Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes [Wed Oct 18 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 18 October 2023 ***************************************************************** Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes How does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling really optional? ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Down and out: Barclays Bank takes unplanned digital detox, customers not invited Account holders reach for telephone as mobile and web services crash * $6.2B in profit wasn't enough: Nvidia hikes GeForce Now prices for Canada and Europe Cites 'increased operational costs' but whatever they are US gamers aren't impacted On-Prem * America extends China chip export bans and acts to cut off backdoor exports Chips cunningly designed to be less powerful and evade sanctions look to be in trouble * TSMC abandons plans for 2nm chip plant after Taiwanese locals protest Foundry giant now searching for new home for high-end fab site * Japan cruises ahead with drive-thru EV charging trial Perfect antidote to range anxiety ... if it works and they can sort compatibility * Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites prepare for testing after one late Prime delivery If all goes well, production to start 'before the end of the year' * Ericsson pins hopes on cloudy future after Q3 lightens wallets Watch out, 'macroeconomic uncertainty' is at it again as network operators slow deployments * UK government slammed for Palantir 'free trial period' deal in Ukraine housing scheme US spy-tech vendor’s tactic deemed 'contrary to the principles of public procurement' * iPhone 15 Pro Max users report seeing ghostly OLED apparitions A Weekend at Burn-ins * Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes How does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling really optional? * Cloudflare exiles baseboard management controller from its server motherboards Puts Datacenter-ready Secure Control Modules to work in boxen built by Lenovo * Chinese CPUs to feature in servers made by sanctioned Russian company Beijing appears to have lifted its ban on Loongson processors reaching Moscow * China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short Security * US cybercops urge admins to patch amid ongoing Confluence chaos Do it now, no ifs or buts, says advisory * British boffins say aircraft could fly on trash, cutting pollution debt by 80% Domestic jets can use 'municipal solid waste' to fly the friendly skies Software * US launches official probe into Cruise after pair of pedestrian accidents Hey, we're still safer than human drivers, says GM outfit * Thousands of Teslas recalled over brake fluid bug OTA software update to deal with misbehaving sensor * Ex-Fugees star accuses his lawyer of going full robot in corruption trial An AI may be able to botch a closing argument, but can it sing Killing Me Softly? * What did the VisiCalc fairy bring you for Spreadsheet Day? Jez and friend's Excel-lent Adventure * TileDB secures $34M to reimagine databases, not just collect GitHub stars System aims to clean mess of high-performance analytics cluttering the modern data stack * Serenity OS turns five and emits first offspring, Ladybird Indie C++ Unix-like OS project now has an indie Javascript-capable browser, too * Microsoft starts offering advice in how to code for Arm In 2027 a quarter of PCs won’t use x86, and Redmond wants its ecosystem ready Special Features * Cisco's critical zero-day bug gets even worse - 'thousands' of IOS XE devices pwned Good news: there's a free scanner to check your kit. Bad news: still no fix Offbeat * Bezos' engineers dream of Blue Ring space platform in orbit by 2025 A little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet * 3D printer purchases could require background checks under proposed law Bill in New York aims to stop spread of ghost guns, but fails to address existing kit or private sales * Falcon Heavy sends NASA probe to metal-rich asteroid Psyche Is SpaceX psyching out the competition? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: