Stack Overflow to charge LLM developers for access to its coding content [Mon Mar 4 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 4 March 2024 ***************************************************************** Stack Overflow to charge LLM developers for access to its coding content No more freebies – Google signs up to improve Gemini's programming abilities ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Companies flush money down the drain with overfed Kubernetes cloud clusters Just 13% of provisioned CPUs, 20% of memory utilized, study finds On-Prem * HDMI Forum 'blocks AMD open sourcing its 2.1 drivers' Want all-FOSS 120Hz 4K video on Linux, or 5K at 240Hz? Bad news… * Dell share price jumps 16% on mention of AI server backlog Not bad considering exec had said '2024 didn't go as planned' due to declining overall sales * Incoming wave of AI is making buying PCs riskier for businesses Worse than having no tech would be having the wrong tech * Lenovo to offer certified refurbished PCs and servers Running proof of concepts to pick out the right models * UK tax agency's digital services not good enough to take strain off phone lines Watchdog says taxpayer assistance is getting worse * They call me 'Growler'. I don't like you. Let's discuss your pay cut Tough guy act was flimsy: our readers fleeced him, then dropped him in it * AI to fix UK Civil Service's bureaucratic bungling, deputy PM bets 'Computer-says-no' to be replaced by summaries written by LLMs trained on government data * HPE blames GPU shortage for contributing to unexpected sales slide Even when Nvidia delivers, customers struggle to get datacenters ready to handle the heat * Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector * Meta kills Facebook News in the US and Australia So much for the 'commitment to support news organizations' made in just 2020 * India approves its first full wafer fab – a 28nm affair from Tata and Powerchip Everybody’s so happy they’re not mentioning start dates, subsidy levels, or other useful details * Canada poutine more pressure on Google by expanding ad biz antitrust probe Court order means ad giant will have to cough evidence of possible market manipulation Security * Ahead of Super Tuesday, US elections face existential and homegrown threats Misinformation is rife, AI makes it easier to create, and 42 percent of the planet’s inhabitants get to vote this year * Air National Guardsman Teixeira to admit he was Pentagon files leaker Turns out bragging on Discord has unfortunate consequences * Judge orders NSO to cough up Pegasus super-spyware source code /* Hope no one ever reads these functions lmao */ * Iranian charged over attacks against US defense contractors, government agencies $10M bounty for anyone with info leading to Alireza Shafie Nasab's identification or location * Cops visit school of 'wrong person's child,' mix up victims and suspects in epic data fail Data watchdog reprimands police force for confusing 2 people with same name and birthday to disastrous results * NTT boss takes early retirement to atone for data leak No mere mea culpa would suffice after 9.2 million records leaked over a decade, warnings were ignored, and lies were told Software * Linus Torvalds declares Linux 6.8 is probably back on track for a regular release cycle Previously pondered the need for an extra release candidate * Indian tech minister vows to stop Google removing local apps from Play Store PLUS: APNIC director general to step down; Hong Kong's odd cloud survey; Rent-a-friend online in China; and more * EU-turn! Now Apple says it won't banish Home Screen web apps in Europe So, er, how will WebKit-only applications work under latest Euro antitrust laws? Anyone? Tim? * Musk joins OpenAI lawsuit queue, says there's nothing 'open' about it GPT-4 has already reached AGI, and Microsoft shouldn't get its paws on it, court docs allege * Stack Overflow to charge LLM developers for access to its coding content No more freebies – Google signs up to improve Gemini's programming abilities Offbeat * The batteries on Odysseus, the hero private Moon lander, have run out 'Farewell' snap revealed by Intuitive Machines amid hope solar-powered craft may one day spring to life again * Lordstown Motors to pay $25M in SEC settlement over misleading investor claims Feds allege EV maker talked up pre-orders for trucks it didn't have parts for ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: