Nvidia updates software, says graphic chips not hit by flaws

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NVIDIA is updating the software for its graphics processors in response to the Spectre security threat, but its chief executive said on Wednesday its chips were not subject to the same risks as those from Intel and other companies.

"Our GPUs are immune," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said during an event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, referring to graphics processing units, the chip maker's key product.

"They are not affected by these security issues."

His comments illustrate how technology sellers from cloud-based datacentre providers to anti-virus companies are scrambling to guard against flaws disclosed last week in chip…