Short Takes – 6-10-23

Russia Wrestles With How to Send More Troops to Ukraine Without Another Call-Up. WSJ.com article. Pull quote: “Military observers also say that even if Russia manages to find additional troops to fight an extended conflict, its military lacks both the facilities to turn raw recruits into seasoned soldiers and the supplies needed to arm them. And they say at least 10,000 skilled lieutenants are required for every 100,000 troops, something beyond the military’s reach at the moment.” Which means about 2,500 trained Captains, etc….

No Title. LinkedIn.com post about  Enigma Software Group vs Malwarebytes case. Pull quote: “The Ninth Circuit held that, in this context, the terms "threat" and “malicious” were statements of "objective fact" (as opposed to "non-actionable opinion[s]") and thus the plaintiff's claims for false advertising under the Lanham Act and tortious interference with business relations could proceed in the district court based on the statements. In contrast, the Ninth Circuit found the term "potentially unwanted program" to be "too vague to be considered a factual assertion," and thus, held it was not actionable.”

NASA Says There May Be Life on the Moon After All. Futurism.com article. Pull quote: “"We view humans as the most likely vector [of microbes] given the extensive data that we have about our history of exploration and the impact record as a second, albeit less influential, early terrestrial source," NASA Goddard organic geochemist Heather Graham told Space.com.”

Reports of Russian casualties as they 'withdraw through their own minefields' driven back by Ukraine's counteroffensive, UK intel says. BusinessInsider.com article. Pull quote: “"Russian performance has been mixed: some units are likely conducting credible maneuver defense operations while others have pulled back in some disorder, amid increased reports of Russian casualties as they withdraw through their own minefields," the ministry added.”

FDA’s letter to medical device maker iRhythm is a warning for the industry. StatNews.com article. Upgrades get more difficult for medical devices. Pull quote: ““Changes to the [redacted] algorithm can impact the accuracy of the detected arrhythmias, and testing would be needed to support that the algorithm’s performance is unaffected by the change,” the FDA wrote in its letter.” Does not seem to address the issue of patches to correct security vulnerabilities.