When most people see the 2021 action-adventure/comedy film Free Guy, they probably enjoy watching an adorably innocent character in an absurdly violent video game world. Or perhaps they empathize with an AI grappling with questions of reality and …
Read MoreWhen given a collection of source code to analyze, what are the advantages of reading it versus running it?
Read MoreWe’ve spent the last two posts describing the most basic levels of system software. Most recently, we considered how a series of boot loaders create and enforce a chain of trust. Consumer devices didn’t include this feature in …
Read MoreIn our previous post, we described how the early moments of smartphone power-on involve a set of boot loaders sequentially handing off control after making incremental progress. These increasingly complex programs essentially run a relay race to bring …
Read MoreNot so many years ago, sitting down at a computer meant waiting several minutes for it to start. By contrast, our phones are nearly always on, typically only needing to be restarted when the battery runs out or …
Read MoreToday, Elysium launched Legion, a unique patent analysis tool. As reported by Bloomberg, Legion is designed to enhance and improve collaboration, understanding, and effectiveness within legal teams involved in patent review work.
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