Echo Dot: 5th Generation While the 5th Gen Echo Dot is the same size as the previous generation, it features a completely redesigned internal structure for double the bass output and crisper audio. The Echo Dot with Clock display now goes beyond the time to show calendar events and media information, making it a helpful addition for anyone looking for a sleek and compact smart speaker for a bedside table or office....

There has been a lot of talk about a ‘Great Resignation’ and what’s prompted it. The fact that career progression has come to a juddering halt for many is clearly a driving factor. When it comes to tech and IT teams, many report feeling as though their considerable efforts in keeping businesses operating throughout the pandemic have gone unnoticed or unappreciated. Software development can be thankless work; couple this with the intense demand the pivot to remote working and digital-first business placed on tech teams, and it’s little wonder many IT workers have had enough....

Added this week is NextDC, which joins recently added Equinix and Fujitsu. NextDC has its Perth 1 and 2, Sydney 1 and 2, Melbourne 1 and 2, Brisbane 1 and 2, and Canberra 1 facilities classed as certified against the requirements defined in the Hosting Certification Framework. Equinix Australia has its CA1, SY3, SY4, SY5, SY6, SY7, PE2, and ME4 faciltiies certified, while Fujitsu Australia’s Western Sydney and Homebush facilities have been accepted by the DTA....

Small nonprofits need all-purpose IT professionals, while larger organizations hire software developers, data analysts, and web developers. Nonprofit tech jobs offer more than a line on your resume — they’re also rewarding and meaningful. Working at a nonprofit can be a great way to advance your career while contributing to a good cause. Nonprofits need tech professionals Nonprofits rely on volunteers, coordinators, fundraisers, and directors to serve their cause. And they also need tech professionals....

Notion has been compared to a wide range of other applications, but it’s really its own thing. It has the feel of a wiki, the organizational capability of a database, and the note-taking and data archiving ability of a networked notepad. Once you understand it, it’s easy to set up, but people sometimes have a bit of a challenge getting their arms around the thing. In our case, my wife often outlines the problem she wants to solve, and I set up a Notion page to manage it....

National security officials said the exploitation is almost certainly ongoing and is part of a broader effort by Russia’s GRU and 85th GTsSS to obtain information on a wide range of sensitive targets. The attackers are using brute force techniques – in which repeated login attempts are used to uncover usernames, passwords and valid account credentials – to infiltrate the networks of government and private sector organizations including military defense contractors, energy and logistics companies, law firms, think tanks, media outlets and universities....

The report sent Nutanix shares up 4% in late trading. CEO Rajiv Ramaswami called the quarter’s results, “a good start to our fiscal year,” adding that the results “[demonstrate] strong year-over-year top and bottom-line improvement.” Added Ramaswami, “We continued to execute towards our targets of free cash flow break-even in the second half of calendar 2022 and a 25 percent-plus ACV billings CAGR through fiscal 2025.” Nutanix’s CFO, Duston Williams, noted that the company “achieved record ACV billings, which grew 33 percent year-over-year, and saw 21 percent year-over-year revenue growth, our highest growth in over three years....

The report surveyed 273 businesses in the UK and was sponsored by GitHub – the code-sharing site that’s now owned by Microsoft (itself once an opponent but now a fan of open source). The first phase of the report found that open source contributed £43 billion ($60.22bn) in value to the UK economy with an estimated 126,000 local developers who help create, develop and maintain open-source projects. SEE: Network security policy (TechRepublic Premium) UK-based chip designer Arm is also backing the project and explained how standards-based open-source software benefited the company....

In partnership with Bugcrowd, OpenAI is asking for ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities in the software and report them to the company. OpenAI also wants these hackers to test ChatGPT plugins to find authentication issues, authorization issues, security issues, and a list of other issues. Also: What is ChatGPT and why does it matter? OpenAI’s Bug Bounty Program also asks hackers to find out if sensitive OpenAI information could be exposed to third parties, such as Notion, Asana, Salesforce, and many others....

Not bad for a so-called also-run, eh? It’s not just telecoms, where OpenStack has become the backbone of major cell companies such as China Mobile and Verizon. Nor is it just other major companies such as the Japanese instant messaging service LINE, the on-demand, cloud-based financial management service company Workday, Walmart Labs, and Yahoo. No, many other, much smaller companies have also staked their cloud future on OpenStack. Also: Tech in 2023: Here’s what is really going to matter Why?...

Oracle is one of many SaaS vendors that’s putting a new emphasis on cultivating workforce talent. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed employee expectations and office norms. As workplaces embrace hybrid work arrangements and manage quickly fluctuating workforces, HR functions need to change as well. Oracle Dynamic Skills maintains a dynamic record of skills data within an organization, including job titles, employee capabilities, experience and strength of skills. It includes tools for both HR teams and employees who want to leverage this data....

Also: I put the Apple Watch Ultra through a Tough Mudder The flat spot was fine with me since it replaced my wedding ring which has a very similar flat top design. However, many people prefer a more traditional round ring design and with the Gen 3 Horizon delivers on that desire. Oura also adds Rose Gold to the Gen 3 Horizon lineup. The Horizon model is available in Silver, Black, Stealth, Gold, and Rose Gold starting at $349....

Don’t want to spend any more than $30? You need the Yubikey Security Key C NFC. There’s a lot to like about it.

According to the research, the segment grew in the first three months of 2021 and the trend continued in the second and third quarters of the year. Approximately 2 million computers were sold in Q2 with 2.3 million shipments in Q3; IDC noted the figures are respectively 60.2% and 41.3% higher than in the same periods of 2020, which had already been considered a good year for the sector. “In 2021, the PC market saw an impressive leap, even with the shortage of components, which has been inhibiting market growth and became an even more sensitive issue in the third quarter,” said Daniel Voltarelli, ICT market analyst at IDC Brazil....

SEE: NASA is sending more helicopters to Mars to help bring samples back | ZDNet After the coring activity was completed, the team took images of the several sample collection system components. Those images showed two small pieces of debris – a small object on the coring bit and a small hairline object on the drill chuck. The team is now investigating the origin of the debris and whether it originated from the rover or external debris from the entry, descent and landing (EDL) system that brought the rover to Mars....

The Proscenic can hold up to 5.3 quarts of food, including a 4-pound whole chicken. If you’re stuck on what to cook, you can check the accompanying app to find recipe ideas from a community of users. Additionally, in the app you can control the air fryer with Google Assistant or Alexa to adjust cooking temperatures and monitor the cooking process.

Now, new subscribers can get A Year of LastPass Premium or A Year of LastPass Families for less than $2 a month with coupon code DOWNLOADNOW during our Best of Digital Sale. LastPass Premium is a password manager app that lets you save unlimited passwords. As soon as you save a password, you can access it on any other device you install the app on. It can also protect you against hackers by generating long, randomized passwords....

OK, first off, what on earth is a USB condom? Also: FBI warns of public ‘juice jacking’ charging stations that steal your data. How to stay protected A USB condom is a small dongle that adds a layer of protection between your device and the charging point you’re attaching it to. Remember, USB isn’t just a charging protocol, it also allows data to flow back and forth, and while most of the time this data flow is safe, it is possible to create a malicious charging port that can do bad things, such as plant malware on your device or steal your data....

Python is one of the world’s most popular programming languages, loved for its breadth of packages or add-on libraries that make it useful for data science. Developers need to update these packages frequently and attackers have used this behavior to backdoor their Windows, Linux and Apple machines through bogus packages that are similarly named to legitimate ones, otherwise known as software supply chain attacks. PyPI, which is managed by the Python Software Foundation (PSF), is the main repository where Python developers can get third-party developed open-source packages for their projects....

The list of improvements is long and spans all areas of the Android experience. For instance, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor includes new Snapdragon Elite Gaming features like real-time hardware-accelerated ray-tracing, a 25% GPU performance boost and a 40% Qualcomm Kyro CPU boost. Also: What is the best VPN for Android users and is there a free option? As for connectivity – an area that Qualcomm continues to push forward – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 uses the Snapdragon X70 5G modem and uses Qualcomm’s 5G AI Processor to improve speeds, latency, and power usage....