In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in Arizona over nearly a decade. From a report: The Google spinoff discovered that replacing either vehicle in a two-car crash with its robot-guided minivans would nearly eliminate all deaths, according to…

A new side-channel attack takes aim at Intel’s CPU ring interconnect in order to glean sensitive data. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Take this quick, multiple-choice survey and tell us about the business intelligence or data analytics tools used at your workplace. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Researchers warn two critical bugs impacting multiple QNAP firmware versions are under active attack. …read more Source:: Threatpost

While its namesake founder is indicated for fraud and money laundering McAfee will sell off its enterprise business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) for $4bn in cash, the venerable security biz announced on Monday.… …read more Source:: Register

A Microsoft-led team of physicists has retracted a high-profile 2018 paper that the company touted as a key breakthrough in the creation of a practical quantum computer, a device that promises vast new computing power by tapping quantum mechanics. From a report: The retracted paper came from a lab headed by Microsoft physicist Leo Kouwenhoven…

That’s a lot of power. …read more Source:: CNet

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, told Oprah the pressures of royal life led to suicidal thoughts. And she and Prince Harry reveal the gender of their second child. …read more Source:: CNet

And here’s us thinking 640KB was enough for anyone South Korea’s SK Hynix has started mass production of its first 18GB LPDDR5 memory chip.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

schwit1 writes: Americans who have received the full COVID-19 vaccine can gather with vaccinated grandparents or friends without wearing masks or keeping their distance, according to new CDC guidance announced Monday, and those grandparents can visit with and hug family members that aren’t vaccinated as long as they don’t have underlying medical conditions that put…