Proprietary Software Leftovers
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2023-06-05 [Older] Netherlands: Computer glitch leaves rail passengers stranded
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Microsoft’s Azure mishap betrays an industry blind to a big problem
Some poor sod in Microsoft just had the mother of all elys. A careful, intricate, tested and approved rewiring of the Azure DevOps suite got sent out into the world, only for South Brazil to go dark as it started to eat customer instances. You can read the gory details here, they’re just as compelling as an episode of Air Crash Investigation. The skinny is simple. A typo triggered unforeseen cascading errors, which continued attempts to restore order dragged on for ten embarrassing hours.
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Microsoft misused our dark web data, says security vendor • The Register
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2023-06-08 [Older] How the UK is getting AI regulation right
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2023-06-07 [Older] The UK wants to export its model of AI regulation, but it's doubtful the world will want it
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2023-06-05 [Older] AI content: EU asks Big Tech to tackle disinformation
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2023-06-05 [Older] EU asks Big Tech to label AI-generated content