Intel details 8th-generation Core i7, i5 processors suitable for MacBook, dual-core MacBook Pro refresh: "Previously teased in May, the four processors launched by Intel on Monday are all meant for use in notebooks and all-in-one desktop systems, due to being designed with a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 Watts, meaning the processors run at low temperatures. Intel claims the new Core i5 and Core i7 chips can lead to notebook and tablet designs with up to 10 hours of battery life, as well as the performance boost, which is said to provide double the processing power of processors released five years ago. "

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Secret chips in replacement parts can completely hijack your phone’s security | Ars Technica: "People with cracked touch screens or similar smartphone maladies have a new headache to consider: the possibility the replacement parts installed by repair shops contain secret hardware that completely hijacks the security of the device."

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Encryption key for iPhone 5s Touch ID exposed, opens door to further research: "The tool and hack is not for the inexperienced. The outputs of the tool are binaries of the kernel and related software regulating the communications between the Touch ID sensor and Secure Enclave —but not any information transmitted presently or in the past between the Touch ID sensor and the Secure Enclave."

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Rowhammer RAM attack adapted to hit flash storage • The Register: "It's Rowhammer, Jim, but not as we know it: IBM boffins have taken the DRAM-bit-flipping-as-attack-vector trick found by Google and applied it to MLC NAND Flash."

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Comp sci world shock: Bonn boffin proposes P≠NP proof, preps for prestige, plump prize • The Register: "This isn't purely an abstract issue. Current cryptography assumes P≠NP; if that turns out to be wrong, online security could become much more of a challenge."

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TSMC in mass production of 10nm 'A11' chips for Apple's 'iPhone 8': "TSMC is applying the same 10-nanometer FinFET manufacturing technique being used to make A10X chips for this year's 10.5- and 12.9-inch iPad Pros, DigiTimes said on Monday. The A10X is in fact believed to be the first chip produced with the technique, though TSMC does have other clients."

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Google refuses comment on 'aggressive deployment' of Android spyware app in Play store: "Google has taken action to curb the spread of Android malware based on "SonicSpy" that besides just exfiltrating personal data from the phone, had the ability to silently record audio, take photos with the camera, make calls, and send text messages."

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Firmware update blunder bricks hundreds of home 'smart' locks • The Register

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Revealed: The naughty tricks used by web ads to bypass blockers • The Register

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Suspected sextortionist hiding behind Tor is outed by booby-trapped video | Ars Technica: "The FBI used a booby-trapped video to identify a California man who allegedly used the Tor network to anonymously extort sexually explicit material from minors online."

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BBC - Future - Why can't films and TV accurately portray hackers?: "As time goes on, it’s becoming more difficult to get away with false portrayals of hacking and technology. Some of the most famous offenders are..."

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Why the Bitcoin network just split in half and why it matters | Ars Technica

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Slayer of WCry worm charged with creating unrelated banking malware | Ars Technica

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Why the feds took down one of Bitcoin’s largest exchanges - The Verge: "There will continue to be demand for exchanges like BTC-e, and with feds directly targeting exchanges that don’t play by the book, the split between the two halves of Bitcoin is becoming starker and starker."

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Apple posts strong $45.4 billion in revenue on growing sales of 41 million iPhones: "As for the Mac, sales were 4.3 million, up slightly from the same period in 2016. Sales of the Mac were also up from 4.2 million in the March 2017 quarter."

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