Meltdown And Spectre

NVIDIA updates its GPU software in response to Spectre security threat; claims risks are not the same as seen on Intel and others

Nvidia shares, down more than 1 percent in early trade, bounced back to gain 0.8 percent on the day after Huang’s comments.

Microsoft says security software patches for Spectre and Meltdown are slowing down PCs and servers

Microsoft also said that security updates froze some computers using chipsets from Intel rival AMD, dragging AMD’s shares down nearly 4 percent.

Apple issues iOS 11.2.2, macOS and Safari updates to mitigate the Spectre vulnerability on supported devices

Apple’s updates come in the form of iOS 11.2.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Update and Safari 11.0.2 for all supported devices.