Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update [Fri Feb 2 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 2 February 2024 ***************************************************************** Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update When Redmond says unsupported, it really means it. Windows 11 fans beware ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Singtel does the 'we’re building datacenters to host Nvidia clusters’ thing Renames its bit barn business as ‘Nxera’ as it plans three new facilities, some built just for AI On-Prem * China 'readies production' of homegrown high-bandwidth memory Breaking the AI performance bottleneck is key for Middle Kingdom's ambitions * Netgear hauls Huawei to court over Wi-Fi patent spat Router maker claims Chinese giant refuses to license on reasonable terms * Uncle Sam designates more Chinese tech slingers as military collaborators No restrictions, but it could be harder to deal with American businesses * Affordable, self-healing power grids are closer than you think They're just an algorithm away, national lab engineer tells El Reg * Fujitsu finance chief says sorry for IT giant's role in Post Office Horizon scandal 'Deepest apologies to the sub-postmasters and their families' * Huawei hits speed bump in production of intelligent automotive unit Holding up the EV supply chain is not a great start to 2024 * Seagate used bullying tactics to prevent union recognition, claims Unite Staff at Northern Ireland facility voted in ballot that forces drivemaker's hand, union says * How not to write about network security – and I'm speaking from experience At least it's no longer an afterthought * Qualcomm signals its PC push will coincide with back to school sales and be tied to a Windows launch Homebrew Elite X SoC due midyear to move from PCs to IoT and cars Security * Cloudflare sheds more light on Thanksgiving security breach in which tokens, source code accessed by suspected spies Atlassian systen compromised via October Okta intrusion * Rise of deepfake threats means biometric security measures won't be enough Defenses need a rethink in face of increasing sophistication * Biden will veto attempts to kill off SEC's security breach reporting rules Senate, House can try but won't make it past the Prez, says White House * LockBit shows no remorse for ransomware attack on children's hospital It even had the gall to set the ransom demand at $800K … for a nonprofit * Congress told how Chinese goons plan to incite 'societal chaos' in the US American public is way ahead of them Software * OpenAI reassures: GPT-4 gives 'a mild uplift' to creators of biochemical weapons Good to know that boffins can't easily prompt their way to new careers as supervillains * JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry Some devs just don't want anything to do with neural-network code serfs * Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update When Redmond says unsupported, it really means it. Windows 11 fans beware * Brit watchdog thinks Google's tweaked Privacy Sandbox still isn't cricket Good start, but we want further reassurance, says Competition and Markets Authority * Indian PM's advisors suggest AI might lead to 'mass schizophrenia' Reject recent rule-making with plan to adopt transparency and reporting rules used in financial markets to stop binary brainboxes burying humanity Special Features * Space exploitation vs space exploration: Humanity has much to learn from the Voyager probes When 'what's the value to the economy?' wasn't front of mind Offbeat * A Space Shuttle goes vertical for one last time Endeavour raised into position for California Science Center's 'Go For Stack' * Scientists don thinking caps in wearable tech breakthrough Building semiconductors into fabrics often hits a snag, which a new fiber pulling technique seeks to avoid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: