Developing AI models or giant GPU clusters? Uncle Sam would like a word [Mon Nov 6 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 6 November 2023 ***************************************************************** Developing AI models or giant GPU clusters? Uncle Sam would like a word But the astronomical performance thresholds mean few ML operators will be required to report at this rate ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft 365 Copilot 'generally available' – if you can afford 300 seats Small businesses need not apply On-Prem * Beijing signals it may let Micron out of the penalty box in the Middle Kingdom Commerce minister would love if US chipmaker took root in Chinese market * Developing AI models or giant GPU clusters? Uncle Sam would like a word But the astronomical performance thresholds mean few ML operators will be required to report at this rate * Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals Watchdog on a tear to level the playing field * Apple slams Android as a 'massive tracking device' in internal slides revealed in Google antitrust battle Whinges about Chrome maker's privacy stance while taking billions to, er, use its search engine * We're getting that fry-day feeling... US Army gets hold of drone-cooking microwave rig Look, in the sky - it's a, oh, never mind * Musk's broadband satellite kingdom Starlink now cash flow positive – or so he claims Meanwhile, Boeing's constellation dreams crash back down to Earth * We're feeling pretty anti about these social networks Meta faces personal info processing ban, needs to Thread the trademark needle in the UK, while Musk loses out * Brit pensions scheme flushed £74M when it walked from Atos deal Annual report reveals 'challenges' around 'commercial and risk appetite' * Mid-contract telco price hikes must end, Ofcom told Which? and Uswitch call on UK regulator to tackle specter of bigger bills for Brits come April * Google ends partnership to build four San Francisco GoogleBurbs Working from home, smaller office footprints, and cost cutting made GoogleVille redundant * Arm grabs a slice of Raspberry Pi to sweeten relationship with IoT devs Can't RISC losing them to another ISA * Apple's year ends with surging services, a billion subscribers, and a view of generation next Hardware (other than iPhones) is not so hot, but 'emerging markets' are getting Apple fever Security * 'Corrupt' cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet Taking selfie with 'official sensitive' doc wasn't smartest idea, either * 81K people's sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked Credit card numbers, security codes, SSNs, passwords, PINs? Yikes! * Ex-GCHQ software dev jailed for stabbing NSA staffer Terrorist ideology suspected to be motivation * Microsoft pins hopes on AI once again – this time to patch up Swiss cheese security Secure Future Initiative needed in wake of tech evolution and unrelenting ransomware criminality * UK data watchdog fines three text spammers for flouting electronic marketing rules 'High-pressure' sales tactics targeted people registered with Telephone Preference Service Software * Android VPNs to get audit badges in Google Play Store if they aren't comically crap No promises it's actually secure, just that it doesn't do anything obviously dumb * Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to finally go mobile Firefox Android add-ons coming soon * OpenELA flips Red Hat the bird with public release of Enterprise Linux source Technical Steering Committee also formed * World leaders ink AI safety pacts while Musk and Sunak engage in awkward bromance Summit's crowning glory was a not-legally-binding document that China didn't sign * Revamped Raspberry Pi OS boasts Wayland desktop and improved imager tool Complete rebuild of Debian distro optimized for diminutive computer * CompSci academic thought tech support was useless – until he needed it 'They were basically using Emacs for their OS, and a custom LISP script to read email' – what could possibly go wrong? * Atlassian predicts its on-prem products will grow faster than cloud That is not the plan – nor was a larger loss – so investors whacked the Aussie’s share price Offbeat * India's lunar landing made a mess on the Moon 'Ejecta halo' detected by orbiter reminds that life on Luna will be dirty, gritty, and sneezy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: