|
January 4, 2018, 1:45 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Meltdown and Spectre: |
Official webpage for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities, which has links to research papers and an FAQ — Bugs in modern computers leak passwords and sensitive data. Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware bugs allow programs …
More:
The Verge, Business Insider, Reuters, Laptop Mag, International Business Times, US-CERT, Computerworld, CNNMoney, eWeek, The Guardian, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Red Hat, Softpedia News, Tom's Hardware, BleepingComputer.com, xenbits.xen.org, WRAL TechWire, KTLA, TechCrunch, Qualys Blog, Quartz, Newser, TechConnect, On MSFT, The LastPass Blog, WRAL TechWire, SUSE Communities, Kaspersky Lab official blog, VentureBeat, UPI, Axios, The Tech Report, SiliconANGLE, The Hacker News, US-CERT, The Register, Android Central, TechSpot, bit-tech.net, Softpedia News, Neowin, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @attritionorg, @nicoleperlroth, @hacks4pancakes, @hacks4pancakes, @albertwenger, @agl__, and @dnvolz
| Google Online Security Blog: |
Google's Project Zero says it discovered three variants of CPU attack, affecting AMD, ARM, and Intel; Android devices with latest security update are safe — Last year, Google's Project Zero team discovered serious security flaws caused by “speculative execution,” a technique used by most modern processors …
More:
The Keyword, CSO, Security Intelligence, Forbes, BetaNews, Project Zero, Barron's Online, Motherboard, Ars Technica, ExtremeTech, Silicon Republic, MediaNama, Softpedia News, Microsoft Azure Cloud …, Google Help, CNET, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, International Business Times, Slashdot, CNBC, TheStreet, Business Insider, and Mashable
Tweets: @stevesi, @bryanbma, @fioraaeterna, @stevesi, @bittrexexchange, and @lizthegrey
| Spectreattack.com: |
Researchers wrote a Spectre attack in JavaScript that violates browser sandboxing and reads data from the address space of the browser process running it — Modern processors use branch prediction and speculative execution to maximize performance. For example, if the destination …
More:
Windows Blog, BBC, Mozilla Security Blog, lkml.org, SecurityWeek, Forbes, LWN.net, BleepingComputer.com, Security Affairs, Android Authority, Softpedia News, Neowin, Silicon Republic, MSPoweruser, AskWoody, and AskWoody
Tweets: @_jonasschnelli_, @aras_p, and @jschauma
| New York Times: |
Researchers say there is no known fix for Spectre CPU flaw; Meltdown flaw affects almost all Intel CPUs, requires software patch that could cause slowness — SAN FRANCISCO — Computer security experts have discovered two major security flaws in the microprocessors inside nearly all of the world's computers.
More:
The Verge, Recode, CircleID, Computerworld, BuzzFeed, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check. Tweets: @micahflee
| Troy Wolverton / Business Insider: |
More:
The Next Web, MarketWatch, CNBC, Ubergizmo, Neowin, Mashable, Softpedia News, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @alexeheath. Thanks:@lexnfx
| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
More:
CNBC, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Hardware, O'Grady's PowerPage, Firstpost, NPR, Patently Apple, and Mercury News
| Rebecca Savransky / The Hill: |
White House says it has banned guests and employees from using personal cell phones in the West Wing, will only allow use of government-issued devices — The White House is going to start barring employees from using their personal cellphones at work, press secretary Sarah Sanders said early Thursday.
More:
Axios, The Verge, Bloomberg, ZDNet, New York Magazine, Fast Company, Engadget, Axios, ABC News, CBS News, CNET, CNBC, Washington Examiner, Mashable, and Newser
Tweets: @maggienyt, @zekejmiller, @thebradfordfile, and @kimberlyeatkins
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils Exynos 9 Series 9810 processor, likely to be used in Galaxy S9, and teases iPhone X-like features including face tracking and unlocking — Starting off the new year by introducing its latest custom smartphone processor, Samsung has revealed some of what we might expect from its next Galaxy S flagship.
More:
Samsung Global Newsroom, PCWorld, AppleInsider, Business Insider, Engadget, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, 9to5Google, Android Police, AnandTech, Mashable, 9to5Mac, BGR, Cult of Mac, ValueWalk, MacRumors, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, Android Authority, Neowin, and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @faryaab
| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Zuckerberg says his personal challenge for 2018 is to focus on fixing Facebook's “important issues” and the company makes “too many errors” enforcing policies — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's mission in 2018 is to fix Facebook's mounting issues from last year …
More:
TechCrunch, Recode, Gizmodo, Quartz, GeekWire, The Verge, Axios, CNET, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, Mashable, Business Insider, and Fortune
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @kantrowitz, @ericnewcomer, @kottke, @bendwalsh, @econ_marshall, @jwherrman, @jillianiles, @edmundlee, @franberkman, @mattyglesias, @mikeisaac, and @jyarow
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
AT&T announces plans to start rolling out a true 5G network in 12 cities by the end of 2018 — AT&T has announced plans to roll out a true 5G network in a dozen markets in accordance with the 3GPP's recently released 5G NR (new radio) guidelines by the end of 2018.| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed: |
Reports suggest India's Aadhaar national ID database was breached, exposing information of ~1.2B Indians and allowing creation of admin accounts by other admins — In 2010 India started scanning personal details like names, addresses, dates of birth, mobile numbers, and more …
More:
The Tribune, Washington Post, Gizmodo, The Quint, The Guardian, The Tribune, BGR India, Firstpost, MediaNama, and BGR India
Tweets: @bjp4india, @thetribunechd, @thequint, @sitaramyechury, @raju, @rameshsrivats, @randomlysid, @pranavdixit, @nixxin, @troyhunt, and @nixxin
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Canalys predicts worldwide smart speakers sales will reach 56.3M in 2018, with 38.4M sales in the US, outpacing AR, VR, and wearables — Amazon and Google were willing to lose money on smart speaker sales over the holidays by discounting their hardware in order to gain market share. The reason?| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Johnson Controls unveils $319 Cortana-powered thermostat called GLAS, which runs Windows 10 IoT Core; available now for preorder, ships in March — Beauty comes at a price — Microsoft has partnered with Johnson Controls to build a thermostat. The software giant first unveiled …
More:
Windows Experience Blog, PR Newswire, Windows Central, CNET, ZDNet, Engadget, TechSpot, On MSFT, Mashable, and Neowin
| Lori Grunin / CNET: |
French startup Shadow to launch $34.95/month cloud game streaming service for Windows, macOS, and Android on Feb. 15 in California with one-year subscription — For all sorts of products we've irremediably blurred the lines between renting vs. owning, local vs. cloud — but are we ready to do the same for the PC?
More:
Gizmodo, The Verge, PCWorld, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Polygon, and Blue's News
| New York Times: |
How Nvidia researchers generated pictures of faces that appear to be real but aren't by analyzing photos of celebrities and detecting patterns — To create the final image in this set, the system generated 10 million revisions over 18 days. — The woman in the photo seems familiar.
Tweets: @alexsteffen, @pnhoward, @rafael_parente, @cademetz, @nvidiaai, and @nvidiaaidev
| Julie Verhage / Bloomberg: |
Wealthfront raises $75M led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Benchmark, Greylock, Index Ventures, more, and says it has $9B+ under management — Wealth management startup gains new investor in funding round — Competition is growig as startups target milennials onlineSponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Equals:
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Zoho:
Zoho WorkDrive named a Leader in the Nucleus Research CSC Technology Value Matrix 2026 — Enterprise content management is evolving rapidly with about 80% of the data unstructured. The growing challenge is not about storing information anymore.
Zoho WorkDrive named a Leader in the Nucleus Research CSC Technology Value Matrix 2026 — Enterprise content management is evolving rapidly with about 80% of the data unstructured. The growing challenge is not about storing information anymore.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Bots Break Containment and Hack Hugging Face Autonomously — With Alex Stamos
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Great Chat:
Too big to laugh: how tech lost its sense of humor
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Substack Wants To Become A Social Network; Beehiiv Wants To Stay Invisible
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Training Data:
Factory's Matan Grinberg: The Coming 'Dark Factory' Where Software Builds Itself
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Invest Like the Best:
Matthew Smith — Natural Gas: The Next Bottleneck
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:45 PM ET, January 4, 2018.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Todd Spangler / Variety:Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian: |
More:
Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, Politico, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @politicoeurope, @rasmus_kleis, @billbrowder, @ggreenwald, and @ia
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
More:
TechCrunch, Inquirer, GeekWire, Business Wire, VentureBeat, and SlashGear
Tweets: @pixelpar, @mochi_wsj, and @domsplaying
Earlier Picks
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
More:
Windows Central, The Verge, Laptop Mag, AnandTech, Gotta Be Mobile, Liliputing, Digital Trends, BGR, and CNET
| Joe Shields / AnandTech: |
More:
Windows Central, The Verge, Engadget, ZDNet, Digital Trends, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, and Windows Central. Tweets: @paulobrien
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |