Open source license challenges part 461: Element plots move to AGPLv3 [Tue Nov 7 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 7 November 2023 ***************************************************************** Open source license challenges part 461: Element plots move to AGPLv3 Getting contributions out of freeloaders ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Alibaba takes more of Salesforce behind the great firewall PLUS: China's taikonauts return from space, India approves PC licenses, and Foxconn founder presidential campaign investigated for bribes On-Prem * Microsoft scratches Surface device policy – some get extensions of up to 6 years See? It's not just Chromebooks. Now how about some flexibility around Win 10? * Open source license challenges part 461: Element plots move to AGPLv3 Getting contributions out of freeloaders * Home of the world's longest pleasure pier joins public sector leak club Southend-on-Sea Council unwittingly exposed sensitive records of more than 2,000 staff for five months * UK throws millions at scheme to heat homes with waste energy from datacenters A load of hot air? * YouTube cares less for your privacy than its revenues Ad blockers are firewalls for our sanity – turning them off is madness Security * Woman jailed after Rentahitman.com assassin turned out to be – surprise – FBI 18 months in the slammer no laughing matter, but the rest... maybe * ICE faces heat after agents install thousands of personal apps, VPNs on official phones Audit: Craptastic security potentially put govt info in hands of enemies * US slaps sanctions on accused fave go-to money launderer of Russia's rich And that includes ransomware crims, claims US of alleged sanctions-buster * Okta October breach affected 134 orgs, biz admits Plus: CVSS 4.0 is here, this week's critical vulns, and 'incident' hit loan broker promises no late fees. Generous Software * WhatsApp AI happily added guns to chat stickers of Palestinians, but not Israelis As Meta promises to stop political advertisers from using its generative ML tools * You're next, game devs. Now Microsoft to bring character, story design copilot to Xbox Plus: Doritos 'trials AI software' to mute noise of chip-crunching gamers * OpenAI hits the GPT-4 Turbo button plus promises copyright shield for fans Neural network lab also plans to open app store with revenue sharing * Epic Games, Google head to court over epic Play Store cut Fortnite-maker largely lost against Apple, but can it beat the Chocolate Factory? * Musk thinks X marks the spot for Grok AI engine based on social network Plus: AI companies enter non-binding agreement to governmental safety tests of models, and more Offbeat * Bored Ape NFT party is a real eyesore, say irritated attendees They're ugly but UV lighting blamed for human damage, not the dumb idea * Samsung family sells $2B worth of shares to pay inheritance tax bill Nothing is certain except death and taxes * New orientation assistant to help prevent astronauts getting lost in space Which way is up? Just feel the vibrations, man * From Apollo to Space Shuttle, Thomas K Mattingly's stellar journey ends at 87 Dodged Apollo 13 disaster because of rubella, but helped to rescue the crew * Shock horror – and there goes the network neighborhood Curious tech learned an important lesson about keeping a grip in tight situations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: