Intel And Microsoft Partner For DARPA DPRIVE 'Holy Grail' Cybersecurity Project For Homomorphic Encryption

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Intel And Microsoft Partner For DARPA DPRIVE 'Holy Grail' Cybersecurity Project For Homomorphic Encryption]( By Nathan Ord on Mar 08, 2021 02:26 pm [Intel And Microsoft Partner For DARPA DPRIVE 'Holy Grail' Cybersecurity Project For Homomorphic Encryption]( Today, Intel signed an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to "perform in its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program." This means that the company will now be working on fully homomorphic encryption, dubbed the "holy grail" of cybersecurity or "the final frontier' in data privacy." 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Now, Microsoft is one step closer to sealing the deal as both the U.S. Securities and Exchange [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [WhatsApp Is Reportedly Developing Encrypted Cloud Backups For Your Chats]( By Nathan Ord on Mar 08, 2021 01:58 pm [WhatsApp Is Reportedly Developing Encrypted Cloud Backups For Your Chats]( Recently, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been on the hook for privacy and data tracking concerns. While the company is not backing down on the new policy, it is implementing new features which help with other concerns, such as cloud backups. At present, users can backup their conversations to the cloud, but they are not encrypted. This may be [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Zoom Like A Pro With This Video Conference Home Studio Optimization Guide]( By Ben Funk on Mar 08, 2021 01:16 pm [Zoom Like A Pro With This Video Conference Home Studio Optimization Guide]( Whether you're streaming, video podcasting, or working from home to join meetings on Zoom or Microsoft Teams, visual fidelity is important. Video calls are hard to handle when we can't understand each other and body language is important. Streams on Twitch or  YouTube video with poor quality are an easy pass, as well. We've previously talked [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Watch This Gutsy GeForce RTX 3070 DIY Memory Upgrade To 16GB]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 08, 2021 11:53 am [Watch This Gutsy GeForce RTX 3070 DIY Memory Upgrade To 16GB]( When it comes to cutting edge PC hardware, modding is not always for the faint of heart. Or in the case of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3070 series, all of which sell for a mint by marketplace sellers, modding is not for the faint of wallet or purse. Nevertheless, the scarcity of GPUs and jacked up pricing did not stop a Russian modder from carefully [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD's Burly EPYC 7003 Zen 3 Milan CPUs Confirmed For March 15 Launch]( By Brandon Hill on Mar 08, 2021 11:25 am [AMD's Burly EPYC 7003 Zen 3 Milan CPUs Confirmed For March 15 Launch]( AMD is finally ready to take the next step in the rollout of its Zen 3 family of processors following the launch of Ryzen 5000 desktop and laptop families. Today, AMD announced that its third-generation EPYC processors would be officially announced on March 15th at 11 am ET, one week from today. On hand at the virtual press conference will [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel 14th Gen Lunar Lake CPU Platform Referenced In New Linux Patch Notes]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 08, 2021 11:01 am [Intel 14th Gen Lunar Lake CPU Platform Referenced In New Linux Patch Notes]( In the immediate future, Intel will be rolling out its Rocket Lake processors, comprised of 11th Gen Core desktop CPUs. Then a little bit further down the road, we will get to see how Intel's hybrid design works out, with the eventual introduction of Alder Lake. What about after that? We've seen references to a Meteor Lake platform, and now [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [ASUS ROG Phone 5 Gaming Flagship With 18GB LPDDR5 Confirmed By SK Hynix]( By Brandon Hill on Mar 08, 2021 10:12 am [ASUS ROG Phone 5 Gaming Flagship With 18GB LPDDR5 Confirmed By SK Hynix]( According to ASUS, the ROG Phone 5 will launch this week, but the company has been mum on the smartphone's official specifications. However, SK hynix has spilled the beans early on at least one SKU for the smartphone. In a press release issued this morning, SK hynix touted that it has begun mass production of 18GB LPDDR5 for mobile applications. [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Celebrate Mario Day With These Big Discounts On Nintendo Switch Game Favorites]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 08, 2021 09:56 am [Celebrate Mario Day With These Big Discounts On Nintendo Switch Game Favorites]( Can you imagine what life would be like without Super Mario, perhaps the world's most famous plumber? Neither can we, nor do we want to. In celebration of the iconic character and his upcoming Mario Day—not his birthday mind you, but March 10, or MAR10 (get it?)—you can save up to 35 percent on a bunch of Nintendo Switch games (and even more [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [OnePlus 9 Launch Confirmed For March 29 With Hasselblad-Developed Camera System]( By Brandon Hill on Mar 08, 2021 07:51 am [OnePlus 9 Launch Confirmed For March 29 With Hasselblad-Developed Camera System]( It's no secret that the OnePlus 9 family of smartphones is blasting off soon, and in recent weeks we've learned more details about the devices. One recent rumor was that at least the OnePlus 9 Pro would come packing a Hasselblad-branded camera system on the rear, which was later bolstered by OnePlus' "Moonshot" teaser. 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