Intel told Chinese firms of Meltdown flaws before the US government

An Intel spokesman wouldn’t detail who the company had informed, but said that the company couldn’t notify everyone (including US officials) in time because Meltdown and Spectre had been revealed early. Lenovo said the information was protected by a non-disclosure agreement. Alibaba has suggested that any accusasions of sharing info with the Chinese government was “speculative and baseless,” but