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Intel issues advisory for 16 new firmware vulnerabilities

TechSpot

Intel says it has discovered no less than 16 new BIOS/UEFI vulnerabilities that allow malicious actors to perform escalation of privilege and denial of service attacks on affected systems. That means they can be leveraged to bypass many operating system protections as well as traditional endpoint security solutions, allowing hackers.

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Intel 11900K and 11700K processors are annihilating the Geekbench single-core test

TechSpot

Intel's flagship waded into the foray of the leaderboards. Though it's difficult to tell, it looks as if the 11900K is only beat by processors running a different operating system or. In the past couple of days, a smattering of i9-11900K, i7-11700K, and i5-11500 Geekbench scores have entered the scene.

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New Spectre derivative bug haunts Intel processors

Network World

Intel just can’t catch a break these days. Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to use the Spectre design flaw to break into the SGX secure environment of an Intel CPU to steal information. SGX stands for Software Guard eXtensions. To read this article in full, please click here

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Thinking About Intel Rack-Scale Architecture

Scott Lowe

You may have heard of Intel Rack-Scale Architecture (RSA), a new approach to designing data center hardware. This is an idea that was discussed extensively a couple of weeks ago at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 in San Francisco, which I had the opportunity to attend. Silicon photonics as a low-latency, high-speed rack-scale fabric.

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Apple’s Intel-ARM pivot could be a huge Mac moment or blown opportunity

Venture Beast

Apple says the shift from Intel to ARM-based processors marks the Mac's fourth major transition, but will it really be a big change? Read More.

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Fender’s CIO Talks Tuning Up SAP with a Migration to AWS

Information Week

Guitar maker sees performance boost in operating systems and business intel reports as demand grew in the pandemic among at-home musicians.

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Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 for Qualcomm Chips, a Blow to Intel

Data Center Knowledge

is creating a version of the Windows 10 operating system that will run on laptops powered by Qualcomm Inc. chips, a move that could erode Intel Corp.’s Microsoft Corp. s dominance in PCs and help the software maker gain a bigger foothold in mobile computing. Read More.

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