Oracle disappoints market with revenue miss as Ellison hints at Azure database move [Wed Sep 13 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 13 September 2023 ***************************************************************** Oracle disappoints market with revenue miss as Ellison hints at Azure database move Don't expect 'armies of programmers' to rewrite Cerner, says Larry, talking up low-code app dev platform APEX ***************************************************************** On-Prem * TSMC gobbles up $430M slice of Intel's IMS Nanofab unit Taiwanese also plot $100M investment in Arm IPO, x86 giant gets real about Thunderbolt 5 * Lightning struck: Apple switches to USB-C for iPhone 15 lineup Thanks, Europe. Couldn't have done it without EU * Washington left with chip on shoulder after Huawei exposes export loophole lapses Back to the drawing board with those China sanctions then, eh? * Apple extends Qualcomm contract to 2026 as homebrew 5G chip dream still on snooze Chipmaker reigns supreme, at least until iGiant gets its house in order * Microsoft's Surface Duo phone hangs up, drops out of support Remember Microsoft's first attempt at an Android foldable? Of course you don't Security * China caught – again – with its malware in another nation's power grid 'Obtaining a disruptive capability could be one possible motivation behind this surge in attacks' * Grab those updates: Microsoft flings out fixes for already-exploited bugs Plus: Adobe and Android also tackle abused-in-the-wild flaws * OpenSSL 1.1.1 reaches end of life for all but the well-heeled $50k to breathe new life into its corpse. The rest of us must move on to OpenSSL 3.0 * Google's Chrome gets caught with its WebP down, offers hasty patch-up Exploit observed in the wild as Mountain View pushes out updates Software * Don't worry, folks. Big Tech pinky swears it'll build safe, trustworthy generative AI White House bags more voluntary commitments * Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon and others sue OpenAI Another would be copyright class action * Oracle disappoints market with revenue miss as Ellison hints at Azure database move Don't expect 'armies of programmers' to rewrite Cerner, says Larry, talking up low-code app dev platform APEX * Friends don't let friends use AI to chat Science shocker: Real BFFs understand authenticity and sincerity can't be machine-generated * Lawyer's Microsoft email snafu goes from $1.75M lawsuit to Ctrl+Alt+Settle Accused software giant of MFA error that rendered work address useless * Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe Promised change to allow Windows system links open in the actual default browser not yet evident * Alibaba set to unleash AI that offers financial advice – do you feel lucky? Claims it's already comparable to finance industry pros and capable of recommending insurance plans * Arm's lawyers want to check assembly expert's book for trademark missteps IPO-hungry chip biz promises to donate copies to universities – may also demand a reprint * Billions of 'custobots' are coming online. Marketers may need to learn SEO for AI You can't take a machine to lunch or put it to sleep with PowerPoint, but you can try to shape its worldview * OpenAI boss Sam Altman receives Indonesia's first golden visa Open AI boss to get 'red carpet' at immigration Special Features * Despite the hype, generative AI is not a significant chunk of enterprise cloud spend Not to be a buzzkill, but let's take a deep dive into the disparity * The future of the cloud sure looks like it'll be paved in even more custom silicon You're probably using cloud providers bespoke chips already and not even know it * Automating cloud infrastructure: Do you want APIs with that? Flipping the script to a control plane Offbeat * US amends hypersonic weapons strategy: If you can't zoom with 'em, boom 'em DARPA awards Boeing $70.5M to develop intercept technology * James Webb spies distant exoplanet that could be wet, wild, and Hycean That or it's just really gassy * Chat2024 stuffs US election hopefuls into generative AI so you can be an 'informed voter' Jean Baudrillard would've LOVED this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 © 2023 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: