Amazon Echo Review at Ars (opens the source in a new tab)
Typical thorough Ars Review. Personally, I don't want it listening
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ROCA Crypto Flaw Worse than Originally Thought (opens the source in a new tab)
Flaw allows private keys to be calculated from the public key. Read it
Broadcom Wants to Buy Qualcomm for $130B (opens the source in a new tab)
Given how Qualcomm took a huge stock hit because of Apple... bargain
Intel and AMD to Ship Collaborative Mobile Chip (opens the source in a new tab)
Long time rivals join forces, allows both to compete with Nvidia
Russia's Anti-VPN Law Kicks In (opens the source in a new tab)
Not good news for anyone who'd like to stay out of the Kremlin's view
Apple Looking to Ditch Qualcomm Chips (opens the source in a new tab)
Unsurprising, given the legal kerfuffle. Buy Intel and MediaTek.
Portugal and Net Neutrality (opens the source in a new tab)
I'm neutral on net neutrality, but this is a strong pro- argument
Coinhive Using You to Mine Cryptocurrency (opens the source in a new tab)
Covert miners using your CPU for profit
Sprint/T-Mobile Merger Off Again (opens the source in a new tab)
Probably for the best, competition-wise
Charter CEO Blames Netflix Password Piracy for Cord-Cutting (opens the source in a new tab)
They'll blame anything but their own high prices and bad service