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Why it matters: A side-channel attack called SLAM could exploit vulnerabilities in Intel, Arm and AMD chips that are under development, researchers have found. So far, the chip makers say their systems have enough protection against SLAM, but this is the first transient execution attack targeting future CPUs and it is unclear how well the […]

A hot potato: It is hard to say whether Google was being deliberately deceptive but there are billions of dollars at stake in the race to be No. 1 in generative AI. Anything that smacks of being second-best in this race will hurt. Unfortunately for the tech giant, that could include a demonstration video perceived

What just happened? The 2023 Game Awards took place a few hours ago, marking the end of one of the best years for video games in recent memory. As is customary, the event was packed with trailers and news, the best of which we’ve gathered together here. It should come as no surprise that the

Why it matters: Even though the tech industry has been giving a lot of attention to semiconductors recently, most of it has been focused on the big ones: GPUs, CPUs and now NPUs. Often lost in the shuffle are chips based on other types of architectures, such as FPGAs. These types of devices typically perform

A hot potato: Those who were around when the internet really started to take off in the 1990s had different ideas of what it would become. For Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the expectation was that it would make the world a more rational and factual place. What he never foresaw was it becoming a meeting

A hot potato: End-to-end encryption (E2EE) provides a private communication system where only the sender and receiver can read the content of a message. In theory, no third party can decipher said content, which is why the FBI and other law enforcement agencies are trying to oppose the more widespread adoption of E2EE messaging channels.

Why it matters: Chiplets are gaining increasing prominence in processor design. AMD has embraced them for its CPUs, and Intel will soon follow suit. Although GPUs have been slow to migrate to chiplets, AMD kickstarted the shift with its RDNA 3 lineup, and a new patent suggests the company plans to push onward with future

Forward-looking: A breakthrough by researchers at City College uses diamonds to make an everlasting data storage medium of the future. The ability to write an impressive 25GB of data per square inch could potentially change how we store and access digital information. Physicists at The City College of New York are turning diamonds into a

The big picture: Copyright trolls are a significant nuisance to just about everyone, persisting in their activities due to the lucrative nature of their vocation. While big tech companies are frequently accused of not taking sufficient action to combat this menace, certain digital rights groups are actively fighting back against the trolls. One of the

What just happened? Microsoft must really hate the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The watchdog was the final and most difficult regulator Microsoft had to appease in its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Now, the CMA could open an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, likely prompted by the recent chaos at