RIP: Software design pioneer and Pascal creator Niklaus Wirth [Fri Jan 5 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 5 January 2024 ***************************************************************** RIP: Software design pioneer and Pascal creator Niklaus Wirth Evangelist of lean software and devisor of 9 programming languages and an OS was 89 ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Microchip nabs $162M to keep chips for washing machines – and missiles – flowing Uncle Sam: Nothing goes together quite like a well-pressed uniform and weapons of mass destruction * AMD talks up car chips it hopes will join you for a ride some time soon 'New' ADAS and infotainment parts powered by older FPGAs and earlier cores. It's good enough for Tesla * HPE's Hotard hits the hot seat at Intel's datacenter and AI biz Outsider brought in to rule crucial unit will play key part in AI strategy * Semiconductor scene set for AI-led recovery in 2024, and China will be in front That's what happens when Uncle Sam tries to curb your chip sector * Google to start third-party cookie cull for 30 million Chrome users One of the ad APIs that will fill the void – Protected Audience – arguably may offer better privacy anyway Security * X-ploited: Mandiant restores hijacked Twitter account after attempted crypto heist Miscreants mock Google-owned security house: 'Change password please' * Infosec experts divided over 23andMe's 'victim-blaming' stance on data breach Users apparently at fault after reusing credentials the company didn't check were already compromised * Infostealer malware, weak password leaves Orange Spain RIPE for plucking No 2FA or special characters to prevent database takeover and BGP hijack * As lawmakers mull outlawing poor security, what can they really do to tackle online gangs? Headline-grabbing takedowns are nice, but long-term solutions require short-term sacrifices * Three Chinese balloons float near Taiwanese airbase Also: Remember that balloon over the US last February? It might have used a US internet provider Software * Late model: OpenAI GPT Store may debut next week Devil is in the as-yet-undisclosed revenue sharing details * AI-generated bug reports are seriously annoying for developers Hallucinated programming flaws vex curl project * RIP: Software design pioneer and Pascal creator Niklaus Wirth Evangelist of lean software and devisor of 9 programming languages and an OS was 89 * What if Microsoft had given us Windows XP 2024? Modern life is rubbish. What if your favorite tech giant had stopped trying to reinvent the wheel? * Windows keyboards to get a Copilot key – but how quickly will users jump? Pushing your buttons: Microsoft's AI assistant is going so well that it's going to have its very own spot * Fujitsu wins flood contract extension despite starring in TV drama about its failures Deal expanded from £4.5M to £19.5M over 7 years as critics point to shortcomings * Here's a list of thousands of artists Midjourney's AI is ripping off, creatives claim Draw a picture of a smoking gun in the style of Sarah Andersen Offbeat * DARPA's air-steered X-65 jet heads into production with goal of flying by 2025 Moving parts on a plane? What is this, Kitty Hawk? * Google illegally refusing to bargain with employee union, says NLRB Search giant told yet again that contractors still employees, must be bargained with * Former Adobe software engineering leader convicted of insider trading Another Silicon Valley Icarus flies too close to the Sun * SpaceX accused of firing employees critical of free speech fan Elon Musk Rule 1: You do not criticize the boss. Rule 2: You do NOT criticize the boss * New cars bought in the UK must be zero emission by 2035 – it's the law Meanwhile, finding a public charge point that works and doesn't require a second mortgage remains a challenge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 © 2024 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: