Google bins integrity API that looked more than a bit like horrible DRM for websites [Fri Nov 3 2023]

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in

The Register

{* Daily Headlines *}

3 November 2023

Google bins integrity API that looked more than a bit like horrible DRM for websites Chocolate Factory to focus on more limited attestation for Android WebViews

Off-Prem

Cloudflare dashboard, API service feeling poorly due to datacenter power snafu

Right on time for results day

European Commission loves Oracle enough to sign six-year cloud deal

Larry promised Brussels 'less risk and cost' and they believed it

Ransomware Defense and Remediation With Pure Storage Whitepaper

Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Whitepaper

On-Prem

Uber, Lyft to hand back $328M of stolen wages to NY drivers

So much for appy cabbies being 'partners' - Big U kept fares low by making 'em pay fees that riders should have picked up

US Commerce Dept pinky swears it won't push American spyware on world-plus-dog

Or maybe just not let foreign govts buy this stuff at all?

Amazon's $1.4B price-raising 'Project Nessie' algorithm exposed in FTC antitrust fight

More details emerge from Loch Jassy, including how this may have been anything but a 'scrapped' project

GPS leading your phone astray? We can just fix that in code, startup claims

Zephr bags $3.5M, reckons its tech can pinpoint location to sub-60cm levels

Snowflake puts LLMs in the hands of SQL and Python coders

As more features come to Data Cloud, customers might want to keep an eye on consumption

China's YMTC scrounges for billions to help bypass US sanctions

Meanwhile, RISC-V has Uncle Sam rattled

Qualcomm in recovery position following annus horribilis

Smartphone sales not nearly so bad and just think of the AI potential for margins

Batterygate bound for Blighty as UK court approves billion-dollar Apple compensation case

24 million more angry iPhone users get their turn to give iGiant a kicking

UK bets on Intel CPUs and GPUs, Dell boxen, OpenStack for Dawn supercomputer

We'd make some kind of Sun sets joke here but it's too early in the morning

Lenovo’s phantom ThinkPad X1 foldable laptop finally materializes

The day after Halloween, at a slightly less scary price than LG, HPE, and ASUS charge for their folding laptops

2022 State of DevOps Report Analyst Report

Kickstart your generative AI journey with our 10-step plan Whitepaper

Security

FTX crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges

Jury took just four hours to reach guilty verdicts

Infosec pros can secure IT, but have harder time securing job satisfaction

Industry facing burnout scare as workplace issues snowball

Critical Apache ActiveMQ flaw under attack by 'clumsy' ransomware crims

Over a week later and barely any patches for the 10/10 vulnerability have been applied

Okta tells 5,000 of its own staff that their data was accessed in third-party breach

The hits keep on coming for troubled ID management biz

Boeing acknowledges cyberattack on parts and distribution biz

Won't say if it's LockBit, but LockBit appears to have claimed credit. Maybe payment, too

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Content Services 2022 Vendor Assessment

Whitepaper

Software

Google bins integrity API that looked more than a bit like horrible DRM for websites

Chocolate Factory to focus on more limited attestation for Android WebViews

Scarlett Johansson sics lawyers on AI biz that cloned her for an ad

Plus: Beatles emit song with a little help from a neural network

In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one

And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it

Theora video codec to be coded out from Chrome and Firefox

Usage barely measurable so ax will swing on compression dinosaur

UK MoD braves the weather to train maritime AI capabilities

We will scan them on the beaches

Don't fear the Thread Reaper, a Windows ghost of bugs past

Otherwise known as 0x13 – and not coming to a desktop near you

Trinity desktop's latest release snaps into action on Q4OS 5.3

It's already available on this lightweight Debian spin

Microsoft warns it may ‘throttle’ its generative AI services for ‘excessive’ users

Updated T&Cs reveal intent to restrict access under undefined circumstances

Offbeat

Rocket Lab sets sights on 2024-2025 window for Venus mission

Return to flight followed by a trip to Venus

Alien rock remains found not on but deep inside the Earth

Scientists offer explanation for origin of two anomalous structures nestled within our world

Dirty dancing grabs the attention of China's cyberspace regulators

Alibaba service fined as Beijing calls for online platforms to name major creators and deploy kid-mode services

This email was sent to you

You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2023 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved.

Older messages

Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters [Thu Nov 2 2023]

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 2 November 2023 macbook pro 16 inch laptop 2019 Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters Refresh rate

Ace holed: Hardware store empire felled by cyberattack [Wed Nov 1 2023]

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 1 November 2023 Ace Hardware sign Ace holed: Hardware store empire felled by cyberattack US outfit scrambles to repair operations,

Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for further work [Tue Oct 31 2023]

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 31 October 2023 Penguin sitting on an iceberg using a laptop Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for

It took seven years but over-40s fired by HP win $18m settlement [Mon Oct 30 2023]

Monday, October 30, 2023

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 30 October 2023 It took seven years but over-40s fired by HP win $18m settlement It took seven years but over-40s fired by HP win

Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market Acts exemption for underdog apps like Edge [Fri Oct 27 2023]

Friday, October 27, 2023

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 27 October 2023 Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market Acts exemption for underdog apps like Edge Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market

You Might Also Like

GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire Top stories so far this week Early Microsoft leaders go all in on AI with Seattle-area startup Total Neural Enterprises Rich Tong has seen

Thursday Briefing: Rebel factions try to unite in Syria

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Plus, “Squid Game” returns. View in browser|nytimes.com Ad Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition December 26, 2024 Author Headshot By Gaya Gupta Good morning. We're covering rebel factions uniting

The best Wirecutter picks of 2024

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

You all have a great taste View in browser Ad The Recommendation December 25, 2024 Ad A little present for you: Our 100 most popular picks of 2024 Ninja 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker CE251,

Roots of wintertime celebrations and holidays

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

+ how Charlie Brown TV special was almost dropped ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Time to get rid of all those gifts you don’t want

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Some advice for your post-Christmas declutter. December 25, 2024 View in browser Whizy Kim is a senior reporter at Vox covering wealth, economic inequality, and consumer trends. Whizy Kim is a senior

Operation Christmas Drop, Christmas NFL Games, and What's Open Today

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Seven nations' air forces collaborated in Operation Christmas Drop 2024, delivering over 77000 pounds of humanitarian aid to remote Pacific islands in the DOD's longest-running airlift mission.

9 Things Anna Kendrick Can’t Live Without

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Plus: Nice things to spend your FSA money on. The Strategist Every product is independently selected by editors. If you buy something through our links, New York may earn an affiliate commission.

Holiday Briefing: A day to celebrate

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

A special edition for a special day. View in browser|nytimes.com Ad Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition December 25, 2024 Natasha Frost headshot Gaya Gupta headshot By Natasha Frost and Gaya Gupta

Here’s how we do it.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

How did our work reach millions of eyes and ears in 2024? It's because we follow the money to find the real story behind breaking news. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

☕ You’re missing out

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

CMOs on overlooked marketing trends and opportunities. December 24, 2024 View Online | Sign Up Marketing Brew 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was