Editor's Pick: Intel, Microsoft, Google Scramble for Solutions as Patches Slow Systems

Intel, Microsoft, Google Scramble for Solutions as Patches Slow Systems

David Jones Jan 12, 2018 5:00 AM PT
	Major tech companies, including Intel, Microsoft and Google, scrambled to calm the mood this week after a large number of computer users reported performance problems linked to security updates for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. A firestorm of criticism has erupted over the response to the chip flaws, which researchers at Google's Project Zero discovered in 2016. [More...]

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