Also: Samsung launches SmartThings Station to elevate your smart home experience The intelligent car system will be called ICX and will utilize Harman Ready Care. Ready Care’s features include a machine learning algorithm, using sensors to measure driver drowsiness and provide tailored interventions, according to Harman International’s software lead and project manager, Marcus Futterleib. Futterleib also explained that Ready Care’s technology can sense factors, such as bad weather, that typically catalyze driver stress and even integrate Samsung’s wearable products, such as the Samsung Galaxy Watch to detect a driver’s heart rate....

“Both companies have begun testing JioPhone Next with a limited set of users for further refinement and are actively working to make it available more widely in time for the Diwali festive season,” the companies said in a statement. “This additional time will also help mitigate the current industry-wide, global semiconductor shortages.” The device was announced in June, and will have features such as automatic read-aloud and language translation of on-screen text, and a camera with “India-centric filters”....

This course has gotten over 60,000 positive reviews from 200,000+ students. It’s offered by Total Seminars, which provides training materials and certification training to thousands of companies, schools, and even government agencies, including the FBI, Department of Defense, and United Nations. For “AWS Cloud Practioner Certification Guide for Beginners”, it would be helpful if you have at least a basic knowledge of Linux. In addition to an introduction and overview of AWS Cloud fundamentals, you also learn AWS Security and Architecting essentials....

ServiceNow has a longstanding reputation for software that serves as a blueprint for operations managers, marketing and sales professionals, accountants, human-resource specialists, and other mainstream corporate functions on a routine basis. But the operations universe continues to branch out internally – and externally – with suppliers, contractors, company partners, and potential customers. Thus new and augmented workflows are being required on a frequent basis. In its Now Platform Tokyo release, the Santa Clara, Calif....

The year drifts to a close, the days are enveloped in a haunting gray darkness and the thoughts meander into next year, wondering what it’ll bring. And what it might take away. Many business leaders are fearful of recession. That, coupled with inflation, threatens angst, chaos and even desperation. I wanted, therefore, to offer a tinge of hope. For this is the story of an Illinois taco shop that was struggling for customers....

Drone tech has made some profound advances in the last few years, and it’s not just the military and commercial sectors that are reaping the benefits. So if you’ve ever wanted to pilot a personal drone yourself, this summer is a great time to start, and not just because the weather is great for flying. Right now, there’s a Foldable HD Dual Camera Mini Drone that takes stunning photos even in the hands of beginners, and it’s on sale for $74....

Called Digital Trust Centre, the new facility would drive the nation’s research and development (R&D) efforts in digital trust technologies as well as build the necessary talent, said Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). It noted that trust technologies aimed to augment systems in digital trust principles that spanned privacy, accountability, identity, integrity, fairness, safety, and compliance. Increasing connectivity, data use, and new technologies have underscored the need for digital trust in global economies, said IMDA....

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said its efforts here would bolster the country’s capabilities in tapping digital currency-based infrastructure for cross-border transactions. For starters, it would work with Banque de France, Swiss National Bank, and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub’s Eurosystem, Switzerland and Singapore centres to explore the exchange and settlement of Swiss franc, Euro, and Singapore dollar wholesale CBDCs, via an automated market maker (AMM) arrangement....

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Not that the airline had done anything especially bad to me, but when I saw Southwest’s initial turgid, buck-passing (to the weather) reaction to its Christmas debacle, I feared a lasting schism. Also: 5 must-have devices for work travel now One that would last until the next time Southwest was actually the cheapest, most convenient flight I could take. This email has been delayed due to operational issues But then the airline emailed me....

Starlink currently has over 3,000 satellites in orbit. SpaceX has been working rapidly to expand its constellation of satellites with launches occurring very often, almost every week. SpaceX has already exceeded its 2021 record of 31 launches, the most liftoffs in a year. As of July, Starlink broadband is available in 36 countries including significant coverage in the US, Mexico, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Yesterday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that coverage is now available on all seven continents, even Antarctica....

Starlink for RVs is available for those who want Starlink while traveling to areas with slow or no broadband alternatives. The hardware costs $599 while the monthly service costs $135. US consumers also need to pay a $50 shipping fee plus state taxes. European consumers need to pay €634 for the hardware, €71 in shipping, and €124 a month for the service. SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk announced availability of Starlink for RV via Twitter today but explained that the antenna is “too big for cars” and thus only suitable for RVs, camper vans and other large vehicles....

Enterprise players today are facing cybersecurity challenges from every angle. Weak endpoint security, unsecured cloud systems, vulnerabilities – whether unpatched or zero-days – the introduction of unregulated internet of things (IoT) devices to corporate networks and remote work systems can all become conduits for a cyberattack to take place. When it comes to the human element of security, a lack of training or cybersecurity awareness, mistakes, or deliberate, malicious actions also needs to be acknowledged in managing threat detection and response....

Analysts had estimated an EPS of $1.47. The financial services company narrowly squeezed by with $1.48 per share, reporting a 10% increase in net earnings over last year. Synchrony reported a 20% increase in new accounts, with a 5% increase in active accounts and a 18% increase in purchase volume to $47.1 billion. In a press release, the company indicates the growth is due to strong consumer spending, new account originations and renewed partnerships....

Whether you’re an experienced green thumb or picking up a shrub for the first time, a NatureID Plan Identification Premium Plan can take all the worries out of caring for your plants, and it’s on sale right now for $19.99. The NatureID app is basically a personal assistant for plant care. Powered by artificial intelligence, it can identify more than 14,000 plant species in three seconds with over 95% accuracy and then provide you with the information you need to care for them....

Over the years, I’ve found that using a scanner is an essential element to managing my small professional business. Having my records online (and, in particular, in the cloud) has been valuable. Let me explain some of the reasons: Finding documents: If you use a service like Google Workspace or Evernote that OCRs your documents when it stores them, you can quickly find documents and forms – even if they originated on paper....

Over half (57.1%) of employees surveyed are planning on looking for a new job in the next six months, and 22.2% are considering it. Part of the reason could be that workers still just about have the upper hand in the job market, even though some fear that situation is about to change. “This could indicate, despite some employees fearing they will lose power in this uncertain job market, that they’re confident in landing a better role in the near future – or are willing to try,” according to tech job search platform Hired’s 2022 salaries report....

The commitments follow a decision from the Superior Federal Court on Friday (18) in favor of a Federal Police request to ban the tool in Brazil. The ruling emerged after the company founded by Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov failed to fully comply with various requests linked to ongoing investigations around the spread of disinformation and ignored contact attempts from Brazilian authorities. Mobile operators Google and Apple had been contacted by Brazilian telecommunications agency Anatel to start taking the measures necessary to render the app unavailable nationwide....

The report sent Texas Instrument shares down almost 4% in late trading. CEO Rich Templeton remarked that the company’s sales growth included 42% growth in sales of analog chips, and 43% growth in sales of embedded chips, such as microcontrollers. Revenue in the three months ended in June rose 41%, year over year, and 7%, quarter to quarter, to $4.58 billion, yielding a net profit of $2.05 per share. Analysts had been modeling $4....

The French Agence Nationale des Fréquences, the organization responsible for managing radio frequencies in the country, received a strange complaint (translated) from a mobile phone operator. The carrier had detected odd signal drops that were impacting the telephone and internet services of residents in the French town of Messanges. According to the ANFR (via Bleeping Computer), there was one strange detail that stood out in the report: services were cut consistently from midnight to roughly around 3am every day....