“We’re in a solid 21 months of modified behavior,” says Darryl Knopp, senior director of portfolio marketing for FICO. Before the pandemic, banking was primarily an in-person activity, with digital services supporting customers’ needs, he notes. “We’ve now moved past the point where digital is at the center of banking and face-to-face interactions support digital,” he said. “We’re seeing vast improvements in not just the experiences, but in the actual products and services that are being offered that previously were ‘ignored,’” Knopp says, noting that advances have been made in banking online for mortgages, credit card loans, savings accounts and traditional core bank products....

Gone are the days of taking out cash from an ATM, applying for a mortgage by visiting a bank branch, or shopping in a department store. Now, for many, conducting financial transactions of any kind is a purely online experience, escalated over the past two years by the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasingly, the future of money exists in the Ether, via phones and laptops. But there’s a bigger future for money, the early stages of which are now taking place....

RMS proponents see this as the GCC community moving away from the FSF. Diehard RMS loyalists even see it as the GCC perhaps steering away from free software. The GCC Steering Committee, however, specifically denied this. “The GCC Steering Committee continues to affirm the principles of Free Software, and that will never change.” Specifically what’s happened is David Edelsohn, IBM’s CTO GCC Technology, and a GCC Steering Committee member since its creation in 1998, announced that:...

The trial will run for six months and is being coordinated by the 4 Day Week Global campaign in partnership with UK thinktank Autonomy and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College. The pilot is based on the 100-80-100 model, where employees get 100% of the pay for 80% of their normal working week, in exchange for a commitment to maintain at least 100% productivity. SEE: Working hard or hardly working?...

This newest Assure 2 is a smart lock that connects via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so you can control it right from your smartphone, and it features a touchpad for entry codes and an alternate keyhole in case of any mishaps, or for those that prefer the peace of mind of a physical key. A smart lock is a must for me and my forgetful household members, which is why we loved our older Yale Assure Lock SL....

Unfortunately, cyber criminals and scammers are highly aware of this fact, and try to exploit our reliance on email by distributing business email compromise (BEC) and other phishing attacks. Also: What is phishing? Everything you need to know to protect against scam emails - and worse According to analysis of phishing email attacks by researchers at Abnormal Security, the volume of BEC attacks increased by 81% during the second half of 2022 when compared with the previous six months – and the total attack volume has grown by 175% during the past two years....

For the past week, I’ve put these wireless earbuds to the test. Since then, I haven’t had to charge them once, even after a series of office commutes, intensive workouts, and catch-up phone calls. Coming from the Apple AirPods Pro, the improved endurance is astonishing. But how well do the earbuds fare in general? Let’s take a deep dive. Specifications Design and fit First, let’s talk about the case that houses the Space A40 earbuds....

I really love trying out the range of Thinkware’s dash cams as the onboard features of the cameras beat almost all of the other dash cam brands I have tried so far. The F790 has two parts to the camera. It has a mounting cradle that attaches to the windscreen with a USB Type-C charger, and the camera itself. Slide the unlock mechanism and pull the camera out of the cradle....

There was a time, in the early 2010s, when some experts believed converged devices combining smartphones and laptops would be the future of computing. One of its main proponents, Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, tried to bring this vision to reality with the Ubuntu Edge concept smartphone and Ubuntu Touch, a smartphone version of Ubuntu desktop for running desktop and smartphone apps on one platform. Also: The best Linux distros for beginners Today, the convergence vision lives on in Purism’s Librem 5 smartphone, which in its original 2013 embodiment ran on Ubuntu Touch....

Also: This 1980s computer was a huge leap forward. You can download its source code now “PostScript and the Adobe Type Library revolutionized printing and publishing, and kickstarted the explosive growth of desktop publishing starting in the 1980s,” the CHM said. Adobe shipped the first release of PostScript in 1984, two years after the company was founded, and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs approached the firm to make PostScript useful for emerging laser printers, which were first developed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)....

Varo offers consumers a high-yield savings account with a competitive annual percentage yield (APY) of 1.20%. However, that could be increased to 5% for consumers who meet certain criteria. According to the FDIC, the national average APY for a savings account is just 0.10%. To qualify for the 5% APY, consumers must have $1,000 or more in direct deposits from paychecks, pensions, or government benefits like Social Security and unemployment....

The Moshi Lounge Q changes that and makes charging much more reliable/ At the core of the Lounge Q is a 15W wireless Q-coil charging coil compatible with any Qi-enabled phone and that will work with cases up to 5mm thick. Attached to that is a 4-foot USB-C power cord. (USB-C charger supplied separately.) But the real magic is in the Scandinavian design. The Q-coil is housed in a very stylish stand made of aluminum, stainless steel, silicone, and microfiber cloth....

Cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence have detailed several ransomware campaigns targeting Apple-based computers and networks – and the methods of attack are very familiar to those used by cyber criminals targeting Microsoft Windows and other operating systems. In many instances, the initial compromise occurs after the user is tricked into providing access to cyber criminals, such as by opening phishing emails or downloading and then running fake or trojanized applications that install ransomware....

In a blog post, Cory Sakakeeny, principal lead technical project manager at Akamai, wrote that the last full day of competition in Tokyo – featuring 35 different medal events – had the highest video streaming traffic for more than 30 customers the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform. “Medal matches for baseball, basketball, and soccer, along with several track and field finals, drove related traffic to 10Tbps on Saturday, August 7. That’s more than double the 4....

Here are the five of those essential iPhone apps that I feel help transform iPhone users into iPhone power users. While I’m happy to pay for the premium service (and this gives me access to two-factor authentication using YubiKey), Bitwarden is one of those rare services. – especially for password managers – that offers a decent free service. I’ve tried countless password managers, and the free version of Bitwarden is better than the paid version of some of the competition....

It not only provides the skills you need to start from scratch and reach an elite cybersecurity career, but it will also train you specifically for certifications that will increase your job prospects. Novices should start with “CompTIA A+ (220-1001/220-1002)”. If you’ve used a Windows computer and know how to manage files, create directories and subdirectories, plus how to use a browser to get around the internet, you can take this course....

It has a 600ml dustbin and a small water tank. The dustbin is underneath the lid of the vacuum and is simple to empty with no complex catch mechanism to open the dustbin itself. Inside the box are the robot vacuum and docking station. There is also a slim water tank and 10 mopping pads which attach to the bottom of the mopping pad using velcro strips. There is also a secondary silicone ‘pet hair extractor’ that replaces the roller brush and uses a rubber strip to sweep up hair and debris....

A hacker leaked the entirety of Twitch’s source code alongside a 128GB trove of data that included creator payouts going back to 2019, proprietary SDKs and internal AWS services used by Twitch, as well as all of the company’s internal cybersecurity red teaming tools. While much of the press attention initially focused on the eye-popping revenues brought in by certain Twitch streamers, concern over the privacy and security of all Twitch streamers began to grow later in the day....

In a tweet (that thankfully wasn’t 10,000 characters long), Twitter Write said: “We’re making improvements to the writing and reading experience on Twitter! Starting today, Twitter now supports Tweets up to 10,000 characters in length, with bold and italic text formatting. Sign up for Twitter Blue to access these new features, and apply to enable Subscriptions on your account to earn income directly on Twitter. Tap on ‘Monetization’ in settings to apply today....

The feature will only be available to a small group of English-language users on iOS, Android and Twitter.com, the company explained in a blog post on Wednesday. Users will also be blocked if they are sending “repetitive and uninvited replies or mentions,” according to Twitter senior product manager Jarrod Doherty. “When the feature is turned on in your Settings, our systems will assess the likelihood of a negative engagement by considering both the Tweet’s content and the relationship between the Tweet author and replier,” Doherty said....