Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters [Thu Nov 2 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 2 November 2023 ***************************************************************** Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters Refresh rate glitch could leave MacBook Pro 14" and 16" models unbootable ***************************************************************** On-Prem * IBM to scrap 401(k) matching, offer something else instead Changes gone down about as well as a hard reboot on a production DB * UK govt finds £225M for Isambard-AI supercomputer powered by Nvidia 5,448 Grace Hopper superchips and 200PFLOPS gets you somewhere in the global public top ten * Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads EU folks have no chill, not that we're complaining * Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters Refresh rate glitch could leave MacBook Pro 14" and 16" models unbootable * Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space * Date night from hell looms for Apple as Netherlands says: 'It's not me, it's you' Watchdog reportedly well and truly out of love with App Store concessions and fee cuts * Samsung's results hint it's time to RAM some money into your memory budget Chaebol reckons market is recovering and prices will rise. Analysts agree Security * FBI boss: Taking away our Section 702 spying powers could be 'devastating' Of course, he would say that, wouldn't he? * Ransomware crooks SIM swap medical research biz exec, threaten to leak stolen data Advarra probes intrusion claims, says 'the matter is contained' * Mozi botnet murder mystery: China or criminal operators behind the kill switch? Middle Kingdom or self-immolation - there are a couple of theories * Feds collar suspected sanctions-busting Russian smugglers of US tech Parts sent to Moscow allegedly found on Ukrainian battlefields * Critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP under active exploitation Full extent of attacks unknown but telecoms thought to be especially exposed * Cybercrooks amp up attacks via macro-enabled XLL files Neither Excel nor PowerPoint safe as baddies continue to find ways around protections * Get your very own ransomware empire on the cheap, while stocks last RansomedVC owner takes to Telegram to flog criminal enterprise * Indian politicians say Apple warned them of state-sponsored attacks Nobody knows which state, but government never quite shrugged off claims it uses spyware Software * Splunk sheds 7% of workers amid Cisco's $28B embrace Have another great quarter? Time to get rid of some staff, then * Desperately seeking GPUs? AWS will let you reserve instances in advance – no refunds Better make sure you really need it on the day. Paid upfront and no modifications to orders allowed * UK convinces nations to sign Bletchley Declaration in bid for AI safety Tech leaders and politicos descend on Britland to thrash out regulation and governance * Windows 11 23H2 is a Teams effort but Microsoft already spoiled the best bits Chat chopped and Copilot preview still rolling out * Mozilla treats Debian devotees to the raw taste of Firefox Nightly Handle with care, but a native package is still a good sign * MariaDB Foundation CEO claims 'sanity' has returned to MariaDB plc Kaj Arnö mulls cash crisis, de-listing threat, job cuts, and strategy rewrite at MySQL fork vendor * Don't feel left out, chip designers. Nvidia's made a chatbot assistant for you, too In the lab, anyway * IBM outlines Asian growth ambitions with acquisition of Indonesian ERP consultancy SAP and Oracle services provider Equine Global becomes part of Big Blue Offbeat * FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles No launch license until environmental investigation is complete * It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth All in the name of science, or just a political stunt? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: