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  • Hacker News: Speed or security? Speculative execution in Apple Silicon

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    Source URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2025/02/25/speed-or-security-speculative-execution-in-apple-silicon/ Source: Hacker News Title: Speed or security? Speculative execution in Apple Silicon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text delves into advanced CPU processing techniques used in Apple silicon chips, notably focusing on out-of-order execution, load address prediction (LAP), and load value prediction (LVP). It also addresses the…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/29/baroness-kidron-speech/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation Feedly Summary: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation Barnstormer of a speech by UK film director and member of the House of Lords Baroness Kidron. This is the Hansard transcript but you can also watch the video on parliamentlive.tv.…

  • The Register: SLAP, Apple, and FLOP: Safari, Chrome at risk of data theft on iPhone, Mac Silicon

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/flop_and_slap_attacks_apple_silicon/ Source: The Register Title: SLAP, Apple, and FLOP: Safari, Chrome at risk of data theft on iPhone, Mac Silicon Feedly Summary: It’s another cousin of Spectre, here to read your email, browsing history, and more Many recent Apple laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones powered by Cupertino’s homegrown Silicon processors can be exploited…

  • Hacker News: New Apple CPU side-channel attacks steals data from browsers

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-apple-cpu-side-channel-attack-steals-data-from-browsers/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Apple CPU side-channel attacks steals data from browsers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent disclosure by security researchers reveals critical side-channel vulnerabilities in modern Apple processors, specifically regarding the FLOP and SLAP attacks. These flaws exploit speculative execution mechanisms to leak sensitive…

  • The Register: Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6%

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/torvalds_patch_linux_performance/ Source: The Register Title: Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6% Feedly Summary: 21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux’s multithreaded performance.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Slashdot: Spectre Flaws Still Haunt Intel, AMD as Researchers Found Fresh Attack Method

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/10/19/0619245/spectre-flaws-still-haunt-intel-amd-as-researchers-found-fresh-attack-method?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Spectre Flaws Still Haunt Intel, AMD as Researchers Found Fresh Attack Method Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The newly disclosed cross-process Spectre attack exposes persistent flaws in Intel and AMD processors, hindering full mitigation efforts six years after the vulnerabilities’ original report. Researchers from ETH Zurich…

  • Hacker News: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation

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    Source URL: https://grsecurity.net/cross_process_spectre_exploitation Source: Hacker News Title: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: This detailed text discusses a newly developed cross-process Spectre attack exploiting vulnerabilities in Intel processors, specifically involving the Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB). The attack showcases how certain exploit methodologies can retain unauthorized data through microcode…

  • The Register: Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/spectre_problems_continue_amd_intel/ Source: The Register Title: Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method Feedly Summary: The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped Six years after the Spectre transient execution processor design flaws were disclosed, efforts to patch the problem continue to fall…