Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data [Fri Nov 17 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 17 November 2023 ***************************************************************** Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data Sneakernet for the stars? ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft's Swiss army knife app hopes to cut through cloud clutter A 'win' for Windows or just another pane in the glass? * Alibaba cancels cloud spinoff, blames US chip sanctions Export curbs strike again and stock prices come tumbling down On-Prem * HP sued over use of forfeited 401(k) retirement contributions If IT giant loses this lawsuit, it might just upset every plan in America * Databricks' lakehouse becomes foundation under fresh layer of AI dreams Mega startup serves slice of GenAI with data engineering main as it tries to upstage Microsoft’s Fabric showpiece * NASA geeks code new tricks to model rocket plumes and avoid a lunar dust-up Supersonic hot gas not that awesome for rocky, dusty surface * Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data Sneakernet for the stars? * Rights warriors claim online ad auction data a danger to national security 'The industry can not be allowed to put elected leaders, military personnel at risk' * Cisco has a new problem: You take too long to implement its products and stop buying more kit Supply chain is back to pre-COVID normal, just in time for big clouds to spend $1 billion on networks for AI Security * Look out, Scattered Spider. FBI pumps 'significant' resources into snaring data-theft crew Absence of arrests doesn't mean nothing's happening, cyber-cops insist * How much to clean up a ransomware infection? For Rackspace, about $11M And that's not counting the incoming lawsuits. Thank goodness for insurance, eh? * Windows Server 2022 update gave ESXi host VMs the blue screen blues Wild idea: Maybe Microsoft could introduce a Quality Copilot to stop pushing broken patches * BlackCat plays with malvertising traps to lure corporate victims Ads for Slack and Cisco AnyConnect actually downloaded Nitrogen malware * Royal Mail’s recovery from ransomware attack will cost business at least $12M First time hard figure given on recovery costs for January incident * Hundreds of websites cloned to run ads for Chinese football gambling outfits Linked to org that UK authorities found once failed its anti-money-laundering obligations Software * Wish you could sing like Charli XCX or possess any musical talent? YouTube AI might make that happen Fake it (with a neural network) until you make it * FCC probes rise of AI robocall armies 'Hello, our records indicate that you had an accident with a massively overhyped technology that wasn't your fault...' * Microsoft takes aim at on-desk, non-cloudy developers with Windows AI Studio Yes, it's true, not everyone uses Azure – shock * Canonical intros Microcloud: Simple, free, on-prem Linux clustering As Ubuntu approaches its 20th anniversary, some more of its pieces may be Snapping together * Cerebras CEO puts Nvidia on blast for 'arming' China with top-tier GPUs Calls biz rival 'un-American' for weaving around chip export ban * Use AI to accelerate adoption of central bank digital currencies, says IMF head No turning back for cash replacement tokens, especially if they make credit more accessible * AI copyright row deepens: Stability VP quits in protest over 'fair use' excuse Refuses to sing from the corporate songbook on the legal grounds for training neural nets on people's work Offbeat * White House hopes to power up American battery factories with $3.5B fund Now that's the kind of current affairs we're into * 50 years ago, Skylab's accidental rebels put Mission Control on mute Final mission to space station revolutionized orbital labor management * Japan Airlines fuels up on hydrogen hype with eye on cleaner skies Jet-setting to a greener future? * Airbus to test sat-stabilizing 'Detumbler' to simplify astro-garbage disposal Dead spin is a dangerous orbital dance that can be stopped with magnets and friction, apparently ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: