Day: February 18, 2020

Is it OPPOsites day? Chinese smartphone giant expected to develop its own silicon

OPPOrtunity knocks etc You can count the number of phone manufacturers who design their own silicon on one hand – Huawei, Samsung and Apple. But soon you’ll be able to add OPPO to that list.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Redbox expands into free live TV and movie streaming – CNET

It’s not the greatest service but, hey, at least it’s free? …read more Source:: CNet


The Messy, Secretive Reality Behind OpenAI’s Bid To Save the World

OpenAI has a glossy exterior. In the four short years of its existence, it has catapulted itself to a spot among the leading AI research labs in the world. Part of it is its consistency in producing headline-grabbing research. Part of it is its co-founders Elon Musk and legendary investor Sam Altman. But above all,…


Kingston IronKey D300 encrypted USB flash drive gets NATO Restricted Level certification

Kingston’s super-tough IronKey D300 encrypted USB flash gets the green light for use within NATO. …read more Source:: ZDNet


IBM Pulls Out Of RSA Over Coronavirus Fears

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Hacker Scheme Threatens AdSense Customers

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Lenovo, HP, Dell Peripherals Face Unpatched Firmware Bugs

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Google lives in an Orange submarine: Transatlantic cable will get by with a little help from some friends

French telco pairs up with Telxius on backhaul links, co-lo services Orange and Telxius are hooking up to provide backhaul links and co-lo services for Google’s fibre-optic transatlantic cable, due to go live later this year.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


16 DDoS Attacks Take Place Every 60 Seconds, Rates Reach 622 Gbps

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Samsung Wins 5-Nanometer Modem Chip Contract From Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics semiconductor manufacturing division has won a contract to make new Qualcomm 5G chips using its most advanced chip-making technology, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter said, boosting the Korean firm’s efforts to gain market share against rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. From the report: Samsung will fabricate at least some of…