Convenient switch hides an inconvenient truth [Mon Oct 8 2018]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 8 October 2018 ***************************************************************** Convenient switch hides an inconvenient truth Techie solves the mystery as traders go into meltdown ***************************************************************** Business * IBM won't grow, says analyst firm while eyeing flatlining share price Only a third of its revenues at most come from 'growth areas' * HMRC rapped as Brexit looms and customs IT release slips again Public Accounts Committee 'concerned' businesses haven't been told how to prepare * Dell Tech: We have a plan B for bog standard IPO Contingency plan in place if VMware investors don't like reverse merger proposal * The only way is up, baby: IBM UK sales down, profit down, headcount down Not as Big in Blighty in 2017 but still plenty to be Blue about Data Centre * US Congresscritters discover Wi-Fi, updates on Oz's nbn broadband plan and much more It's your week in the world of networks * Ex-Cisco chief John Chambers: Tech biz bods are 'too arrogant' It's easy to be serene from a throne of cash * Convenient switch hides an inconvenient truth Techie solves the mystery as traders go into meltdown Emergent Tech * Uncle Sam gives itself the right to shoot down any drone, anywhere, any time, any how This one's not going to get abused, not at all * Microsoft open-sources Infer.NET AI code just in time for the weekend Skip that Friday beer: the academic research tool is now open to one and all * AI trained to sniff out fake news online may itself be fake news: Bot has mixed results in classifying legit titles Be careful who you read Personal Tech * Qualcomm chip roadmap leaks: Now with added hotdog* No integrated 5G just yet * The secret history of Apple's Stacks Shame they changed the name... Piles was more fun * Where can I hide this mic? I know, shove it down my urethra Not sure I like where you've put the speaker Security * SAP bug beatdowns, Apple gets nasty with Mac repairs, Struts woe, and more from infosec Including: US Marines are looking for a few good bugs * What could be more embarrassing for a Russian spy: Their info splashed online – or that they drive a Lada? Privacy blunder blows cover on 300+ suspected Kremlin agents * Chinese tech titans' share prices slump after THAT Super Micro story Lenovo slides by a fifth, ZTE sinks too on back of server allegations * Man the harpoons: The KRACK-en reawakens in updated WPA2 attack Belgium, home of fine chocolate, fries-with-mayo, and Wi-Fi key reinstallation attacks * The weekend starts here... right after you've installed these critical Cisco bug patches Coding screwups for Prime Infrastructure and DNA Center admins to slurp up * The fur is not gonna fly: Uncle Sam charges seven Russians with Fancy Bear hack sprees Largely pointless, since they're never going to stand trial Software * On the third day of Windows Microsoft gave to me: A file-munching run of DELTREE Users report disappearing docs. What will day four bring? * Microsoft's elderly .NET Framework shakes stick at whippersnapper Core while Visual Studio drops another preview ARM64 and iOS 12 for devs, slow shuffle for venerable framework Science * It's over 9,000! Boffin-baffling microquasar has power that makes the LHC look like a kid's toy The first detection shows beams powered to over 25 trillion electron volts * 30 years ago, NASA put Challenger behind it and sent a Space Shuttle back out into the black Chipped tiles and a sweaty crew, but relief for the nervous space agency * Organic stuff, radiation, unexpected methane... Yes, we're talking about Saturn's surprising rings Boffins take a good look at the cosmic formations – they won't be there forever Bootnotes * On the seventh anniversary of Steve Jobs' death, we give you 7 times he served humanity and acted as an example to others He was a saint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing, The Cursitor, 38 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1EN, UK The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2018 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: