Monthly Archives: November 2020

New ‘Platypus’ attack can extract data from Intel chips, but Macs are mostly safe

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) A group of researchers have disclosed a new security vulnerability in Intel CPUs that can allow an attacker to extract data — but most Mac users are safe.Credit: Platypusattack.comThe so-called “Platypus” attack targets the Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) component of Intel CPUs. That’s a system that lets firmware and software platforms read how much power a CPU is pulling to complete its tasks, and has long been used to track and debug performance….

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Google Photos to end free unlimited storage on June 1, 2021

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Photos and videos uploaded to Google Photos in high quality will begin counting toward users’ 15GB of Google Account storage next June.When Google Photos launched in 2015, the tech giant had originally offered users the ability to upload an unlimited amount of photos at “high quality.” The company has announced that starting on June 1st in 2021, photos will once again count toward your overall Google Account storage limit of 15GB.Google tweeted out the change from the official Google Photos Twitter account on Wednesday….

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