This Week in Tech 658

Controversial RyzenFall AMD flaws revealed. Leo gives up Facebook for good over Cambridge Analytica scandal. Broadcom gives up its Qualcomm takeover. Apple announces an education-themed event on March 27th. Farewell Adrian Lamo. Theranos officially charged with fraud. Bitcoin mining will drain the world's energy.

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• 13 Critical Flaws Discovered in AMD Ryzen and EPYC Processors
• Linus Torvalds slams CTS Labs over AMD vulnerability report
• CTS Labs Speaks: Why It Blindsided AMD With Ryzenfall And Other Vulnerabilities
• Severe Security Advisory on AMD Processors
• Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach | News | The Guardian
• Suspending Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group from Facebook | Facebook Newsroom
• Facebook investigating employee's links to Cambridge Analytica
• White House Blocks Broadcom's Proposed Takeover of Qualcomm
• WTF is CFIUS?
• Broadcom has decided not to acquire Qualcomm
• China's Huawei set to lead global charge to 5G networks
• SS7 hack explained: what can you do about it?
• Steve Jobs Employment Questionnaire Sold for $174,757 at Auction
• Apple to Host March 27 Event in Chicago: 'Creative New Ideas for Teachers and Students' - Mac Rumors
• HP ENVY x2
• iOS 11.3 beta 2 adds brand new ClassKit framework for educational apps
• Above Avalon: An Apple R&D Bonanza
• Samsung and UCSF Introduce My BP Lab, a Smartphone App for Blood Pressure and Stress Research
• Celebrating Stephen Hawking | plus.maths.org
• Adrian Lamo is dead
• SEC.gov | Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charged With Massive Fraud
• This City Just Passed the First Bitcoin Mining Ban in the US - Motherboard
• How to mine Ethereum with your MacBook and eGPU graphics adapters
• How Iceland became the bitcoin miners’ paradise