Intel’s artificial intelligence efforts have been scattered over many different units but are now being united into a single operating group. The Artificial Intelligence Products Group will focus on the development of chips and software products tied to machine learning,…

Microsoft's OneDrive Web App Crippled With Performance Issues On Linux and Chrome OS
Iain Thomson, reporting for The Register: Plenty of Linux users are up in arms about the performance of the OneDrive web app. They say that when accessing Microsoft’s cloudy storage system in a browser on a non-Windows system — such…

Paper Spells Out Tech, Legal Options for Encryption Workarounds
Bruce Schneier and Orin Kerr have written a paper that explains the technological and legal issues associated with six encryption workarounds available to law enforcement.

Half of Android Devices Unpatched Last Year
Google said half of Android devices are unpatched and that percentage of potentially harmful apps on phones installed from all sources rose in 2016.

Malware That Targets Both Microsoft, Apple Operating Systems Found
A new strain of malware is designed to spread malware on either Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows, depending on where it’s opened.

Cisco Patches Critical IOx Vulnerability
Cisco Systems patched a critical vulnerability that could give an attacker root privileges to software running on two of its IoT router models.

WikiLeaks Dump Shows CIA Interdiction of iPhone Supply Chain
Today’s WikiLeaks Vault 7 Dark Matter release shows the CIA’s capabilities to attack and persist on Apple iPhone and Mac firmware and an apparent interdiction of the iPhone supply chain.

Don't Lose That Device
Did you know that according to the Verizon DBIR team, you are 16 times more likely to lose a laptop or mobile devices than have it stolen? When you are traveling, always double-check to make sure you have your mobile…

USB pen-testing stick: what happens if it falls into malicious hands?
The latest version of a circuit-frying USB stick that can now also disable Macs is a reminder to be careful about what you plug into your devices

Soundwaves used to produce fake data from accelerometers
The attacks on a Samsung Galaxy S5 and a Fitbit are proof of concept, but they make an important point: analog devices are also vulnerable