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The first unpatchable iPhone exploit in six years targets chips still running Apple's latest iOS

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In context: Unpatchable, hardware-level vulnerabilities caused a stir some years ago when they repeatedly turned up in AMD and Intel processors, but they've been far rarer on Apple chips. This latest discovery only affects older iPhone processors, but it still shows that even relatively recent SecureROM implementations aren't foolproof.

Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have published the first iPhone bootROM exploit in years. The process, called usbliter8, targets a hardware-level flaw, which means upgrading to newer hardware is the only real fix.

The exploit affects the iPhone XS's A12 chip, the Apple Watch Series 4's S4 chip, and the iPhone 11's A13 SoC. The S5, found in the Apple Watch Series 5, first-generation SE, and HomePod mini, is vulnerable too. Pulling it off requires physical access and a Raspberry Pi, since the...

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Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months

Hayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Five months after returning to OpenAI, Barret Zoph — the company’s head of enterprise AI sales — has

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Sources: about 200 companies accessing Mythos Preview through Project Glasswing have preserved their access despite a recent US government shutdown order

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Sources: about 200 companies accessing Mythos Preview through Project Glasswing have preserved their access despite a recent US government shutdown order