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Daily Crunch: Apple’s M1 chips have an ‘unpatchable’ hardware vulnerability, say MIT researchers

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Pacman on the attack : Carly writes that MIT researchers, while applying a “Pacman attack” test on Apple’s M1 chips, undiscovered a doozy in the way of an “unpatchable” hardware vulnerability that could allow attackers to break through its last line of security defenses. In its response, Apple didn’t seem too worried. Startups and VC.

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How Nvidia became a trillion-dollar company

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Nvidia’s transformation from an accelerator of video games to an enabler of artificial intelligence (AI) and the industrial metaverse didn’t happen overnight—but the leap in its stock market value to over a trillion dollars did. The resulting imagery can be used for marketing or collaborating on new designs and manufacturing processes.

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Palo Alto Networks Releases 2021 Global IoT Survey

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IoT survey from Palo Alto Networks highlights the need for shared responsibility among remote workers and IT teams to secure their enterprise. Smart lightbulbs, heart rate monitors, connected gym equipment, coffee machines, game consoles and even pet feeders are among the list of the strangest devices identified on such networks.

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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

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Most read Jailbreak your Tesla: A group of researchers say that they’ve found a way to hack the hardware underpinning Tesla’s infotainment system, allowing them to get what normally would be paid upgrades — such as heated rear seats — for free. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday.

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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

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The reasons are plentiful, but all tend to circle around the idea that it’s too early for software and too expensive to try to take on Apple or Facebook on the hardware front. On the hardware side, the ghost of Magic Leap’s formerly hyped glory still looms large.

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TechCrunch Experts: 3 articles on growth marketing and software development

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siewski, CEE mobile gaming lead, Google. When it comes to growth marketing, ‘so much of CRO is psychological’: Growthcurve was recommended to us through our growth marketing survey. Andrew Yakovlev, creator of Solydaria. Sam Zivot, marketing manager, StickerYou. John Woznowski, CEO, Reality.co. Jane Wang, CEO, Optimity.

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Pliops lands $100M for chips that accelerate analytics in data centers

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According to an IDC survey commissioned by Seagate, organizations collect only 56% of the data available throughout their lines of business, and out of that 56%, they only use 57%. A core component of Pliops’ processor is its hardware-accelerated key-value storage engine. Image Credits: Pliops.