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Deep & Emerging Tech·May 28, 2026·1 min read

Websites are using this FROST-y new technique to spy on users by snooping on their SSD activity

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Browser-based SSD side-channel attacks move “hardware exploitation” into the web stack — your threat model now includes drive behavior leaking through JavaScript. If you handle sensitive workloads in-browser, push for hardened configs and assume fingerprinting is more granular than your current consent banners admit.

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Doc: the EU is preparing emergency powers to intervene in Europe's chip supply chains during shortages, including by forcing chipmakers to override contracts (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)

EU emergency powers to override chip contracts turn semiconductor supply into quasi-sovereign infrastructure. If your AI or hardware roadmap depends on European fabs, you now have political risk in your supply chain—model it like FX or sanctions exposure, not a procurement detail.