For those making commercial software, there is a more mundane but perhaps equally valuable task, which is to figure out what facts a machine should have access to and make that actually have value for humans. “We don’t apologize for the fact that some of this requires brute force,” says Dan Turchin, chief executive and co-founder of PeopleReign, a San Jose, California software startup that is automating the handling of support calls for things such as IT and benefits....

In the new report, Opensignal analyzed mobile game performance and average download speeds for public Wi-Fi, 4G, and both mid-band and mmWave 5G. Also: What is 5G? Your guide to the current generation of wireless communications Asking users to grade their mobile gaming performance on each network technology using a 100-point scale, the measurement company found that mmWave 5G provided, by far, the best rating of any technology with a score of 81....

The report sent PagerDuty shares down 7% in late trading. CEO and founder Jennifer Tejada remarked that the company’s “business is benefiting from recovery, as both the macro trends and market landscape continue to move in our favor.” Added Tejada, Revenue in the three months ended in April rose 28%, year over year, to $63.6 million, yielding a net loss of 8 cents a share, excluding some costs. Analysts had been modeling $62 million and a 9-cent loss per share....

In the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, PC monitor shipments declined for the first time after five consecutive quarters of growth, according to tech analyst IDC. PC monitor shipments overall were down 7.2% to 34.8 million units compared to Q3 2020 when remote workers snapped up 37.5 million monitors, many of them as second monitors. IDC estimates 86.7 million desktops and notebooks were sold in Q3 2021, up 5% from the same period a year ago....

The campaign, discovered by security company INKY, found that phishers are impersonating the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in an effort to harvest Microsoft Office 365 credentials, INKY’s Roger Kay wrote in a blog post. Kay noted that the phishing emails peaked around August 16-18, right after the US Senate passed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on August 10. Dozens of phishing emails sought to impersonate the DOT, with attackers contacting multiple companies in the engineering, energy architecture industries asking them to submit bids for federal contracts....

The project – akin to a Pinterest version of QVC – has been built to allow people to shop while watching the shows. Pinterest said “all live content will have the ability to be made shoppable by specific product features.” The show’s hosts or creators can use tags to tie certain products to their shows – called Product Pins – allowing viewers to quickly head over to a product page when they see something they love on one of the shows....

The LeapPad Ultimate tablet from LeapFrog is designed to provide children with access to educational apps, games and videos in a safe environment on a device that offers limited access to the internet, thus preventing the child stumbling across inappropriate content online. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) | Download the report as a PDF (TechRepublic) However, researchers at cybersecurity company CheckMarx examined the LeapPad Ultimate – used by children across the UK and the US – and found vulnerabilities that could put the privacy of the child and their parents at risk....

These DojoLab courses include Performance-based Questions (PBQs) and labs that follow CompTIA’s exam curriculum. There are no lectures, but they give you a chance to practice your existing skills and become familiar with the type of questions you’ll face during the exams. You also get to be part of a community of fellow IT students and subject matter experts. “CompTIA A+ (220-1001)” prepares you for an entry-level certification that validates your ability to use the latest technology to support IT infrastructure at the enterprise level....

According to Tiobe’s July 2021 index, the three most popular programming languages are C, Java and Python. While the order hasn’t change, Tiobe CEO Pau Jansen notes that the difference in apparent popularity is remarkably small, with just 0.67% between C and Python. “This means that the next few months will be exciting. What language is going to win this battle? Python seems to have the best chances to become number 1, thanks to its market leadership in the booming field of data mining and artificial intelligence,” Jansen noted....

On Tuesday, QNAP NAS users flocked to Reddit and QNAP forums to report ransomware infections. Censys reported that of the 130,000 QNAP NAS devices, 4,988 services “exhibited the telltale signs of this specific piece of ransomware.” On Friday afternoon, Censys updated its report, telling ZDNet that overnight, the number of exposed and ransomware infected devices went down by 1,061 to 3,927. “Why this went down could be for any number of reasons, we’re still investigating to see if we can pinpoint the reasoning behind this,” a Censys spokesperson said, theorizing that the decrease could be attributed to a forced update from QNAP....

As a chipmaker, Qualcomm has “touched every segment of IoT, in some way, shape or form,” Sanjeet Pandit, Qualcomm senior director and global head of smart cities, said to reporters. “And now we are going beyond. We are going up the stack.” The services suites offer more than just Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or 5G connectivity Qualcomm has worked with industries to identify the necessary hardware, software and platforms necessary to make IoT projects work....

In recent years, QuickBooks has integrated its services with platforms like DocuSign, Bill.com, HubSpot and LeanLaw. Alex Chriss, the executive vice president and general manager of QuickBooks, said the company was excited to add Excel to the slate of integrations that meet the unique needs of mid-sized businesses. “Further reducing complex workflows through automation, coupled with powerful customization capabilities, will enhance performance and scalability and allow businesses at a critical point in their journey to reach a new level of growth,” Chriss said....

These so-called double extortion attacks have become an effective tool in the arsenal of ransomware gangs, who leverage them to force victims to pay up, even in cases where data could be restored from offline backups, because the threat of sensitive information being published is too great. Any stolen data is potentially useful to ransomware gangs, but according to analysis by researchers at cybersecurity company Rapid7 of 161 disclosed ransomware incidents where data was published, some data is seen as more valuable than others....

The hubs have a focus in the areas of “Industry 4.0”, advanced manufacturing, space, fintech, digital health, and creative technologies. The university added it was also working with connectivity provider AARNet, which will provide high-speed internet and communication services, and Intel, taking advantage of the chip giant’s capabilities in processing and storage. “Workloads such as genomic sequencing, autonomous vehicle simulations, and atmospheric modelling are often too large to run using traditional servers,” a statement from RMIT said....

The self-driving boat, dubbed Roboat III, is the creation of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the Senseable City Laboratory, and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions. First developed and tested in pool environments back in 2015, Roboat has undergone extensive redesigns to become a full-scale, autonomous ’taxi’ service for city residents. Last year’s version, Roboat II, was a blocky, eyesore-yellow model, two meters in length, that was able to carry two passengers....

In addition to a custom-look Z Flip 3, Samsung is also bringing the same customization features to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic by allowing customers to pick their case and band instead. You can check out all of the combinations for the Galaxy Watch 4 on the Bespoke Edition website for both the Z Flip 3 and the Watch 4. Samsung also announced a Maison Kitsune Edition Galaxy Watch 4 model with matching Galaxy Buds 2....

A premium graphics card that packs the chips will support a data processing rate of up to 1.1 terabytes (TB), equivalent to processing 275 movies in Full HD resolution within a second, the South Korean tech giant said. Samsung said the DRAM was comprised of 16Gb chips using its third-generation 10nm process node, which also incorporates extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography during their production. The company also applied high-k metal gates, or the use of metals besides silicon dioxide to make the gate hold more charge, on the DRAM....

This is because while the smartphone market as a whole faces uncertainties from the global economic downturn and the contraction of consumer demand caused by this, the demand for premium models is expected to grow, Samsung president and head of Mobile Experience Business TM Roh told South Korean reporters at a press conference on the sidelines of Unpacked 2023 held at San Francisco. Therefore Samsung is planning to, starting with the Galaxy S23 series, focus on expanding its high-end customer base across all its products from smartphones, tablets, and PCs, Roh explained....

The Station will function as a smart home hub for all your connected devices, letting you control them with the press of a button, while having the look and wireless charging functionality of a charging pad. Users will be able to create routines in the SmartThings app, then activate them by tapping the Smart Button on the SmartThings Station’s pad. Instead of having to individually turn devices on and off, you can control all your devices with one command, through the use of pre-set routines....

South Korea gives out special pardons annually by presidential decree ahead of its Independence Day holiday on August 15, which celebrates the end of Japanese colonial rule of Korea over 70 years ago. Lee didn’t receive the full pardon however but the lesser rehabilitation where his criminal record remains but the rights restricted from his conviction are lifted. The vice chairman had been found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in January last year but was released from jail on parole in August of the same year....