Google told chipmakers about Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities last summer

Tom Allen
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The flaws affect all chipmakers, contrary to earlier reports and claims

In a new blog post, Google has said that its Project Zero security team discovered the serious chip flaw announced yesterday last year, and informed chip makers about it at the time. It has now ...

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