Intel sets the stage for new ‘Level 2+’ automated driving

 Mobileye’s REM (road experiment management, in full) is going to help develop Level 4 and 5 vehicles eventually, yes, but Intel’s Dan Galves, Mobileye’s Chief Communications Officer, tells me that in the near-term it’ll have more interesting and immediate applications powering what he and Intel are calling ‘Level 2+” systems, which are semi-automated… Read More

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Watch Intel CEO Brian Krzanich’s CES keynote live right here

 All eyes are on Intel CEO Brian Krzanich today. While the issue isn’t limited to Intel chips, the company has been under the spotlight for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Krzanich sold quite a few Intel shares back in November. And let’s just say that the timing feels a bit weird. Let’s hear what he has to say on the vulnerabilities. Today’s keynote is also… Read More

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Nvidia reveals new AI platforms for smart assistants and AR in the car

 Nvidia revealed a lot of news about its Xavier autonomous machine intelligence processors at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas. The first production samples of the Xavier are now shipping out to customers, after being unveiled last year, and Nvidia also announced three new variants of its DRIVE AI platform, which are based around Xavier SoCs. The new DRIVE AI offerings include one focused… Read More

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What you need to know about the Intel class-action lawsuits over Meltdown and Spectre

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With the tech world still reeling from the revelations about the serious Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities to central processing units (CPUs), the first class-action lawsuits have been filed, just like clockwork. 

The vulnerabilities affect a wide range of devices and products, from laptops to phones, from a number of companies — but they disproportionately affect Intel chips. And it’s Intel that’s been hit hardest by the lawsuits filed so far.  Read more…

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After Meltdown and Spectre revelation, questions arise about timing of Intel CEO’s stock sales

 The timing of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich’s large sale of shares in November is raising questions because a Securities and Exchange Commission filing appeared to show that the transactions were planned after the company was informed about the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, but before they were made public. Read More

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Apple says Meltdown and Spectre flaws affect ‘all Mac systems and iOS devices,’ but not for long

 Apple isn’t immune to Meltdown and Spectre, the major bugs in basic computing architecture that were announced yesterday to widespread amazement and horror. In an announcement, the company said that “all Mac systems and iOS devices are affected,” which sounds right, but that mitigations are either already in place or on the way. Read More

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Intel’s CEO sold a ton of stock after finding out about chip security flaw

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Intel’s CEO reportedly sold $24 million worth of company stock and options after being informed of a serious security flaw in its chips — but before the flaw became publicly known. 

The stock sale was first reported by Business Insider.

In late 2017, Brian Krzanich, who has been chief executive of Intel since May 2013, sold as much stock as he was contractually allowed. Executives routinely sell stock, but this move caused some suspicion at the time for just how much stock Krzanich sold. 

Months later, news broke that two massive security flaws had been found in variety of computer chips — with Intel’s hardware being under particular scrutiny. Read more…

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