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A report on BoingBoing, authored by Damien Zammit, claims that recent Intel x86 processors have a secret and power control mechanism implemented into them that runs on a separate chip that nobody is allowed to audit or examine. From the report: When th… Continue reading Intel x86s Hide Another CPU That Can Take Over Your Machine — You Can’t Audit it
Reader itwbennett writes: Xu Jiaqiang, a Chinese national, worked as a developer for an unnamed U.S. company’s branch in China (a Reuters report says it’s IBM) from November 2010 to May 2014, when he resigned voluntarily. A year later he was allegedly … Continue reading US Company’s China Employee Allegedly Stole Code To Help Local Government
Apple’s web browser Safari 10, which will ship with macOS Sierra, will disable Flash, Java, Silverlight, QuickTime and other plug-ins by default. The move will help the company improve the overall web browsing experience by focusing on HTML5 content. F… Continue reading Safari 10 In macOS Sierra Deactivates Flash, Silverlight and Other Plug-Ins by Default
SpaceX failed to successfully land its Falcon 9 on a drone ship at sea on Wednesday. Prior to today’s crash, the company was able to conduct three successful experimental landing of its used rocket in a row. SpaceX founder Elon Musk noted that the boos… Continue reading SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Crashes Into Droneship
Reader dcblogs shares a Computer World report: Non-compete agreements are controversial for many reasons, but what may be worst of all: Even if you are laid off from your job, a non-compete agreement may still apply. California has made non-compete agr… Continue reading Bill Guarantees 50% Salary For Workers Laid Off With Non-Compete
An anonymous reader writes: How serious and dangerous is China’s offensive on Korean and Western mobile hardware brands? Extremely, according to research conducted between January and March by IC Insights, which predictably positioned Samsung and Apple… Continue reading Eight Of the World’s Top 12 Smartphone Vendors Are Based In China
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers have uncovered an underground market selling information of over 70,000 compromised servers. Russia-based Kaspersky Lab revealed that the online forum, named xDedic, seems to be operated by a Russian-speaking org… Continue reading Access To Thousands Of Compromised Government Servers Selling For $6 On Black Market
An anonymous reader writes: Singer and record producer Trent Reznor has become the latest artist to attack Google’s video service YouTube. “I find YouTube’s business to be very disingenuous. It is built on the backs of free, stolen content and that’s h… Continue reading Trent Reznor: YouTube Is Built On the Back Of Stolen Content
Obama has finally been able to ditch his BlackBerry handset, something which he was stuck with for more than six years. Mr. President appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and told the audience that it was only this year that he was able to get a re… Continue reading Obama Finally Ditches BlackBerry, Switches To Samsung Galaxy S4
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in Telegram, a popular instant messaging client with over 100M active monthly active users, that attackers could exploit to crash unsuspecting users’ devices and jack up their mobil… Continue reading Telegram Bug Allows Attackers To Crash Devices, Jack Up Phone Bills