news The Week’s top Headlines Friday February 23 alisa February 23, 2024 4 min read Hi tiatira com | Log in Table of Contents {* The Week's top Headlines *}BOFH: In the event of a conference, the ninja clause always appliesSpace nukes: The unbelievably bad idea that's exactly that … unbelievableThe successor to Research Unix was Plan 9 from Bell LabsStaff say Dell's return to office mandate is a stealth layoff, especially for womenTrident missile test a damp squib after rocket goes 'plop,' fails to igniteRice isn't nice for drying your iPhone, according to AppleChatGPT starts spouting nonsense in 'unexpected responses' shockerUbuntu, Kubuntu, openSUSE to get better installationAmazon hopes to avoid labor regulation by simply abolishing national watchdogsCrowning glory of GOV.UK websites updated, sparking frontend upgradesBoeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030Are you ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises? You'd better beCity council megaproject mulls ditching Oracle after budget balloons to £131MEmployees saved Musk from himself over Twitter FilesAmericans wake to widespread cellular outages, cause unclearNokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteriesRivian decimates staff to put a brake on spendingGoogle sends Gemini AI back to engineering to adjust its White balanceNASA warns as huge solar flare threatens comms, maybe astronauts tooWork for you? Again? After you lied about the job and stole my stuff? No thanksWHITEPAPERSDiscover what’s possible with the right tools.World-Class Collaboration In the CloudWAAP buying guide: End-to-end protection for Apps, APIs, and infrastructureIs Your Organization A Target?The innovative potential of XDR {* The Week's top Headlines *} 23 February 2024 BOFH: In the event of a conference, the ninja clause always applies Remember to fall to the ground clutching your chest if a salesperson addresses you 16 Comments Space nukes: The unbelievably bad idea that's exactly that … unbelievable Like the reality, the concept is blown up out of all proportion. So who launched it this time around? 281 Comments The successor to Research Unix was Plan 9 from Bell Labs A better UNIX than UNIX isn't a UNIX at all 65 Comments Staff say Dell's return to office mandate is a stealth layoff, especially for women Employees feel frustrated by lack of communication and bosses' inability to tell them which offices are open 153 Comments Trident missile test a damp squib after rocket goes 'plop,' fails to ignite UK demonstrates prowess at nuking the ocean 137 Comments Rice isn't nice for drying your iPhone, according to Apple Old wives revise their official advice 67 Comments ChatGPT starts spouting nonsense in 'unexpected responses' shocker Skips the 'intelligence' part of generative AI 84 Comments Ubuntu, Kubuntu, openSUSE to get better installation Fedora, though, won't – until at least the version after next 29 Comments Amazon hopes to avoid labor regulation by simply abolishing national watchdogs Our right to exploit workers trumps your right to probe 24 Comments Crowning glory of GOV.UK websites updated, sparking frontend upgrades His Majesty’s Royal Cypher adopted the Tudor Crown, so a new icon was needed 50 Comments Boeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030 Absence of an on-board pilot will lower costs and raise blood pressure, starting soon in Texas 44 Comments Are you ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises? You'd better be Air Canada discovered the hard way that when your AI chatbot makes a commitment, your company will be on the hook for it 4 Comments City council megaproject mulls ditching Oracle after budget balloons to £131M As bankrupt local authority slashes services and hikes taxes, consultants enjoy £1k-a-day while system still can't offer auditable accounts 88 Comments Employees saved Musk from himself over Twitter Files Unfettered access to non-public info would have violated FTC order 26 Comments Americans wake to widespread cellular outages, cause unclear Most reports center on AT&T, which has admitted trouble; T-Mobile, Verizon deny issues 57 Comments Nokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteries Lower operator energy costs or sell power back to grid for $$$ 23 Comments Rivian decimates staff to put a brake on spending With only enough cash on hand to keep the lights on until 2025, loss-making automaker may soon be next casualty of the EV revolution 19 Comments Google sends Gemini AI back to engineering to adjust its White balance Big Tech keeps poisoning the well without facing any consequences for its folly 18 Comments NASA warns as huge solar flare threatens comms, maybe astronauts too No, this was not the cause of cellular network outages that hit the USA on Thursday 9 Comments Work for you? 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