Today, Tom's posted an update about the very poorly-named Spoiler (very easy to hide in searches, since there are a billion unrelated results for the word).
Prior to that, the only coverage was from a very small number of tech sites, with no updates since (except on one security-related site).
Something really smells. Not only is it named in a manner that makes it really easy to obfuscate, unlike Spectre in particular, something as serious as this one should have been front page on every tech site worth its salt. I'm actually surprised that Tom's posted its lone update article, with AMD's response.
Let's see:
1) Has existed since Core Duo.
2) Has been used in the wild already.
3) Can't be patched with software (unless, apparently, if you're talking about a massive slowdown).
4) Only exists on Intel CPUs.
Did I forget anything? I'm writing this from memory, since the only coverage (other than Tom's latest bit) was from like TWO WEEKS ago. Meanwhile, various sites have treated us to thinly-veiled marketing banality like "Best GPU for 2019".
Prior to that, the only coverage was from a very small number of tech sites, with no updates since (except on one security-related site).
Something really smells. Not only is it named in a manner that makes it really easy to obfuscate, unlike Spectre in particular, something as serious as this one should have been front page on every tech site worth its salt. I'm actually surprised that Tom's posted its lone update article, with AMD's response.
Let's see:
1) Has existed since Core Duo.
2) Has been used in the wild already.
3) Can't be patched with software (unless, apparently, if you're talking about a massive slowdown).
4) Only exists on Intel CPUs.
Did I forget anything? I'm writing this from memory, since the only coverage (other than Tom's latest bit) was from like TWO WEEKS ago. Meanwhile, various sites have treated us to thinly-veiled marketing banality like "Best GPU for 2019".