Hacking group Fail0verflow announced Sunday evening that it had obtained the encryption "root keys" for the PlayStation 5, an important first step in any effort to unlock the system and allow users to run homebrew software. The tweeted announcement includes an image of what appears to be the PS5's decrypted firmware files, highlighting code that references the system's "secure loader."

Israeli digital intelligence firm Cellebrite sells software designed to unlock phones and extract their data. As a result, its products are a favorite of law enforcement agencies across the U.S., and police frequently use them to gather evidence from seized devices. In the past, the company has received criticism for...

As Moore's Law slows, people are starting to look for alternatives to the silicon chips we've long been reliant on. A new optical switch up to 1,000 times faster than normal one day form the basis of new computers that use light rather than electricity. transistors could The attraction of optical computing is obvious.

Increasingly, modern life depends on how skillfully we shuttle electrons through the nanoscale mazes etched on computer chips. These processors aren't just for laptops anymore-they're used in your car, your thermostat, your refrigerator and microwave. And the pandemic has revealed just how deeply our dependence runs.

Moore's Law has been ridiculously accurate for more than 50 years - how long will it hold up? See in this visualization how the actual transistors in CPUs and GPUs compare to the linear progression of Moore's Law. From the early days of microprocessors, to Intel dominance and the rise of GPUs.

As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of the most compelling quests in physics. Its fame stems from its strange properties - it is the only particle that is its own antiparticle - and from its potential to be harnessed for future quantum computing.