Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (December 29, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for December 29, 2023 :</p>
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Formally modeled Dreidel for no good reason
Summary: A blogger has mathematically modeled the game of Dreidel using PRISM, a probabilistic model checker, to prove that the game is not fun. The model calculates the exact probabilities of various events happening in the game. The blogger found that with four players and each starting with 10 coins, it takes an average of 64 spins to knock a single player out, which equates to about nine minutes of gameplay. Despite disliking PRISM, the blogger plans to explore a different approach to modeling the game next Channukah.
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Kaspersky discloses iPhone hardware feature vital in Operation Triangulation
Summary: Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered a previously unknown iPhone hardware feature, crucial in the Operation Triangulation campaign. The vulnerability in Apple's System on a Chip (SoC) allowed attackers to bypass hardware-based memory protection on iPhones running iOS versions up to 16.6. Apple addressed the issue, identified as CVE-2023-38606. The discovery highlights that even advanced hardware-based protections can be ineffective against sophisticated attackers.