Collaborate Disseminate
Probing how a CPU isolates user code from kernel code is messy work. Researchers patch kernels, write drivers, or boot stripped-down bare-metal programs, and any of those choices change variables they were trying to hold still. Fractal, a new operating… Continue reading Meet Fractal, an OS made for microarchitecture reverse engineering
Intel engineers have published a centralized repository of data center performance knowledge on GitHub, giving practitioners direct access to tuning guides, configuration recommendations, and optimization recipes that previously required hunting across… Continue reading Intel puts its data center performance knowledge on GitHub
Apple launches the M5 chip to power on-device AI across MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro, promising 4× GPU compute, faster graphics, and higher efficiency.
The post Apple Introduces M5 Chip, Calling It ‘the Next Big Leap in AI’ appeared first on T… Continue reading Apple Introduces M5 Chip, Calling It ‘the Next Big Leap in AI’
Cisco is making significant strides in quantum computing by focusing on quantum networking, aiming to bring practical applications closer to reality. The company recently introduced a prototype of its Quantum Network Entanglement Chip and inaugurated t… Continue reading Cisco’s new chip wants to scale quantum computing faster
Researchers warn these commands could be exploited to manipulate memory, impersonate devices, and bypass security controls. Continue reading Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking & Impersonation Due to Hidden Commands
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2024-21944, aka BadRAM) affecting ADM processors that can be triggered by rogue memory modules to unlock the chips’ encrypted memory. The SPD chip can be modified using an off-the-she… Continue reading BadRAM: $10 hack unlocks AMD encrypted memory
A tiny chip with a unique surface can accurately detect the blood biomarkers of a heart attack within minutes, a fraction of the time taken by current methods, even if they’re at very low concentrations. The researchers behind the device see it being u… Continue reading At-home heart attack detector gives results in minutes, not hours
An actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-43047) affecting dozens of Qualcomm’s chipsets has been patched by the American semiconductor giant. About CVE-2024-43047 On Monday, Qualcomm has confirmed patches for 20 vulnerabilities affe… Continue reading Qualcomm zero-day under targeted exploitation (CVE-2024-43047)
When you think 1080p video, you probably don’t think STM32 microcontroller. And yet! [Gabriel Cséfalvay] has pulled off just that through the creative use of on-chip peripherals. Sort of. The …read more Continue reading Doing 1080p Video, Sort Of, On the STM32 Microcontroller
Black Hat USA 2024: Critical RISC-V CPU vulnerability discovered. Dubbed GhostWrite; attackers can exploit this flaw to steal… Continue reading Black Hat USA 2024: Chip Flaw ‘GhostWrite’ Steals Data from CPU Memory