Author: Zach_Wilson
AMD patches high severity security flaw affecting Zen chips
AMD advisory warns about a new high-severity security flaw The bug affects Zen 1 to Zen 4 CPUs Abuse could lead to the loss of SEV-based protection of a confidential guest Chipmaking giant AMD has confirmed it recently patched a high-severity vulnerability affecting its Zen 1 to Zen 4 CPUs.…
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Reddit tells communities threatening Elon Musk and DOGE workers to cool down
Reddit has seen an increase in rule-breaking posts across “several communities,” and it has issued a temporary ban on one that featured users calling for violence against people who work for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a note on the subreddit, Reddit says it was banned…
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Absurdly powerful PC with 7 liquid-cooled Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs has just gone on sale — and it is in stock
At least two workstation specialists have put supercharged PCs with Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs on sale over the past few days. The most impressive of them all is the Bizon ZX5500 which packs up to seven (yes, seven) water-cooled 32GB RTX 5090 GPUs in a tall tower casing. This is…
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This devious new macOS malware disguises itself as Chrome, Zoom installers
Apple has offered a patch for Ferret family malware The malware is used in associated with the ‘Contagious Interview’ campaign However some malware is still undetectable, so be on your guard Apple has delivered a new patch on Xprotect, its on-device malware removal tool, intended to block several variants of…
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Look at this keyboard
Hey, real quick: look at this keyboard. There’s something cool about it. It’s a mechanical keyboard. It’s a laser keyboard. It’s a magnetic induction keyboard. It has the new switches. It has the old switches. It’s very thin. It’s got a weird layout. It has a trackpoint. Or a screen.…
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China is quietly pushing ahead with massive 50,000Mbps broadband rollout to leapfrog rest of the world on internet speeds
Dell’Oro group issues latest Broadband Access & Home Networking 5-Year Forecast Report Amongst its findings was the focus of Chinese telcos on FTTR (fiber to the room) and 50Gbps PON deployments 50G is a relatively new technology, and I’ve been surprised by the speed at which this is rolling out…
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