One natural side-effect of writing for work is that you often have to use brand names. Unfortunately, brand names are not always capitalized in a way that’s either intuitively obvious, or even in keeping with how Mrs. Demarest taught (some of) us to capitalize names in 7th grade English class. Some brands, like Apple, are actually capitalized the way you’d expect. There’s an initial capital letter, followed by lower-case letters....

For the period ending 31 December 2021, operating expenses were flat at AU$5.6 billion. Making up the largest portion were staff-related expenses, which grew by 13% from AU$2.96 million to AU$3.36 million. The bank attributed the rise in staff costs to higher staff numbers to support the delivery of the bank’s strategic priorities, such as an increase in technology resources to help customers and support the uplift in the bank’s cybersecurity and data capabilities....

Responding to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry into mobile payment and digital wallet financial services, CBA said it has seen a rapid increase in the number and value of payments made from mobile devices. “As of August, we estimate around 90% CBA credit and debit card payments made in-person were made contactless, rather than inserting, and approximately half of those contactless payments were made by digital device, rather than tapping a card....

The competition immediately sprang up to replace CentOS. The two most important of these are the AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s AlmaLinux and Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation’s (RESF) Rocky Linux. Now, mere weeks after the release of RHEL 9, AlmaLinux 9 has arrived. Like RHEL itself, AlmaLinux 9 starts from CentOS Stream via RHEL. Indeed, AlmaLinux developers are CentOS Stream contributors. The bottom line is that CentOS 9 is an identical twin to RHEL 9 – except for the names and trademarks....

Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now HTC’s new VIVE XR Elite is an “all-in-one” XR solution It should shock no one that HTC is leading this piece. The company’s long-teased VIVE XR Elite reveal showed off a headset with some intriguing, never-before-seen features. From a modular design that lets you wear it either like eyeglasses or in a traditional VR headset fit, to its use of adjustable lenses that can help actual eyeglass wearers see more clearly, the VIVE XR Elite brought several upgrades to AR and VR that just felt overdue at this point....

Cryptocurrency has long been a popular target for organised cyber criminals, whether they’re stealing it outright from cryptocurrency exchanges, or demanding it as an extortion payment in ransomware attacks. But the growing value of cryptocurrency means it has quickly become a key target for cyber criminals and they’re increasingly launching attacks that aim to steal cryptocurrency from the wallets of individual users. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) Research by Chainalysis warns that cryptocurrency users are increasingly under threat from malware including information stealers, clippers – which allow attackers to replace text the user has copied, redirecting cryptocurrency to their own wallets – and trojans, all of which can be purchased for what’s described as “relatively little money” on cyber-criminal forums....

Online bachelor’s degree programs enable people to attend their colleges of choice without relocating, save commuting costs, and continue working or meeting family obligations. Since the best online colleges are getting more expensive, many people graduate with significant student loan debt. Attending an affordable online school can eliminate your need for loans or reduce the amount borrowed. Our list of the cheapest online colleges can help you find quality bachelor’s programs for less money....

According to the Alphabet-owned subsidiary, the drone delivery pilot will be available to a “small number” of households in Kingstone, Logan Central, Slacks Creek, Underwood, and Woodridge, with plans to gradually expand to include other nearby locations. Participating customers craving a KFC Zinger burger or some salty chips will be able to put through their orders on the Wing delivery app, downloadable from the App Store or Google Play. Once an order is submitted, the drone will fly to pick up the feed at the Wing delivery site where a purpose-built KFC kitchen prepares all orders....

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Wednesday unveiled proposed legislation to further regulate services provided via mobile apps and ensure these operated alongside the country’s other laws, including the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and Data Security Law. Under the draft laws, operators that provided news services through mobile apps would have to obtain the licence to do so. They also must deliver such services within the scope of the licence and as permitted under the licence....

The networking giant said its employee base was familiar with working hybrid and remote and expects that less than a quarter of its workforce will want to be in an office three or more days a week going forward. Before the COVID-19 pandemic about half of Cisco’s employees, were in the office four to five days a week. Cisco said it would leave it up to teams to determine the best way to work and how often they go to the office....

Email used to be a simple system to send messages over the internet instead of through the mail. Since its creation in 1971, email has been quietly moving into many aspects of our daily lives, such as automated notifications for medical and automotive check-ups, home security monitoring, and company collaboration. It’s become a way of automating our lives. Hosted commercial email services also use cloud connections and offer add-on services as needed by users mostly employed in enterprises....

According to CME’s announcement, its new Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether options contracts will be “one-tenth of their respective underlying tokens in size.” They will offer a variety of market participants more ways to manage their exposure to Bitcoin and Ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. As of the morning of March 1, the market capitalization for Bitcoin is $830.3 billion and Ether is $355.4 billion, according to CoinMarketCap....

Like most education organisations, CoreSenses did not have a remote learning system in place. However, unlike a typical classroom where students are set tasks to complete on their own before notifying their teacher, the centre had to consider several factors about its students before it could establish its online learning environment on Zoom. “Normal online meeting scenarios doesn’t really work because the students need their own space, they also need to be supervised, and have continual engagement and interaction....

We aren’t health professionals, so we are reluctant to comment on the virus, how it works and spreads, or on medical interventions and antiviral technologies. But we can make observations about the emerging, and now normalizing, response to the virus at least in the USA, what we may learn from it, and what, if any, long term implications there might be for business and our society more generally. From a centralized to a distributed defense model The mandate we have all been given, from health professionals, from politicians, from our employers, is “stay at home”....

One study published Monday by Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute finds that omicron does, indeed, appear to reduce the effectiveness of vaccines in some people, but also that the decrease in efficacy varies widely, with some people maintaining immunity at levels consistent with prior versions of the virus. On the one hand, some blood sera show a greatly resistant antibody response. “We find neutralizing antibody responses in pooled reference sera sampled shortly after infection or vaccination are substantially less potent against Omicron, with neutralizing antibody titers reduced by up to 45 fold compared to those for the pandemic founder,” write authors Daniel J....

The resins, according to CSIRO, are non-cytotoxic, highly transparent, feature tunable mechanical properties, and capable of printing complex designs in high resolution, including irregular shapes, thin walls, and hollow structures. The motivation for developing the new technology, CSIRO polymer chemist Dr Ke Du said, was to help overcome challenges that exist when current silicon resins are used for 3D printing. These include low resolution, slow speed, and the need to use specialised printers, which can be costly....

Also: Live blog: The best early Cyber Monday deals 2022 in real time Don’t underestimate it based on size, though. The Insignia 32-inch Class F20 Fire TV offers a surround sound experience from its built-in soundbar, thanks to DTS TruSurround technology. The picture quality is also not to be dismissed: this HD 720p display offers a clear and brilliant picture that is worth every penny. Right from the remote control, Alexa Voice Remote is also included to control your television or simply ask Alexa about the weather....

Also: Which Roku is right for you? The top players and TV options compared This is a 4K LED TV that measures 65 inches (diagonally). And now, with the Cyber Monday sale, it’s well under $400. I’ll tell you this. I own a number of Roku TVs. Once we saw how seamless the interface was and how this configuration decluttered our entertainment area, we bought more of them for the bedroom and our offices....

To help protect data centres – and the data stored within them – the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) have come together to offer security guidance to data centre operators and users. “Operators and users of data centres have a clear responsibility to protect the data that they hold and process – failing to do this poses a massive financial, reputational and, in some cases, national security risk,” said Dr Ian Levy, technical director at NCSC....

The website was used to facilitate a watering hole attack and to serve a Safari browser exploit to visitors, leading to the deployment and execution of spyware on victim machines. Dubbed DazzleSpy by ESET researchers, the malware is a backdoor for conducting surveillance on an infected Mac. ESET’s investigation follows past research conducted by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) security team. On November 11, 2021, TAG said watering hole attacks had been spotted on a media outlet and pro-democracy political website targeting Hong Kong residents....