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Which watch should you wear?

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Samsung’s 2022 Galaxy Watch lineup consists of two models: the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Watch 5 Pro. The Watch 5 Pro is a new addition to the series featuring a more durable design that can take on rugged terrains easily. But the Galaxy Watch 5 also features a strengthened screen and a bigger battery. If you are in the market for one of the best Android smartwatches, do you take home the Galaxy Watch 5 or Watch 5 Pro? Is the extra protection worth the cost? Let’s find out.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Specs

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
display 1.19″ Sapphire Crystal Glass AMOLED (396 x 396px) (40mm) or 1.36″ Sapphire Crystal Glass AMOLED (450 x 450px) (44mm) 1.36″ Sapphire Crystal Glass Super AMOLED (450 x 450px) (45mm)
CPUs Exynos W920 Exynos W920
RAM 1.5GB 1.5GB
Storage 16 GB 16 GB
Battery 284mAh (40mm) or 410mAh (44mm) 590mAh
connectivity NFC, GPS, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi (2.4GHz & 5GHz), LTE (optional) NFC, GPS, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi (2.4GHz & 5GHz), LTE (optional)
Durability IP68, Waterproof to 50m (5ATM), MIL-STD-810H IP68, Waterproof to 50m (5ATM), MIL-STD-810H
Software One UI Watch 4.5 (Wear OS 3.5) One UI Watch 4.5 (Wear OS 3.5)
Health sensors Optical Heart Rate, Electrical Heart Sensor (ECG), Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA), Continuous SpO2, Skin Temperature Sensor Optical Heart Rate, Electrical Heart Sensor (ECG), Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA), Continuous SpO2, Skin Temperature Sensor
Price From $280 From $450
Strap 20mm 20mm
Dimensions 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8mm (40mm) or 44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8mm (44mm) 45.4 x 45.4 x 10.5mm
Weight 29 (40mm) or 32.8g (44mm) 46.5g (45mm)
Watch Material Armor Aluminum Titanium
mobile payments Samsung Pay, Google Wallet Samsung Pay, Google Wallet
Workout detection And it is And it is
Exercise modes 90+ 90+
Color options Silver, Graphite, Pink Gold (40mm only), Sapphire (44mm only) BlackTitanium, GrayTitanium

Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Watch 5 Pro: Durability and design

Design is an area where the Watch 5 differs from its Pro sibling. At first glance, the latter might look like a beefier version of the regular model, but there are a lot of other differences.

The Galaxy Watch 5 is available in 40mm and 44m sizes, while the Pro model only comes in a 45mm casing. The Watch 5’s design looks very similar to the Watch 4, but Samsung has tweaked the curvature to ensure more contact with your wrist. It continues to use an aluminum casing, with Samsung using a Sapphire Crystal Glass for the display, which is seemingly 1.6x times stronger than last year’s model. The more durable build makes the Watch 5 Pro heavier and thicker: 46.5g and 10.5mm vs. the Watch 5’s 28.7g and 9.8mm thickness.

The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro further builds on its more affordable sibling with a sturdier titanium casing. It also features a protruding bezel that helps protect the display from dings and scratches, though in our Galaxy Watch 5 hands-on, we were not a big fan of it. Samsung claims the Sapphire Crystal Glass sitting on top of the 1.36-inch circular display is 2x tougher than the Watch 4. Unlike the regular model, the Watch 5 Pro uses a D-Buckle Sport Band that can easily handle rugged terrains while offering a clean fit. The entire Watch 5 lineup uses 20mm watch bands, so you can swap bands if the in-box band ends up too loose or too tight on your wrist.


The beefier design of the Watch 5 Pro means it is not suitable for smaller wrists. Heck, for some with narrow wrists, even the 40mm Watch 5 might feel too big, as the in-box band with its sculpted ends can keep it from rotating enough for a proper fit. You can alleviate that by swapping to a high-quality 20mm watch strap with flat ends. If you are not a fan of big and bulky watches, opt for the regular Galaxy Watch 5.

Both smartwatches are IP68 + 5ATM certified, so you can wear them while swimming. Compared to the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, the Watch 5 lineup misses out on a rotating bezel—instead, they use a digital bezel. In addition, there are two physical keys located on the right side for navigation purposes.

Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Watch 5 Pro: Chipset and sensors

Despite their outer shell differences, the Galaxy Watch 5 and its Pro sibling pack the same internals. Both smartwatches use Samsung’s 5nm Exynos W920 chip running at 1.18GHz—the same SoC does duty inside the Galaxy Watch 4. This is paired with 1.5GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. So, in terms of performance, the Pro and non-Pro watches should perform the same.

This goes for the health sensors, too: they match across the entire Galaxy Watch 5 series. This includes an accelerometer, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, and light sensor. Samsung’s BioActive Sensor—which can measure your heart rate, electrical heart signal, and body mass composition—is also present. The temperature sensor is a new addition that relies on infrared to take more accurate measurements.

Samsung even claims that the sensors on the Galaxy Watch 5 will take your measurements with greater accuracy. That’s because they now have direct contact with your wrist over a larger surface area, which should again help those with thin or narrow wrists.

Irrespective of which watch you buy, it can measure your heart rate and body composition, track your workouts, sleep cycle, and more. All the recorded data is synced to Samsung Health, where you can further analyze it. The only difference is that the “find your way back” hiking guidance feature is restricted to the Watch 5 Pro, presumably due to its better battery life.

Both watches run on One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5. There’s no difference between them regarding software experience, with Samsung supporting them for up to four years after launch.

Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Watch 5 Pro: Battery life and charging

If you want a smartwatch with the best possible battery life, go for the Watch 5 Pro. Samsung uses a 15% bigger battery on each Galaxy Watch 5 model. The company claims that’s good enough for the Watch 5 to last for 50 hours on a single charge. The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, with its massive 590mAh cell, is in another league altogether. It has a 60% bigger battery than the Galaxy Watch 4, allowing it to last up to 80 hours between charges.

We’re still putting both models through their peace to see exactly how well they live up to Samsung’s claims, but in the earliest testing, even the smaller Watch 5 definitely seems to be lasting more than 24 hours. Hopefully, the Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro will finally get back to the multi-day battery life last enjoyed on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active series back in 2019.

Apart from bigger batteries, the Galaxy Watch 5 lineup also supports faster charging speeds courtesy of a new USB-C charger. The company claims you can top off the cell to 45% in 30 minutes or get eight hours of sleep tracking after eight minutes of charge. For the Watch 5 Pro, a full charge should take slightly longer due to its large 590mAh battery.

Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Watch 5 Pro: Price

Source: Samsung

True to its name, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro also carries a ‘pro’ price tag. It starts from $450, with the LTE version costing another $50. This makes it substantially more expensive than the Galaxy Watch 5, which starts from $280. The 44mm variant costs $310—a $39 premium over the smaller size.

The Galaxy Watch 5 is slightly more expensive than last year’s Watch 4. And that’s understandable given the Sapphire Crystal Glass and longer battery life. But it is hard to justify the Watch 5 Pro’s $170 premium over the Watch 5 for the same reasons. The good thing is the sturdy construction and beefy battery life mean the wearable will easily last you a few years.


Both smartwatches are currently on preorder, with retail availability scheduled to start on August 26. You can trade in your existing smartwatch or take advantage of Samsung’s preorder offers to get an even sweeter deal: at least a $75 trade-in on any smartwatch in any condition. If you own a Watch 4 or Watch 4 Classic, it’ll cut the watch’s price in half.

Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Which should you buy?

For an additional $170 that you pay for the Watch 5 Pro over the regular model, you get a more durable build quality, a slightly bigger screen, and significantly longer battery life. Unless these improvements are really that important, buying the regular Watch 5 makes more sense. Thanks to a bigger battery, it should last at least a day and a half on a single charge, possibly even two. And when in a hurry, the faster charging times can help top off the cell to ensure the watch lasts for a few more hours with ease.

The Watch 5 Pro is on the bulkier side and that may not look good on everyone’s wrists. Unlike the regular Watch 5, which is available in more funky and bright colors, the Pro model comes in two boring shades — black and gray — that may not be to everyone’s tastes.

While the Watch 5 Pro’s longer battery life is tempting, that should not be the sole reason to spring for it. If you frequently go for hikes and trail walks where you rely on your smartwatch to track your workouts, then the Pro model is an ideal choice. Its rugged build will come in handy in such scenarios, as you can rest assured knowing it can withstand such environments with ease. And that battery life means it can go multiple days between charges.

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Beth Mooney sets new record in women’s Hundred, but falls agonizingly short of competition’s first ever century

Beth Mooney completes a shot off her pads to the on side

Beth Mooney has hit the highest-ever score in the women’s Hundred but was left a tantalizing three runs short of a century.

The Australian batter also ended on the losing side as her London Spirit team lost by six wickets to last year’s runners-up Southern Brave.

At one stage, Mooney looked like she would score the first century in the competition, which has just embarked on its second year, but needing to hit the last ball of the innings for six she managed only two.

The left-hander’s shot placement in front of a crowd of about 9,000 at Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl was superb, toying with the field as she stroked 16 fours and a six.

“Credit to Beth Mooney, she was outstanding. As a captain and bowler she makes you feel like you haven’t got a clue about where to put your fielders,” Southern Brave captain Anya Shrubsole said.

Mooney’s unbeaten 97 off 55 balls was the mainstay of Spirit’s 4-155 off their 100 balls with only New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr (37 off 27) also reaching double figures.

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Moto Razr 2022 teardown video shows how the new hinge improves on the old one

Moto Razr 2022 teardown video shows how the new hinge improves on the old one

The Moto Razr 2022 looks more modern without the chin, but that actually served an important purpose on the Razr 5G (beyond nostalgia). A spring-loaded mechanism within the chin kept the foldable display taut to try and minimize the crease. The 2022 model takes a different approach.

The teardown video from WekiHome offers a great visual demonstration of how the two different mechanisms work. It starts at the 9 minute mark, you can see the display of the old Razr 5G move up and down slightly as the phone is opened and closed.

The new Moto Razr 2022 keeps the display fixed at both ends and instead folds the middle in a teardrop shape (with a 3.3mm diameter). There are thin metal strips in the middle, which help to reduce the stress on the display. As you can see below, the creased area on the new model is significantly smaller.

Moto Razr 2022 teardown video shows how the new hinge improves on the old one

A few other interesting things to note. Everything is stacked in multiple layers interconnected by ribbon cables, this takes real skill to take apart and put back together again. Also, that colorful gloss you see on the PCBs is the conformal coating that repels any water that might have entered the phone.


A closer look at the Moto Razr 2022 hinge mechanism
A closer look at the Moto Razr 2022 hinge mechanism
The two battery cells

A closer look at the Moto Razr 2022 hinge mechanism • The two battery cells

As is typical with foldables, the battery is split into two cells – a small 712mAh/2.8Wh one in the top half and a larger 2,788mAh/10.9Wh one in the bottom half. Motorola didn’t use vapor chambers to cool the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, relying instead of a copper block, several copper sheets and thermal paste to do the job.

Moto Razr 2022 teardown video shows how the new hinge improves on the old one

Yesterday Motorola only announced details for launch in China, but insiders and analysts claim that the Moto Razr 2022 is destined for a global rollout (like its predecessors).

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Transfer news, rumours, Willian to Fulham, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Chelsea, Marcus Rashford to PSG, latest, updates

Transfer news, rumours, Willian to Fulham, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Chelsea, Marcus Rashford to PSG, latest, updates

A Brazilian winger with over 250 Premier League appearances to his name could be returning to the English top flight, while Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel revealed his admiration for a top transfer target.

Catch up on all of the transfer whispers doing the rounds in the latest edition of the Rumor Mill!

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BRAZILIAN STAR LINKED WITH PL MOVE AFTER MESSY EXIT DUE TO DEATH THREATS

Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Willian quit Corinthians on Saturday (AEST) following the Brazilians’ Copa Libertadores elimination against domestic rivals Flamengo, after claiming he and his family received death threats on social media.

“Willian asked us for his (contract) termination. We are sad not to have him any more and also because it didn’t go the way we expected. But we have to keep those here that are happy,” said club president Duilio Monteiro Alves.

It was only a year ago that the 34-year-old only rejoined the club where he made his professional debut in 2006. Local media have linked him with a move to promoted English Premier League side Fulham.

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The return to Corinthians in Sao Paulo quickly turned sour for Willian both on the pitch where he scored one goal in 45 matches, and off it.

“Whenever Corinthians lost and I didn’t play well, my family received threats and insults on social media. My wife, my children, recently they also started attacking my father, my sister,” Willian told the Globo Esporte website.

“I didn’t play as well as I expected but I was never a player who scored 20 or 30 goals a season,” he told ESPN Brasil on Wednesday.

Willian, who also played for Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine and Russians Anzhi Makhachkala, leaves the club three days after they were eliminated from the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals by Flamengo, 3-0 on aggregate

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TUCHEL ‘VERY, VERY CLOSE’ WITH TOP TRANSFER TARGET

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he will always have a “close bond” with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as speculation links the Barcelona forward with a move to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues are looking to reinforce their forward line after the departures of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner.

Aubameyang, who only joined Barcelona in January, would appear to fit the bill with both Premier League experience from four years at Arsenal and the time he spent under Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund.

The Gabon international scored 79 goals in 95 appearances under Tuchel.

“This is totally separate from anything that is happening now, but I enjoyed a lot working with Auba while I was at Dortmund,” said Tuchel on Friday at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s visit of Tottenham.

“Some players stay your players because you were very, very close, and Auba is one of those players.

“There was always straight away this close bond. They always stay your players in a way.”

A behind-the-scenes documentary on Arsenal’s 2021/22 season has revealed the scale of disciplinary breaches that saw Mikel Arteta freeze Aubameyang out of the Gunners’ first-team squad.

However, Tuchel said “there was never an issue” with Aubameyang’s discipline during their time in Germany.

Chelsea has been linked with a move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
Chelsea has been linked with a move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)Source: AFP

RED DEVILS BOSS QUASHES TALK OF STAR WINGER’S SHOCK EXIT

Erik ten Hag expects Marcus Rashford to remain at Manchester United despite rumors this week that Paris St Germain have made contact with the forward’s representatives.

Rashford’s form dipped dramatically last season as he scored just four goals in 25 Premier League games, which has led to him being dropped from the England squad just months before the World Cup.

The 24-year-old, who has one year left on his contract with a club option for a further year, has twice scored in wins against PSG in the Champions League at the Parc des Princes.

But Ten Hag said he is too important to lose despite his struggle for form, which continued in a 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton in the Dutch coach’s first match in charge last weekend.

“He’s really important,” Ten Hag said. “You have seen from the first day I’m here, I’m really happy with him, I don’t want to lose him.

“He’s definitely in our plans at Manchester United.”

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Great Australian Platypus Search removes guesswork for scientists in Victoria

Great Australian Platypus Search removes guesswork for scientists in Victoria

The results are in from an audacious search that’s been described as part CSI, part Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

If Carmen Sandiego was a platypus and not a computer video game character from the 1990s, that is.

For the first time, thanks to The Great Australian Platypus Search, Victoria has a statewide picture of how its platypus population is faring.

The search was held from August to September last year, with citizen scientists asked to collect water samples from more than 1,500 waterways across the state.

Scientists at EnviroDNA ran those water samples through their labs searching for environmental DNA, also known as eDNA.

The eDNA contained traces of wildlife DNA shed from the animals into the environment.

Ember emerged from her borough just after the Victorian bushfires.
The platypus is an Australian icon and an important indigenous species.(Healesville Sanctuary)

Scientists used the information to genetically trace some of the state’s stealthiest critters into previously unknown hideouts.

“I don’t know if it’s exciting, but filling in areas where we didn’t have platypus data before was one of the big goals of the project,” said platypus ecologist Josh Griffiths.

“The results were largely what we expected — the platypus were largely where we thought they were, and not where they weren’t thought to be.”

But that didn’t mean all was well for one of Australia’s most unique mammals.

The platypus was listed as threatened for the first time in Victoria last year, and was endangered in South Australia.

An EnviroDNA spokesperson said the data from the project would be released to the public soon, and that a similar program was expected to start in New South Wales in the near future.

A map showing thousands of points across Victoria that have been tested
Water samples were taken from more than 1,500 waterways as part of the Great Australian Platypus Search.(Supplied: EnviroDNA/Google Maps)

victorian rivers under microscope

The platypus search turned Victoria’s waterways into a quasi-crime scene, with amateur sleuths slugging through the bush taking samples that would hopefully uncover vital clues.

Early results indicated promising returns in western Victoria, particularly in the Wimmera region.

“There was a localized population in the Mackenzie River and it looks like that population is expanding a little bit further which is great,” Mr Griffiths said.

“We’ve found them as far downstream as we’ve seen in decades.”

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DNA samples were collected using an array of equipment, including this syringe pictured at the Hopkins River in Warrnambool.(Supplied: EnviroDNA)

Further south-west near Warrnambool, strong numbers were recorded in the Glenelg and Hopkins Rivers, however there were no platypuses found in smaller tributaries off those major rivers.

“One of the big things to come out of this is to find where those populations are that are in strife,” Mr Griffiths said.

“That way we can find out where we can best assist the population so that they’re still around in another 50 or 100 years.”

What can be done?

The survey was spearheaded by a not-for-profit conservation organization the Odonata Foundation, with funding from the state government and numerous philanthropists.

It was hoped the results would be a baseline for future generations’ learning.

“To have a statewide, point-in-time snapshot of Victoria’s platypus populations is really special,” said Odonata Foundation CEO Sam Marwood.

A woman wearing a science lab coat testing a water sample for DNA
Information analyzed by scientists will be invaluable for catchment authorities and those charged with protecting the state’s waterways.(Supplied: Rachael Dere (Blue Tree Studios) and Amicus.)

“This data will complement many years of visual observations and scientific studies, to give us the most comprehensive understanding of platypus distribution we have ever had.”

Mr Griffiths said the information would be invaluable for catchment authorities and those charged with protecting the state’s waterways.

And just as citizen scientists collated the information, they could also help to stop the population decline.

“The number one thing is trying to be careful with our water,” Mr Griffiths said.

“When we went through the drought everyone was very conscious about conserving water, but I think it’s probably been a bit slacker since.

“Every time we have a shorter shower or don’t water gardens in the middle of the day; every liter of water we can save can potentially be returned back to the environment for platypus and fish and turtles and everything that’s dependent on it.

“That’s the number one thing we can be aware of.”

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Thinking like a cyber-attacker to protect use

A component of computer processors that connects different parts of the chip can be exploited by malicious agents who seek to steal secret information from programs running on the computer, MIT researchers have found.

Modern computer processors contain many computing units, called cores, which share the same hardware resources. The on-chip interconnect is the component that enables these cores to communicate with each other. But when programs on multiple cores run simultaneously, there is a chance they can delay one another when they use the interconnect to send data across the chip at the same time.

By monitoring and measuring these delays, a malicious agent could conduct what is known as a “side-channel attack” and reconstruct secret information that is stored in a program, such as a cryptographic key or password.

MIT researchers reverse-engineered the on-chip interconnect to study how this kind of attack would be possible. Drawing on their discoveries, they built an analytical model of how traffic flows between the cores on a processor, which they used to design and launch surprisingly effective side-channel attacks. Then they developed two mitigation strategies that enable a user to improve security without making any physical changes to the computer chip.

“A lot of current side-channel defenses are ad hoc — we see a little bit of leakage here and we patch it. We hope our approach with this analytical model pushes more systematic and robust defenses that eliminate whole classes of attacks at the same time,” says co-lead author Miles Dai, MEng ’21.

Dai wrote the paper with co-lead author Riccardo Paccagnella, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Miguel Gomez-Garcia ’22; John McCalpin, a research scientist at the Texas Advanced Computing Center; and senior author Mengjia Yan, the Homer A. Burnell Career Development Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). The research is being presented at the USENIX Security Conference.

Probing processors

A modern processor is like a two-dimensional grid, with multiple cores laid out in rows and columns. Each core has its own cache where data are stored, and there is also a larger cache that is shared across the entire processor. When a program located on one core needs to access data in a cache that is on another core or in the shared cache, it must use the on-chip interconnect to send this request and retrieve the data.

Though it is a large component of the processor, the on-chip interconnect remains understudied because it is difficult to attack, Dai explains. A hacker needs to launch the attack when traffic from two cores is actually interfering with each other, but since traffic spends so little time in the interconnect, it is difficult to time the attack just right. The interconnect is also complex, and there are multiple paths traffic can take between cores.

To study how traffic flows on the interconnect, the MIT researchers created programs that would intentionally access memory caches located outside their local cores.

“By testing out different situations, trying different placements, and swapping out locations of these programs on the processor, we can understand what the rules are behind traffic flows on the interconnect,” Dai says.

They discovered that the interconnect is like a highway, with multiple lanes going in every direction. When two traffic flows collide, the interconnect uses a priority arbitration policy to decide which traffic flow gets to go first. More “important” requests take precedence, like those from programs that are critical to a computer’s operations.

Using this information, the researchers built an analytical model of the processor that summarizes how traffic can flow on the interconnect. The model shows which cores would be most vulnerable to a side-channel attack. A core would be more vulnerable if it can be accessed through many different lanes. An attacker could use this information to select the best core to monitor to steal information from a victim program.

“If the attacker understands how the interconnect works, they can set themselves up so the execution of some sensitive code would be observable through interconnect contention. Then they can extract, bit by bit, some secret information, like a cryptographic key,” Paccagnella explains.

Effective attacks

When the researchers used this model to launch side-channel attacks, they were surprised by how quickly the attacks worked. They were able to recover full cryptographic keys from two different victim programs.

After studying these attacks, they used their analytical model to design two mitigation mechanisms.

In the first strategy, the system administrator would use the model to identify which cores are most vulnerable to attacks and then schedule sensitive software to run on less vulnerable cores. For the second mitigation strategy, the administrator could reserve cores located around a susceptible program and run only trusted software on those cores.

The researchers found that both mitigation strategies were able to significantly reduce the accuracy of side-channel attacks. Neither requires the user to make any changes to the physical hardware, so the mitigations would be relatively easy to implement, Dai says.

Ultimately, they hope their work inspires more researchers to study the security of on-chip interconnects, Paccagnella says.

“We hope this work highlights how the on-chip interconnect, which is such a large component of computer processors, remains an overlooked attack surface. In the future, as we build systems that have stronger isolation properties, we should not ignore the interconnect,” he adds.

This work was funded, in part, by the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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Written by Adam Zewe, MIT News Office

Paper: “Don’t Mesh Around: Side-Channel Attacks and Mitigations on Mesh Interconnects”

https://people.csail.mit.edu/mengjia/data/Mesh_Attack_USENIX_22.pdf

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PGA Tour 2022, LIV Golf, Cameron Smith, FedExCup playoffs, scores, leaderboard, news, highlights

PGA Tour 2022, LIV Golf, Cameron Smith, FedExCup playoffs, scores, leaderboard, news, highlights

Australia’s Cam Smith is reportedly defecting to LIV Golf in a $140m deal – but he’s still storming up the leaderboard at the FedEx St Jude Championship as the PGA Tour playoffs begin.

After a stunning hole-out eagle from 156 yards capped a respectable opening round at TPC Southwind in Memphis as the world number two finished three-under, the second day saw him emerge into contention.

A sensational draw shot gave Smith an eagle chance on the par-five 16th, and the Australian duly drained the putt to move to eight-under overall and three off the lead.

But a tricky birdie putt on the 17th just curled around the cup and missed, as a commentator exclaimed: “How did that stay out?”

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Smith finished -8 overall after his second round 65, leaving three shots behind solo leader JJ Spaun (62.67).

Smith picked up birdies on the fifth and sixth holes, and another on the eighth and 14th holes.

A poor drive found the rough on the 15th, where he gave a shot back, before his impressive eagle on the 16th.

Austrian Sepp Straka (64.66) is tied for second with American Troy Merritt (65.65) on 10 under. Straka remarkably had missed his last six cuts before this event.

“Took what the course gave me,” Spaun said. “I worked on some good things in the past couple weeks that are starting to pay off. Got a nice feel with my swing and just trusting it. And the putter is working, too.”

Straka birdied four of the last five holes to shoot 66. “Hadn’t played great coming into this week,” Straka said. “But that’s golf. You’re going to have the ebbs and flows and just go with it.”

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Meanwhile world number one Scottie Scheffler missed the cut for just the fourth time this season, a bombshell result that gives Smith a huge opportunity to claim the PGA Tour playoffs.

The tournament is the opener of the FedEx Cup playoffs, a season-ending trio of events with a winner’s prize of $18 million USD.

Only 125 players qualified on season points and only the top 70 advance to next week’s BMW Championship, where the 30 qualifiers for the Tour Championship in Atlanta are decided.

Aussie Adam Scott carded a 67 to finish seven-under overall, while fellow Aussie trio Marc Leishman (69.69), Cam Davis (72.66), both just mad the cut at two-under.

But Lucas Herbert missed the cut after a second-round 70 left him three-over total after a poor opening-round 73, while Jason Day (65, 74) also missed out.

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy missed the weekend after a 69 to stand on 139, one over the cut line.

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Google Pixel 6a display apparently supports a 90Hz refresh rate, but with some caveats

The home screen of the Google Pixel 6a

What you need to know

  • Last month, the Google Pixel 6a launched with a 60Hz refresh rate display.
  • A new mod now makes the Pixel 6a run at 90Hz — thanks to developers who tested it.
  • Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6a are said to have shared some similarities in their displays.

Since the Google Pixel 6a was announced late last month, there have been several debates about the omissions that Google has made to bring the best of the Pixel at an affordable price. That included the highly argued 60Hz refresh rate display.

That’s because, under $449, there are a couple of other options like the Nothing phone (1) and Samsung Galaxy A53 — both of which offer higher 120Hz refresh rate panels. However, it seems the Google Pixel 6a may have purposefully chosen not to use the faster refresh rate, despite the panel’s compatibility, according to recent discoveries from a developer.

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Veteran NRL referee Ben Cummins has opened up on his controversial ‘Six Again’ call that flipped the 2019 grand finale, saying he felt “ashamed and worthless” in the days that followed.

The comments come as the NRL world still comes to grips with the death of league great Paul Green.

Cummins’ call is widely considered to have flipped the match, which the Sydney Roosters wound up winning 14-8 against the Canberra Raiders.

The incident occurred in the 71st minute when a Raiders’ fifth tackle kick was contested in the air 10m from their try line and bounced backwards off Canberra’s kick chaser into skipper Josh Hodgson’s path.

Cummins, believing the ball had come off Roosters fullback James Tedesco, initially called ‘Six Again’ before changing his call seconds later on the advise of assistant referee Gerard Sutton and the touch judge.

However, Wighton did see the changed call and assumed his side had a whole new set to work with before being required to hand over the ball.

Raiders players were left incensed at the call, and their feelings were made worse just minutes later when the Roosters scored through Tedesco off the ensuing set, in what turned out to be the match-winning play.

Cummins, who has refereed in over 400 matches, said the enormity of the situation hit him once he left the pitch after the final whistle.

“I walked into the tunnel and the cameras were all on me and I was thinking, ‘This is not normal. This is big’,” he said. “I think my heart sunk.”

“I got into the changerooms and Graham Annesley and ‘Jacko’ (Glenn Jackson from NRL media) were there and they basically said, ‘This is going to be the back page’.”

Cummins revealed that his teenage daughters were targeted by abusive fans in the wake of the incident, admitting he endured some dark days in the aftermath.

“When you sign up to referee at the top level, you know that it comes with fans who are passionate, and people can say things about your performance,” he explained.

“But when it brings in your family and your home, it’s sort of to a different level. I found that really hard.

“I can’t say it was easy for them. My son was copping a lot of abuse at school and my daughters (were) online – because they are on social media. That was really tough.

“I basically locked myself in my house for a week.

“It was pretty dark times. I didn’t want to talk to anyone about it. I had some thoughts about what I wanted to do with my life and they were pretty negative.

“You feel ashamed and worthless, embarrassed. I wasn’t sleeping. I just wanted everything to go away.”

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Rail gates thrown open as industrial action begins

Rail gates thrown open as industrial action begins

The gates to the city’s rail network have been thrown open, as union members begin a planned three-week period of industrial action and Sydney Trains management urges customers to pay regardless.

Beginning at 6am on Saturday, station staff who are members of the Rail Tram and Bus Union said they would leave the gates open at all stations across the network, meaning those using the train system did not have to tap on and off to access it.

Rail users will be able to access the city's train network without tapping on or off for three weeks, starting on Saturday.

Rail users will be able to access the city’s train network without tapping on or off for three weeks, starting on Saturday.Credit:anna kucera

While passengers could run the risk of a fine or caution if they do not tap on and off, the union has banned its members from issuing fines or cautions until September 6 as well.

The industrial action is planned for a three-week period, which Sydney Trains management warned could cost the state up to $10 million in lost revenue.

“Tapping on and tapping off ensures commuters are charged the correct fare, and can access Opal benefits, including daily and weekly travel caps,” chief executive Matt Longland said.

The RTBU and the state government are at loggerheads over NSW’s new intercity train fleet, which the union says is unsafe.

Two ministers met with union leaders on Thursday night and agreed to provide a deed next week guaranteeing the government would make modifications to the trains.

The union vowed to continue with industrial action until it receives a deed satisfying the demands of its members for safety modifications to the guards’ compartments.

Unless a deal can be struck, commuters are likely to face major disruptions on the T8 Airport and South, T3 Bankstown and Southern Highlands lines next Wednesday with another six-hour work stoppage planned.

With Matt O’Sullivan