Hardware
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Trends
‘Plundervolt’ attack breaches chip security with a shock to the system
Today’s devices have been secured against innumerable software attacks, but a new exploit called Plundervolt uses distinctly physical means to…
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China cracks down on foreign hardware and software
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Google’s Pixels get a ‘feature drop’ with call screen and camera enhancements
Google this morning announced the arrival of its first “feature drop.” The new offering will continue the company’s regular feature…
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The new Mac Pro goes up for order December 10
After more than a year of teasing, Apple finally unveiled the new Mac Pro at WWDC in June. The long…
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Finance
RaySecur, a mailroom security startup, raises $3M in seed funding
Raysecur says at least ten times a day someone sends a suspicious package containing powder, liquid, or some other kind…
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Sonos acquires voice assistant startup Snips, potentially to build out on-device voice control
Sonos revealed during its quarterly earnings report that it has acquired voice assistant startup Snips in a $37 million cash…
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Daily Crunch: Free Spotify comes to Alexa
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STARTUPS
Three of Apple and Google’s former star chip designers launch NUVIA with $53M in series A funding
Silicon is apparently the new gold these days, or so VCs hope. What was once a no-go zone for venture…
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LA warns of ‘juice-jacking’ malware, but admits it has no cases
Los Angeles’ district attorney is warning travelers to avoid public USB charging points because “they may contain dangerous malware.” Reading…
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