ChatGPT starts spouting nonsense in 'unexpected responses' shocker [Thu Feb 22 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 22 February 2024 ***************************************************************** ChatGPT starts spouting nonsense in 'unexpected responses' shocker Skips the 'intelligence' part of generative AI ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * China Unicom becomes Middle Kingdom's second carrier with a billion subscribers Rivals aren't far behind and 5G numbers are huge, but growth is slowing On-Prem * Biden asks Coast Guard to create an infosec port in a stormy sea of cyber threats Oh hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea * Duo face 20 years in prison over counterfeit iPhone scam Sent 5,000+ fake handsets to Apple for repair in hope of getting real ones back * Arm targets AI performance with latest Neoverse Compute Subsystems More and more obvious what a key market ML is for the chip designer * C-suite execs not immune to downsizing drama at Cisco Maria Martinez, chief operating officer, is out after role was 'eliminated' * Microsoft retires Azure IoT Central retirement announcement And fails to clear up end-of-life debacle * Rice isn't nice for drying your iPhone, according to Apple Old wives revise their official advice * Europe's data protection laws cut data storage by making information-wrangling pricier GDPR also slashed processing costs by over a quarter * Australian supercomputer 'Taingiwilta' comes online this year with [REDACTED] inside Exec in charge laments that in defence HPC down under, you can pay a veteran expert a mere web dev's salary Security * Apple promises to protect iMessage chats from quantum computers Easy to defend against stuff that may never actually work – oh there we go again, being all cynical like * Exploiting the latest max-severity ConnectWise bug is 'embarrassingly easy' Urgent patching advised to protect attacks against setup wizards * LockBit leaks expose nearly 200 affiliates and bespoke data-stealing malware Operation Cronos's 'partners' continue to trickle the criminal empire's secrets * Orgs are having a major identity crisis while crims reap the rewards Hacking your way in is so 2022 – logging in is much easier * China could be doing better at censorship, think tank finds Complex overlapping bureaucracy sometimes lacks the funds and skills to do it right Software * Pentagon enlists Scale AI to help military get smarter This technology is all the rage right now, still too risky for armed forces * Windows 11 users herded toward 23H2 via automatic upgrade Machine learning to smooth bumps in the update road * Firefly software snafu sends Lockheed satellite on short-lived space safari IF (orbit == wrong) THEN oops; * Oracle faces continued legal battle over alleged NetSuite software misrepresentations Judge allows fraud case to continue after customer resubmits complaint * ChatGPT starts spouting nonsense in 'unexpected responses' shocker Skips the 'intelligence' part of generative AI * GNOME 46 beta has more tweaks than a coffee shop The future desktop of Ubuntu 24.04 and Fedora 40 is nearly ready * The successor to Research Unix was Plan 9 from Bell Labs A better UNIX than UNIX isn't a UNIX at all * VMware takes a swing at Nutanix, Red Hat with KVM conversion tool Also urges customers to remove some of its software due to a critical vulnerability Offbeat * A small Alaska town wants a big bronze Riker Now that definitely would be an encounter at far point * Trident missile test a damp squib after rocket goes 'plop,' fails to ignite UK demonstrates prowess at nuking the ocean * Microsoft veteran on how to blue screen your way to better testing A crash course on making Windows crash on demand ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: