Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch [Tue Dec 19 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 19 December 2023 ***************************************************************** Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch Redmond stuffs IT admin Christmas stockings with network issues ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Internet's deep-level architects slam US, UK, Europe for pushing device-side scanning Someone needs to think of the children ... and the consequences of breaking encryption and trashing privacy * Apple pops blue bubbles of Beeper Mini's iMessage service again Anticompetitive ... or simply keeping iDevice users nice and safe? * Apple pulls Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 from shelves in US after Masimo patent brawl Get those holiday orders wrapped up now, because the bell tolls for iStrap * Facing stiff competition, Intel's Lisa Spelman reflects on Xeon hurdles, opportunities With Emerald Rapids, Chipzilla's Xeon roadmap is back on track – now it just needs to stay there * Apple's easiest to replace battery is in... an iMac iFixit tears down the M3 workstation * UK will be HQ for high-flying next-gen fighter jet treaty with Italy, Japan Global Combat Air Program aims to replace Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2 * Your landlord should offer on-prem cloud, suggests immersed datacenter upstart Server tanks can do more than heat water – they can also build into resilient many-site clouds Security * Hacktivists boast: We shut down Iran's gas pumps today Predatory Sparrow previously knocked out railways and a steel plant * Mr Cooper cyberattack laid bare: 14.7M people's info stolen, costs hit $25M Mortgage lender says no evidence of identity theft (yet) after SSNs, DoBs, addresses, more swiped * Cyber-crooks slip into Vans, trample over operations IT systems encrypted, personal data pilfered from North Face parent, we're told * National Grid latest UK org to zap Chinese kit from critical infrastructure Move reportedly made after consulting with National Cyber Security Centre * MongoDB warns breach of internal systems exposed customer contact info PLUS: Cancer patients get ransom notes for Christmas, Delta Dental is the latest MOVEit victim, and critical vulns Software * Southwest Airlines lands $140M fine for that Christmas IT meltdown Wrist, meet slap: Only a quarter will be paid to Treasury, the rest is vouchers and credits * Adobe ditches $20B Figma takeover under pressure from monopoly cops Now Photoshop giant needs to cough up that $1B break-up fee * Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch Redmond stuffs IT admin Christmas stockings with network issues * IBM buys 50-year-old Software AG's enterprise tech units for €2.13B in cash Big Blue shall not iPaaS up on app integration, APIs and data management to help with AI push * SUSE's Captain Container on sailing the open source seas Peter Smails talks community, licensing, and AI pragmatism * CLIs are simply wizard at character building. Let’s not keep them to ourselves The magic that defied the iron will of Steve Jobs has a lot more to offer * PLACEHOLDER ONLY Someone please write witty headline here Some jokes don't deserve an audience * Google Groups ditches links to Usenet, the OG social network The online communities that arguably fuelled the search giant’s dominance have become too nasty to bother with * Apple, Corellium settle iOS virtualization case iGiant was on the back foot after courts found virtual iPhones were fair use Offbeat * EU launches investigation into X under Digital Services Act Musk-owned platform first to face freshly minted rules * Halley's Comet has begun its long trek back toward Earth Mark your diary for 2061 – if you're over the disappointment of 1986's fuzzy blob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: