How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu [Fri Jan 12 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 12 January 2024 ***************************************************************** How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu Interest in Japanese’s firm’s public sector deals – worth $15B in the UK alone since 2012 – spikes ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Why Google is waiving egress fees for disgruntled customers ditching GCP Hint: US, UK, European antitrust police are on the hunt * Google rings in 2024 with sweeping layoffs Cuts are a continuation of late-2023 redundancies to help teams better 'align their resources' On-Prem * What to make of Google backing Right-to-Repair in Oregon? 'It gives me hope' Anything to slow down the tech trash treadmill welcome at this point * Adios, dead zones: Starlink relays SMS in space for unmodified phones on Earth Now you'll never have an excuse for missing that weekend work text or call * Arm cooking up powerful Cortex-X CPU to beat iPhone performance, says industry watcher Plus: Analyst believes Samsung might give up on own cores and use Arm designs instead * Elon Musk made 1 in 3 Trust and Safety staff ex-X employees, it emerges Oz online safety czar receives evidence of cull despite platform reinstating hundreds of banned accounts * PC 'price hike' coming as cost of memory soars – analysts Scores are on the doors for Q4, as after 2 years shipments grow again... by 0.3% * How governments become addicted to suppliers like Fujitsu Interest in Japanese’s firm’s public sector deals – worth $15B in the UK alone since 2012 – spikes * Memtest86+, the little RAM tester, flexes FOSS muscles with v7.0 Essential tool for PC troubleshooting, even if you never run anything but Windows * Quantum computing eggheads throw some other qubits at the wall to see what sticks Just keep the cold clammy hand of Fujitsu away from it Security * eBay to cough up $3M after cyber-stalking couple who dared criticize the souk Staff sent live cockroaches, porno – and more – in harassment campaign to silence pair * Mandiant's brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA Speculation builds over whether a nearly year-old policy change was to blame * Infoseccers think attackers backed by China are behind Ivanti zero-day exploits Customers currently left patchless while attacks are expected to increase Software * OpenAI rolls out Team tier because not everyone has enterprise-deep pockets Benefits include no snacking on your sensitive data * Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession Power user excavates evidence of experimental 'Cowriter' feature * AI flips the script on fingerprint lore – maybe they're not so unique after all Discovery could have implications for the field of forensics * It's a preview party at Microsoft, but do you really want an invite? Developers are not alone in losing track of which platform to back * Pennsylvanians, your government workers are now powered by ChatGPT We've heard of bored penpushers hallucinating at their desks, but this is something else Offbeat * Chinese company's rocket debut makes waves by launching from the sea Real-life Kerbal Space Program? * Office gossips beware – chitchat could choke your career chances Study of workplace blabbermouths reveals the consequences ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: