Modern smartphone operating systems have myriad systems in place to improve security, but none of that helps when attackers target the modem. Google’s Project Zero team has shown it’s possible to get ...
Google is bringing Rust code to Pixel phones starting with the Pixel 10 as a security measure to prevent malicious attacks on the modem used inside Pixel 10 devices. This injection of Rust code is ...
To the Editor: “Ten miles apart should not mean worlds apart.” That line from the Rev. Jay MacLeod’s recent op-ed (“If you won’t fix what’s broke, don’t wreck what works,” April 14) is exactly right.
Google is integrating the Rust programming language into the Pixel 10’s modem firmware to mitigate memory-safety vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows. The shift allows the modem to block Remote ...
Android phones like the Pixel devices are already pretty secure, but Pixel modem security has reportedly taken quite the turn recently, and that should make them even safer. Google has just announced ...
The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences. By Benjamin Mullin More than 1,000 writers, actors and directors released ...
This post on X distributed yesterday generated a good number of views. It includes a 2014 letter to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that highlights the poor state of the US tax code. Donald ...
There’s an old saw in management: What you measure matters. And, typically, you get more of whatever you’re measuring. Software engineers have debated productivity metrics for decades, starting with ...
It was a few decades ago when I was part of the professional services arm of a large multinational technology firm, when I was asked to work with a customer who had some mission critical applications ...
In 2016, the Supreme Court halted an ambitious climate change initiative from President Barack Obama by a 5-to-4 vote along partisan lines. Its order was just one paragraph long and a stark departure ...
A war story with many twists and turnsHow one advisor's Middle East fam underwent changes on the fly. Keeping the 'independent' in ICIn my experience, these 10 measures have been sufficient to deter ...