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Tesla’s main self-driving rival isn’t Google—it’s Intel’s Mobileye

Enlarge / Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua shows off a silicon photonics lidar chip slated for introduction in 2025. (credit: Mobileye) One of the most underrated companies in the self-driving technology sector is Mobileye, an Israeli company that Intel purchased for $15 billion in 2017. Mobileye is the largest supplier of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) that […]

The 20 most-read stories of 2021 on Ars Technica

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) 2021 dawned in optimism, with the arrival of a pair of highly effective mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 alongside an incoming presidential administration that promised to take the pandemic seriously. We all know how the year went—in short, 2021 was the kind of year that had some people not […]

Telegram emerges as new dark web for cyber criminals

Enlarge (credit: Carl Court / Getty Images) Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research shows, as the messaging app emerges as an alternative to the dark web. An investigation by cyber intelligence group Cyberint, together with the Financial Times, found a […]