Why are fervid Googlers making ad-blocker-breaking changes to Chrome? Because they created a monster – and are fighting to secure it [Tue Jun 18 2019]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 18 June 2019 ***************************************************************** Why are fervid Googlers making ad-blocker-breaking changes to Chrome? Because they created a monster – and are fighting to secure it We said engineers made the API too powerful. We weren't wrong ***************************************************************** Business * Human-rights warriors crack on with legal challenge to UK's lax surveillance laws Toughen it up and reduce all that warrantless state surveillance, demands Liberty * London opens stock market for a tickling from Chinese tentacles Don't tell Trump, OK? And it's not for Joe Bloggs, it's for the hedge funds * Blighty's online pr0n gatekeepers are begging for a regulatory beating, says digital rights org Age verification needs a firm hand, sector warns * UK industry calls for delay of IR35 off-payroll tax rules to private sector Early responses from government consultation not happy with off taxman's plans Data Centre * Nvidia 'brings CUDA to Arm' – Translation: We're still doing a thing we've already done but now doing more of it Woulda, CUDA, shoulda * This isn't Boeing to end well: Plane maker to scrap some physical cert tests, use computer simulations instead Actually probe expensive gear in real life? Pah. It's 2019. We're Boeing digital * Frontiersman Cray snags $50m storage contract for 'largest single filesystem' Shasta minute: HPE purchase to provide 1 exabyte of ClusterStor for Oak Ridge National Laboratory * Do you want a Kool-Aid with that, Huawei? You'll need one after watching boss chat to US mavens George Gilder and Nicholas Negroponte join CEO for 2-hour 'Tea with Mr Ren' * 23. 712. 3. 608. 45. 89. 11. 332. 841. 255. You want more? Cloudflare and pals are streaming 'em live from new RNG API League of Entropy is the superhero gang you may or may not need * Watch online: How to navigate your route to Office 365 adoption Take the right steps for a hassle-free deployment * Greatest threat facing IT? Not the latest tech giant cockwomblery – it's just tired engineers Friends don't let friends use TRUNCATE Emergent Tech * TPM now stands for Tiny Platform Module: TCG shrinks crypto chip to secure all the Things Don't wanna be a security id-IoT: Trusted hardware extends beyond computers * Politically linked deepfake LinkedIn profile sparks spy fears, Apple cooks up AI transfer tech, and more Your Monday morning catch-up on machine-learning tech Personal Tech * FYI: Your Venmo transfers with those edgy emojis aren't private by default. And someone's put 7m of them into a public DB Payment biz shrugs, says users are fine with sharing Security * Samsung reminds rabble to scan smart TVs for viruses – then tries to make them forget Tweet deleted as telly maker reconsiders damning but refreshingly honest messaging * Sad SACK: Linux PCs, servers, gadgets can be crashed by 'Ping of Death' network packets Don't let miscreants play hacky-SACK with your gear. Apply these mitigations, patches now if you can * Why are fervid Googlers making ad-blocker-breaking changes to Chrome? Because they created a monster – and are fighting to secure it We said engineers made the API too powerful. We weren't wrong Software * 10 PRINT Memorial in New Hampshire marks the birthplace of BASIC 20 GOTO 10 * Microsoft's Edge gang pops a head above the parapet to give Linux fans a strong 'maybe' Also: storage migration, Mac development and The Trillion Dollar Man performs the dividend dance Science * Monster magnet in my pocket: Boffins' gizmo packs 45.5-tesla punch and weighs just 390g But don't get too excited, it can't do much at the moment Bootnotes * You gotta be kitten me: Pakistan politicos feline silly after filter farce hits purrrfect conference Claws out as slippery-pawed cameraman renders officials with cat ears and whiskers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 © 2019 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: