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Intel chips have a huge security flaw, and the fix will slow down Windows and Linux machines

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A design flaw has been discovered in Intel chips that will require major changes to be made to the Windows and Linux kernels. While patches are being worked on -- and in the case of Windows Insiders, have already rolled out -- users of both operating systems can expect to experience something of a performance hit. macOS machines running on Intel chips are also affected. Intel is -- for the moment -- remaining tight-lipped about the specifics of the flaw that has been unearthed, but it is believed to affected processors produced in the past decade. Developers are currently estimating… [Continue Reading]

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