It’s probably best the deal fell through, but it now appears Australia also wants a crack at showing the world how to keep companies out of Chinese ownership. If we rewind to 2018, Australia used around AU$200 million of its foreign aid budget to lock Huawei out of building a subsea cable to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Instead of Huawei, local telco Vocus eventually picked up a AU$137 million contract to build the cable....

Cisco has been a leader in networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment since 1984 if you can believe it. Since pioneering the concept of local area networks (LAN), the multinational conglomerate has helped to connect computer systems around the planet. Over the decades, Cisco has consistently evolved to stay technologically relevant. This included a pivot into ethernet in 2006 and a focus on the Internet of Things in 2014. As the company continued acquiring start-ups and moving into new markets, experts from disparate fields were required and certification programs were established....

First of all, it has everything you’d like in a second display. The 4K display produces a sharp image, while its lightning-fast, 10 millisecond response time means the display excels at media consumption. True LED backlighting provides stunning visuals with anti-glare low flicker rate, and low blue light. This Desklab comes in a handy, 15.6-inch size, yet it’s super lightweight, so it’s portable enough to take with you anywhere. Plus, of course, it’s a touch screen!...

The company lost 923 million Brazilian reais ($183 million) in sales after two attacks that took place between February 19 and 20 and rendered its e-commerce operation unavailable. According to the company, physical stores continued to operate and the logistics arm of the company continued to deliver orders placed after the event. “In order to add strength to our internal team and security partner companies in the resolution and investigation of this incident, we called on world-renowned experts with experience in situations like these,” the company said in its financial statement....

Philosophical questions aside, art isn’t art until somebody sees it. That’s the primary struggle for artists no matter their medium, and the web remains the easiest way for creatives to find an audience. That is if they can stand out from an ever-growing crowd. Fortunately, there’s a way for artists to establish themselves as part of the creative community before people even hit their website: with their own .ART domain name....

Unless you have enough cash saved up to pay for your new ride, you’ll need an auto loan or personal loan to finance the purchase. And if you’re feeling adventurous or are having trouble qualifying for such loans, you may even weigh the pros and cons of buying a car on a credit card. [This article was first published on The Simple Dollar in 2020. It was updated in March 2022....

To be clear, the Body Scan will still take the core smart scale measurements, but it will also take 6-lead ECG readings each time you weigh in. There are 14 electrodes on the base and another four in a retractable handle that pulls out from the scale in order to conduct the ECG. The handle sits above a 3.2-inch LCD screen. In addition to giving you the number of your body composition, the Body Scan will now break out your torso, arms and legs and display their specific composition in the companion app....

Basically, CES 2021 mirrored its audience, which was busy working remotely, under varying levels of social-distancing measures depending on the local or regional state of the pandemic. The tech industry still managed to discuss and demonstrate new technologies and products at CES 2021, but it was inevitably a smaller show, although still claimed by the CTA as ’the largest digital tech event’. As CES 2022 approaches, the coronavirus pandemic is still very much with us, although vaccines – where available and taken up – have thankfully reduced the chances of serious illness or death should you catch the virus....

If you’re a traveler who doesn’t fly exclusively with one airline or stay at a specific hotel brand whenever you’re away from home, the Chase Sapphire Preferred could be right for you. Redeem your rewards for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards to get a 25% redemption bonus, or transfer your rewards at a 1:1 rate to Chase’s travel partners. By transferring points, cardholders could find a greater per-point value, providing an even higher return on your spending....

One factor that affects the overall price is whether the program occurs online or on campus. Many of the best online master’s degrees cost less than their in-person counterparts. They also provide flexibility to those who want to continue working while studying. The Education Data Initiative reports that master’s degree holders often have over $70,000 in debt from undergraduate and graduate studies. Many master’s degree students also have families and jobs....

The FCC issued an order for China Telecom to stop providing domestic and international services in late October in response to recommendations from the Trump-era Justice Department. “China Telecom Americas, a US subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned enterprise, is subject to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government and is highly likely to be forced to comply with Chinese government requests without sufficient legal procedures subject to independent judicial oversight,” the FCC said in its order....

These new 66 bugs join a growing list of bugs in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog that covers technology typically used in enterprises, such as network security appliances. Federal agencies have been given until April 15, 2022 to apply this batch of patches under the Binding Operational Directive aimed at reducing the significant risk of known exploited vulnerabilities. SEE: There’s a critical shortage of women in cybersecurity, and we need to do something about it The 66 bugs include recent and older flaws in networking kit and security appliances from D-Link, Cisco, Netgear, Citrix, Kuiper, Palo Alto, Sophos, Zyxel, plus enterprise software from Oracle, OpenBSD, VMware and others, as well as multiple Windows bugs....

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert about Russian state-sponsored activity that pre-dates recent warnings over cyber activity related to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. As early as May 2021, the hackers combined a default configuration issue in a Duo MFA setup at a non-government organization (NGO) with the critical Windows 10 PrintNightmare flaw CVE-2021-34481 to compromise it. SEE: There’s a critical shortage of women in cybersecurity, and we need to do something about it Microsoft patched that elevation of privilege issue in August....

Luis Banhara, who has led Citrix’s Brazilian operations for seven years, will be replaced by sales director Luciana Pinheiro on an interim basis. “Already well known by customers, Luciana now has the mission to leverage the use of solutions that not only allow them to work from anywhere, but that can unlock their full potential”, Banhara said in a LinkedIn post, announcing his decision. Banhara joined Citrix in 2014 from Microsoft Brazil, where he worked for 12 years as a sales director before doing the same job at SAP Brazil....

US companies like Intel lobbied aggressively for the passage of the CHIPS Act. In April, CEO Pat Gelsinger urged lawmakers to support the industry, predicting that the ongoing global chip shortage will remain a challenge until at least 2024. SEE: Hunker down: The chip shortage and higher prices are set to linger for a while In June, Intel said it chose to delay the groundbreaking of its new Ohio semiconductor factory, since the legislation was stalled....

According to the company’s latest report, 2021 produced 24% year-over-year growth across all brands, with the strongest jumps being seen in budget-friendly sub-$100 offerings. Also: Health-related apps are driving growth in smartwatch sales, says IDC This trend of seeking out low-cost smartwatches drove a 14% bump in North American shipments and a 10% rise in Chinese purchases. However, its greatest impact could be seen in India where it pushed sales up 274%, year over year, to account for 10% of the global market, up from just 3% in 2020....

In a translation of the message posted to the official Lazio government Facebook page, officials said a “powerful” attack had hit the region’s databases on Sunday and that all systems are disabled, including the Salute Lazio portal and the system that managed the COVID-19 vaccine bookings. They added that vaccination operations may experience delays because of the attack. Government officials did not say if it was a ransomware attack. Nicola Zingaretti, president of the Lazio Region, also took to Facebook to let residents know that they still have not identified the people behind the attack but he noted that the attack was “of criminal origin....

Because this isn’t a Big Reveal post and instead is a post to recognize the already publicly announced winners of the Watchlist this year, it will be abbreviated (my idea of abbreviation though). They’ll be some repurposing of content because it still applies, needs to be reiterated and why would I want to rewrite it since it’s more details than anything else. I’ll tweak it though. I’ll cover the following in the post....

Normally priced at $2,799, the Razer Blade 14 is currently available for $1,879. It is a used model, but you’re getting a top-notch gaming laptop for 32% off the retail price – what more can you really ask for? Razer Blade 14 tech specs CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XDisplay: 14-inch 2560 x 1440 QHD 165Hz refreshGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080RAM: 16GB DDR4Storage 1TB SSDOperating system: ‎Windows 10 HomeDimensions: 8.66 x 12....

Obviously it’s still a bulky device, measuring ‎14.91in. wide by 10.19in. deep by 0.7in. thick, but the LG Gram 17’s weight really puts it in a class of its own. The LG Gram 17 is available in multiple configurations, but the model on offer here is based on Intel’s 12th-generation Core i7-1260P processor with 32GB of RAM, 2TB of SSD storage (2x 1TB) and integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The all-important 17-inch display is a 16:10 WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS panel with a non-reflective design and support for 99% of the DCI-P3 color gamut....