FAA says grounded US flights wasn’t from a cyberattack, Italy’s data protection agency fines Meta 805M euros, could Arm CEO Rene Haas return to Nvidia in the top spot?
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Flights resume after FAA outage
US flights are taking off again after a nationwide ground stop Friday lasted more than four hours, the longest in 25 years. US administration officials said new technology overloaded aging air traffic control equipment, disrupting communications and radar, and found no evidence of a cyberattack. Airlines are still working through thousands of cancellations and delays as they reposition planes and crews. The FAA outage was separate from Microsoft’s global service disruption.
source: CBS News
Microsoft restores service
Microsoft says Outlook, Teams, and its other affected services are fully restored after a global outage lasted more than 24 hours. Problems started Thursday and also hit the Copilot AI assistant, disrupting email, calendars, and virtual meetings for businesses and governments around the world. Microsoft blamed server issues, said it wasn’t aware of malicious activity, and ruled out AI as the cause. The disruption affected government agencies from Australia and Japan to the US, delayed financial business and earnings announcements, and prompted airlines to warn of communication delays.
source: Bloomberg
Nvidia’s CEO search draws scrutiny
The Financial Times reports Nvidia’s board has approached Arm CEO Rene Haas as a possible successor to Jensen Huang, who resigned this week. Haas previously spent seven years at Nvidia before joining Arm in 2013. But Nvidia says it hasn’t formally engaged any candidates and is calling speculation about specific names premature. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO. Huang’s departure followed reports of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman US officials suspect of spying for China. China denies that allegation.
source: Financial Times, Bloomberg
Nvidia controversy off the summit agenda
Senior US officials told CNBC the US President isn’t expected to raise the Nvidia controversy or the allegations against Alice Huang when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping next week. Officials say the economic discussions will focus on implementing the countries’ trade agreement, and they don’t plan to discuss ongoing US national security investigations with China. Elon Musk is expected to accompany the President to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen on November 18th and 19th.
source: CNBC
Cybercab comes with a monthly bill
Tesla is inviting select customers to buy a Cybercab for personal use, starting at $29,990, plus a mandatory $300 monthly Autonomy Subscription. The two-seater has no steering wheel or pedals, so canceling that subscription leaves it unusable on public roads. Buyers are limited to supported service areas, and the terms prohibit commercial use, including putting it on Tesla’s own Robotaxi network. The Verge reports a $1,000 nonrefundable deposit gets buyers in line for a December delivery window that isn’t guaranteed. The subscription covers maintenance and towing, but not insurance, and federal regulators are still reviewing Tesla’s safety compliance.
source: The Verge
Italy fines Meta over gallery access
Italy’s data protection agency fined Meta 805 million euros after finding it accessed Android users’ photos and videos without their consent. The Facebook feature suggested pictures and videos from people’s personal galleries that they could post. Meta has 60 days to switch it off by default and ask for consent separately. The investigation didn’t cover whether the material was used to train AI, which Meta denied doing. Regulators may separately examine a newer feature that processes gallery content in the cloud.
source: Reuters
OpenAI board member warns of AI risk
OpenAI Foundation board member Paul Cristiano warned this week that an AI accident could be the most likely cause of death for his audience. Speaking in Toronto, he described a meaningful risk of an AI takeover within six to 12 months if development follows its fastest trajectory. He acknowledged there’s no quantitative model behind that prediction. His concern is that systems that cheat to earn rewards could eventually hide their actions and treat human oversight as an obstacle.
source: Ars Technica
Slate’s screenless navigation is a map
Slate Auto has a navigation option for its electric pickup called “Screenless GPS”…which is a physical road atlas. The startup is selling the spiral-bound Rand McNally 2027 Road Atlas for a limited time, with 154 pages covering the US, Canada, and Mexico. It’s not really so gimmicky when you know Slate trucks don’t have a built-in infotainment screen. The dashboard display handles speed, range, and the backup camera, two USB-C ports only offer power. Of course you could always just mount your smartphone.
source: Ars Technica
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