India ready to greenlight Starlink - as long as it lets New Delhi censor and spy Officials demand device registration, location locking, logs of user activity India’s telecom regulator has signaled it’s ready to let Starlink and other satellite-broadband providers operate – but only if they agree to strict conditions, including setting up “special monitoring zones” within 50k… #theregister #IT

India signals it will let Starlink in if it censors, spies

: Officials demand device registration, location locking, logs of user activity

Apple exec sends Google shares plunging as he calls AI the new search Eddy Cue tells DC court Safari will incorporate Anthropic, OpenAI and co An Apple executive's backhanded endorsement of AI as a replacement for traditional internet searches has sent Google stock tumbling. … #theregister #IT

Google shares slump as Apple exec calls AI the new search

Updated: Eddy Cue tells DC court Safari to rope in Anthropic, OpenAI and co

Google tries to greenwash massive AI energy consumption with another vague nuclear deal Chocolate Factory will provide early-stage capital to nuclear startup Elementl Google has signed a strategic agreement with nuclear project developer Elementl Power to support the early development of three potential reactor sites in the US. But with no selected reactor tech and no construction… #theregister #IT

Google signs another nuclear power deal, no clear details

: Chocolate Factory promises early-stage capital to atomic upstart Elementl

Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff over CrowdStrike chaos Judge allows aspects of passenger lawsuit to proceed A federal judge has cleared the runway for a class action from disgruntled passengers against Delta Air Lines as turbulence from last year's CrowdStrike debacle continues to buffet the carrier.… #theregister #IT

Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff

: Judge allows aspects of passenger lawsuit to proceed

You'll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the slurpiest mobile browser of them all? The answer, according to VPN vendor Surfshark, is Chrome.… #theregister #IT

Which mobile browser is the worst for data collection?

: We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer

Fedora 42 now an official Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distro Modern Linux, vintage kernel Good news for those fond of crimson headwear – Fedora 42 is now an official distro on Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2).… #theregister #IT

Fedora 42 now an official WSL2 distro

: Modern Linux, vintage kernel

90-second Newark blackout exposes parlous state of US air traffic control United Airlines canceling flights as chaos mounts Air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were horrified when all radar and radio equipment, including backup systems, failed last week, cutting communication with aircraft for 90 seconds.… #theregister #IT

Panic as Newark air traffic control went dark for 90 seconds

: United Airlines canceling flights as chaos mounts

Nutanix stops being so opinionated about where data must dwell Shifts data services to containers and goes back to the future with Pure Storage tie-in Next  Nutanix is moving beyond its hyperconverged roots by creating containerized versions of its data services and more external storage options, in ways that make it a better target for those migrating away from VMware.… #theregister #IT

Nutanix stops being so opinionated about where data lives

Next: Shifts data services to containers and goes back to the future with Pure Storage tie-in

Human error and power glitches to blame for most outages Blackouts less frequent in 2024, still a PITA when the datacenter downtime demons visit Datacenter outages are less frequent and severe, but human error remains one of the most persistent challenges, with between two-thirds and four-fifths of major wobbles involving some element of meatbag-related cause.… #theregister #IT

Human error and power glitches to blame for most outages

: Blackouts less frequent in 2024, still a PITA when the datacenter downtime demons visit

Microsoft updates the Windows 11 Start Menu Plus it is solving the 'I can't find the settings' problem with AI. That's what you wanted, right? Microsoft has confirmed what some Windows Insiders are already noticing – the Windows 11 Start Menu is getting a revamp and a panel for Phone Link.… #theregister #IT

Microsoft updates the Windows 11 Start Menu

: Plus it is solving the 'I can't find the settings' problem with AI. That's what you wanted, right?