Articles by Stephen Nellis

Apple Awarded $540M in Big Patent Win Over Smartphone Rival Samsung

After nearly five days of deliberations, a U.S. jury on Thursday said Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd should pay $539 million to Apple Inc. for copying patented smartphone features, according to court documents, bringing a years-long feud between the technology companies …

Home Security Camera’s Face Recognition Even Knows Family Dog

A team of engineers that worked on self-driving cars and helped invent Google Street View wants to help people guard their homes against intruders using the same style of facial recognition that unlocks smart phones. Lighthouse AI, their startup, on …

Wary Businesses Test Fixes for Chip Flaws Before Installing

Chances that a fix to a major microchip security flaw may slow down or crash some computer systems are leading some businesses to hold off installing software patches, fearing the cure may be worse than the original problem. Researchers this …

What to Do About Newly-Discovered Computer Security Flaws

Researchers from Google, academia and cybersecurity firms discovered two flaws in computer chips that affect nearly all modern computers. “Meltdown” is a flaw that affects laptops, desktop computers and internet servers with Intel chips and could let hackers steal data, …

Experts Warn of Security Flaws That Expose Most Computers, Phones to Hackers

Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings. One of the …

Cheaper Cyber Insurance in the Works for Apple, Cisco Customers

Apple Inc. is working with Cisco Systems Inc. to help businesses that primarily use gear from both companies to get a discount on cyber-security insurance premiums, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said on Monday. Sharing a stage with Cisco …