Will anybody save Linux on Itanium? Absolutely not [Wed Nov 22 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 22 November 2023 ***************************************************************** Will anybody save Linux on Itanium? Absolutely not It's doomed to sink... but the how and why is interesting ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Microsoft adds FPGA-powered network accelerator to Azure 'Azure Boost' vastly speeds cloudy server IOPS and is coming to all new instance types * Telco CEO quits after admitting she needs to carry rivals' SIM cards to stay in touch That, plus an outage, and cyber-mess, do for Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin On-Prem * Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV * X's legal eagles swoop on Media Matters over antisemitic content row Case filed in Texas, where anti-SLAPP provisions don't apply in federal court * Washington pours $3B into silicon smackdown to outpackage Asia Uncle Sam rolls up sleeves to onshore work and protect supply chain * Nvidia intros the 'SuperNIC' – it's like a SmartNIC, DPU or IPU, but more super If you're doing AI but would rather not do InfiniBand, this NIC is for you * Capita scores £239M contract to manage mega public sector pension scheme Cabinet Office clearly over Capita's breach in March that saw pension data exposed to criminals * Top Ukrainian cyber officials fired after allegedly pocketing kickbacks from govt IT deals Duo probed over alleged $2M embezzlement plot Security * Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders * Sumo Logic wrestles with security breach, pins down customer data Compromised AWS account led to fears that user info could have been exposed to cybercriminals * Third-party data breach affecting Canadian government could involve data from 1999 Any govt staffers who used relocation services over past 24 years could be at risk Software * Ex-OpenAI staff launch new chatbot – yup, it's Anthropic with Claude 2.1 Half as many hallucinations, startup claims, and it admits when it's wrong * OpenAI meltdown: Where does this leave the upstart, Microsoft, and you? Tune in, hear or watch our vultures wrap up this fiasco, before it goes out of date * Rocky Linux and Oracle Unbreakable Linux also hit 9.3 Other big names among the RHELatives catch up with Big Purple Hat ... but the future is unclear * China relents: Broadcom-VMware merger approved at last Final boss legal level cleared as SAMR says yes ... * Three quarters of software engineers face retaliation for whistleblowing Staff afraid to raise alarm when they see negligence, discrimination and more * Microsoft unleashes Copilot preview on Windows 10 insiders Teething issues show up as operating system gets a taste of the future * Will anybody save Linux on Itanium? Absolutely not It's doomed to sink... but the how and why is interesting * CompSci teachers panic as Replit pulls the plug on educational IDE It 'was losing a ton of money for the business,' CEO complains * OpenAI meltdown: How could Microsoft have let this happen after betting so many billions? A quick summary of the past three days of chaos. And Redmond has questions to answer Offbeat * FAA stays grounded in reality as SpaceX preps for takeoff Ready to launch not the same as licensed to launch * North Korea readies third attempt at 'spy satellite' launch What a coincidence! The South is just about to lauch one, too. And it probably won't be junk like the hermit kingdom's recent efforts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: