Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers [Thu Jan 11 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 11 January 2024 ***************************************************************** Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers 'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?' ***************************************************************** On-Prem * Latest tech layoffs: Twitch, Duolingo, Citrix parent ditch hundreds of workers Happy New Year! * SAP to cough up $220M to drag bribery charges into recycle bin Enterprise software giant claims it has cut ties with bad apples * Trump-era rules reversed on treating gig workers as contractors $ gig revert HEAD && gig commit -e 'Biden was here' * Kia crashes CES with modular electric vehicle concept It's about time someone figured out how to make swappable bits for EV skateboards * Microsoft's HoloLens goes galactic in $19.8M augmented reality adventure US Space Force harnesses Azure cloudy computing for orbital training * STMicroelectronics slims to be lean, mean, chipmaking machine Streamlines from 3 product groups to 2 as Automotive chief leaves the building * Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints * Next BT CEO Allison Kirkby takes the wheel from next month Jansen can let someone else worry about nationwide fiber rollout now * Uncle Sam wants to make it clear that America's elections are very, very safe From whom, exactly, we wonder Security * Fidelity National now says 1.3M customers had data stolen by cyber-crooks It's still not calling it ransomware * Uncle Sam tells hospitals: Meet security standards or no federal dollars for you Expect new rules in upcoming weeks * Be honest. Would you pay off a ransomware crew? Today us vultures are debating bans on ransom payments, deplorable tactics by extortionists, and more * Cybercrooks play dress-up as 'helpful' researchers in latest ransomware ruse Posing as cyber samaritans, scumbags are kicking folks when they're down * ShinyHunters chief phisherman gets 3 years, must cough up $5M Sebastien Raoult developed various credential-harvesting websites over more than 2 years Software * If you're gonna use AI-made stuff in your game, you better tell us, says Steam And pinky swear there's no copyright-infringing material * Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers 'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?' * The Hobbes OS/2 Archive logs off permanently in April Fans of the tech dinosaur have a few months to fill their drives with software * SAP reshuffles leadership as cloud crusade continues New moves follow year where customers complained it broke their trust * Biggest Linux kernel release ever welcomes bcachefs file system, jettisons Itanium Farewell IA64, hello snapshots and Rusty refinements * Top large language models struggle to make accurate legal arguments AI can't cite cases, fully grok the law, or reason about it effectively, study finds * Former Post Office boss returns CBE to sender over computer system scandal Minister says Fujitsu could be 'on the hook' for compensation pending inquiry * Need to make some 3D models but lack the skill and talent? Say, have you tried... AI? That's going to be a recurring question in 2024 * With OpenAI GPT Store imminent, apps are already being ripped off by copycats Low-code gubbins may not be able to count on much platform protection Offbeat * 44-year-old Voyager 2 data sheds light on solar system's magnetic personalities Magnetosheath jets found around Earth may be present on other planets after Jupiter discovery * Boffins demo self-eating rocket engine in Scotland Roll up, roll up. See Ouroboros-3 eating its own fuselage * NASA's Artemis Moon missions take a rain check until 2025 and beyond No human will set foot on Moon for 2+years now * Cutting-edge microscopy reveals bottled water has 'up to 100 times' more bits of plastic than previously feared Gulp! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: