AMD 'Inception' Vulnerability Affects Zen 3 and 4

From Tom's Hardware: Swiss researchers have found holes in AMD Ryzen processor security. AMD has outlined the newly uncovered "Inception" attack in its official CVE-2023-20569 bulletin. Like some of the most infamous CPU vulnerabilities, Inception is a speculative side channel attack, which can...

TSMC Agrees to Build €10 Billion Semiconductor Fab in Germany

From ExtremeTech: If the last few years have taught us anything, it's that global supply chains are vulnerable to disruption. The pandemic-era chip shortage has abated, but demand for silicon is always increasing. Taiwanese chip-making behemoth TSMC is working to open fabs outside of Asia, which...

Hybrid work is entering the 'trough of disillusionment'

From ComputerWorld: Remote work, once praised as the new paradigm for productivity and employee satisfaction, is losing some steam as more organizations and even governments are requiring workers to return to the office — at least, part time.

Bosses are imposing more strict in-office mandates as...

Google Messages Now Uses End-to-End Encryption By Default

From CNET: Google Messages are now encrypted by default when messaging between Android devices, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

Google Messages have had an option to encrypt your messages in settings, but now it's set to default.

This means that when sending texts between two Android...

Refurbished Steam Decks Available Starting at $319

From Tom's Hardware: Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Decks, dropping the prices for the devices, which now start at $319. The used Decks will be available both on Steam and, in limited quantities, at GameStop locations.

The company says that "Each Certified Refurbished Steam Deck has been...

Lyft wants to kill surge pricing

From TechCrunch: Lyft has been cutting fares in order to secure more riders, and it’s working. But that success has come with a (literal) cost.

The ride-hail company reported Tuesday during its second quarter 2023 earnings an increase in riders and decrease in revenue per active rider. That...

Apple Bought All of TSMC's 3nm Capacity for an Entire Year

From ExtremeTech: In the final days of 2022, TSMC announced it had started production on its highly-anticipated 3nm process, which it calls FinFlex. Several months later, it was reported that Apple was the first TSMC customer to open up its checkbook for the fledging node, as it had reportedly...

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