We pay billions to keep Apple at bay As Uncle Sam releases internal docs on Chrome strategy, MSN, more * Voltage Park to deploy $500M worth of Nvidia H100s to milk that AI hype At $1.89 an hour per GPU, you too can have ML compute for the low, low price of just $68M a year * $350B DoD nuke makeover efforts lack oversight, say inspectors Still, it's not like it's a matter of life and death, is it? * Western Digital execs vote to split biz in two: HDD and flash Latest decision follows failure of Kioxia merger and pressure from activist investor Elliott Management * Ofcom attempts to thread the needle in net neutrality update User freedoms caught between network operators and big tech * Intel's PC chip ship is sinking with Arm-ada on the horizon That's what happens when you completely misread the market Security * Florida man jailed after draining $1M from victims in crypto SIM swap attacks Not old enough to legally buy a beer, old enough for a 30-month term * Unpatched NGINX ingress controller bugs can be abused to steal Kubernetes cluster secrets Just tricks, no treats with these 3 vulns * Cryptojackers steal AWS credentials from GitHub in 5 minutes Researchers just scratching surface of their understanding of campaign dating back to 2020 * Stanford schooled in cybersecurity after Akira claims ransomware attack This marks the third criminal intrusion at the institution in as many years * LockBit alleges it boarded Boeing, stole 'sensitive data' ALSO: CISA begs for a consistent budget, Las Vegas school breach; Nigeria arrests six cyber princes, the week's critical vulnerabilities Software * Help, Android 14 ate my Pixel! Bug causes endless reboots, loss of storage access Fix on the way but for those trapped in boot loop hell, data recovery isn't certain * Yeah, that oughta do the trick, Joe... Biden hopes to tackle AI safety with exec order ML players must alert Uncle Sam if they're training a foundation model, and more * Linux will soon offer switchable x86-32 binary support And other novelties likely next year in kernel 6.7 * Broadcom, VMware insist merger to 'close soon' as China plays hard to get Regulatory red dragon keeping silent with a day left until deadline * Microsoft calls time on Windows Insider MVP program Unwavering loyalty and devotion rewarded with termination * Windows CE reaches end of life, if not end of sales Some loved it, some laughed at it, but it survived 26 years * Just one in ten UK orgs have significant AI investment plan Gen AI still in the pilot stage, despite government hopes to be world leader * Boston Dynamics teaches robo-dog to recognise speech, respond using ChatGPT The result is a very odd mechanical tour guide that thinks it has parents – sure, no problem * After nine servers he worked on failed, techie imagined next career as beach vendor Sadly (?) that idyllic outcome didn't eventuate even after some very risky repairs * As uncertainty swirls, VMware closes its home for experimental software Broadcom buy set to wrap any moment now – probably * Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for further work Removes references to the NSA, adds KSMBD in-kernel server SMB networking Special Features * SolarWinds charged after SEC says biz knew IT was leaky ahead of SUNBURST attack Developer labels action 'unfounded' after company and CISO slapped with suit for misleading investors Offbeat * X looks back at year of so-called 'engineering excellence' under Musk Now please subscribe to premium and let us host your 'entire financial life' * Digital Millennium Copyright Act celebrates a quarter century of takedown notices Tracing DMCA's dubious legacy over 25 tech-turbulent years * Tech bros still cling to sexist stereotypes, forgetting female pioneers who coded their path Research sheds light on attitudes holding industry back * Blue Origin pulls sheets off cargo lunar lander prototype NASA: Nice rocket, but what about the dust? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: