Cloudflare claims to have blocked huge DDoS attack
Peaked under 2 Tbps
Cloudflare claims to have blocked a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at just under 2 Tbps.
Microsoft cuts x64 emulation in Windows 10
Now only possible in Windows 11
Software King of the World Microsoft has confirmed that x64 emulation will no longer be offered in future Windows 10 Insider Preview builds (or release builds).
Sweeney calls for universal app store
He will even run it if it stops Apple
The CEO of Epic Games Tim Sweeney has called for a universal app store that works across all platforms which will "stop Apple."
Qualcomm does not need Apple any more
Free at last
While for a while Qualcomm’s fortune increased with that of Apple, but now Wall Street thinks the company has broken free.
It is the 50th anniversary of the Intel 4004 microprocessor
The world changed
Yesterday was the 50th birthday of the the Intel 4004 microprocessor, which was the first computer chip carved onto silicon.
Questions are starting to be asked about Apple’s ID programme
Why are US states spending tax payer money to give citizen data to Apple?
Fruity cargo cult Apple appears to be on a money spinner – it is getting tax payers money to run a service where government departments give it personal data of millions of citizens.
New rowhammer is a hacker’s dream
Non-uniform patterns cause RAM to bitflip
A new flavour of row hammer can bypass all mitigations that are deployed inside DRAM.
Chipzilla finds two high-severity vulnerabilities
Wide range of processor families
Intel has disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect a wide range of Intel processor families, allowing threat actors and malware to gain higher privilege levels on the device.
Tame Apple Press realises Jobs’ Mob software is pants
Universe is tanking
The Tame Apple Press is starting to realise that Apple’s software is rubbish and is holding the company back.
Asus and Gigabyte provide support for Ryzen 5000 series support
A320 users have an upgrade path
Asus and Gigabyte have enabled Ryzen 5000 series support on many of their A320 boards.