Apple sent notifications to developers in China explaining their VPN app was removed from the Apple App Store. The apps included “content that is illegal in China, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines,” the letter stated. VPNs are popular in China, allowing users to get around the country’s internet filter dubbed the Great Firewall. It blocks access from sites including Facebook, Twitter, New York Times, and more....

The $299 HomePod is available to order from Apple right now, with deliveries and in-store availability starting Feb. 3. You can get it in Midnight (black) or White. Inside the HomePod you’re looking at an S7 processor, the same one used in the Apple Watch Series 7. That chip is used for features like Apple’s room sensing technology that allows the HomePod to identify where it’s placed in a room (against a wall, in an open space, etc....

When it comes to health, Apple continues to add more features that provide peace of mind, should you be in a car accident, have any sort of irregular heartbeat, or even accidentally fall. Also: The best Apple Watches It’s that last feature, Fall Detection, I’m going to show you how to enable it. If you think it’s already turned on, I’ll show you where to double-check that it’s always monitoring for a fall, instead of only working during a workout – a lesson I learned while working on this very article....

While I was able to help those people release the strap without damaging the watch, I’ve never come across it myself. Well, today I have one of my own. I’ve just swapped to the Apple Watch Ultra and was just giving my old Apple Watch Series 7 a clean-up before letting it move on when I noticed that one end of the strap was stuck in place. And it was stuck fast....

On day 15 of the Artemis I mission, the management team at NASA have voted “go” for the decision to take Orion off its distant retrograde orbit, where it has been for six days since Friday, November 25. The team will initiate a burn at 3:53 pm today to set it on the path back to Earth after this week reaching 268,563 miles from Earth, exceeding Apollo 13’s record by 20,000 miles....

Traditional networks were designed for data centers where the majority of traffic moved in a “north-south” direction. That is, it would come into the data center, travel through three or more tiers, pass through a core, and then “trombone” back out (meaning through a circuitous, latency-causing path). This made the placement of infrastructure, such as load balancers and security devices, relatively straightforward because they could all be deployed in the core....

Hogben pre-warned the market about the delay in March, blaming Digital Asset, the firm behind the build of CHESS with the ASX, for the delay. On Wednesday, Hogben confirmed the April 2023 go-live date is “no longer viable”. He explained it was due to changes to the CHESS application software release schedule in its Industry Test Environment 1 (ITE1), which has also impacted the start of accreditation and other project milestones....

Beyond that, it’s also serving a key strategic role, helping to nudge Atlassian’s customers to the cloud. The Marketplace currently features more than 5,300 apps and integrations with Atlassian products. More than 2,500 of those are cloud apps – and 600 were built in just the last 12 months. “A major focus for Atlassian today is to get many of our legacy on-prem customers to our cloud offerings,” Cameron Deatsch, Atlassian’s chief revenue officer, said to ZDNet....

Recent incidents – such as the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, and a cyber attacker attempting to modify chemical levels in the drinking water supply at a water-treatment plant in Florida – have demonstrated how industrial infrastructure is vulnerable to hackers – and that attacks against these systems can have a broader impact on the general public. Many industrial networks have operated on the same technology for decades and the need to secure them against attacks is well known....

The federal government said the amendments would better safeguard Australians following the Optus data breach last month, which compromised various customer data including identification document details such as driver’s licence and passport numbers. The proposed regulatory changes would allow telcos in the country to temporarily share certain government identifier data, such as Medicare and passport numbers, with financial services providers. This aimed to facilitate enhanced monitoring and safeguards for customers affected by a data breach, the office of Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a statement Thursday....

Local Zones are a type of infrastructure that brings certain AWS services very close to a particular geographic area, industry or IT center. The service is just one example of the way computing is increasingly moving to the “distributed edge.” The new Local Zones will serve customers in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Some customers have been using AWS Local Zones to ensure low latency for customers in different parts of the country....

At AWS’ re:Invent conference, AWS CEO Adam Selipsky outlined a mainframe migration service that aims to cut migration time by two-thirds. “Mainframes are expensive and complicated and have legacy programming,” he said. “There has to be a better way. So many customers are trying to get off mainframes.” Selipsky said that customers have been able to cut costs by up to 70% by moving mainframe workloads to the cloud. Some customers have gone lift-and-shift with others taking a more nuanced approach....

Also: What tech is in the CES 2023 bag of ZDNET’s Editor in Chief? Not all recycled plastics are created equal. For example, there’s excess plastic (PIR) that’s created during the manufacturing process that’s then recycled and put back into the manufacturing process, and then there’s post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR) that comes from products we’ve used and thrown away or submitted for recycling. In other words, the latter form of recycled material redirects waste that normally would have ended up in a landfill....

However, Chase does not have a secured business credit card and typically requires a good credit score of at least 690 to qualify. If you’re considering a Chase business credit card for your small business, we compared some of the best Chase business credit cards to help you decide which one will help you reach your business goals. Ink Business Preferred credit cardholders can also take advantage of other included benefits, like fraud protection, account alerts, purchase protection, extended warranties, cell phone protection, trip cancellation and interruption coverage, and auto rental collision damage waiver....

Traditional job search sites have positions for all kinds of jobs across industries, but tech-specific sites like the ones here narrow the scope of jobs listed and help you zero in on the perfect positions for you. Best job search sites for tech jobs Large, well-known sites such as Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and Indeed are excellent places to network and find a new job. But niche job search sites like the ones here offer a more focused selection of positions....

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These IT professionals respond to cyberattacks, mitigate damage, and design and implement recovery plans. With a median annual salary that exceeds $100,000 and a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-projected 33% employment growth from 2020-30, opportunities in fields like information security analysis should remain strong. An online bachelor’s degree qualifies graduates for many information systems security career paths. Our program rankings highlight top programs’ unique qualities and curricular emphases to help you find your best fit....

Potential employers include the U.S. Department of Commerce and State Department, the World Bank, and nongovernmental organizations like Amnesty International. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says globalization and complex regulatory and tax systems contribute to the growth in business and financial occupations. The BLS projects an 8% employment increase for 2020-30 in positions like accountants and auditors, financial analysts, logisticians, and market research analysts. Explore our list of best online degrees in international business to discover your options....

With an online college degree in sports management, you have the leadership and business knowledge to take on managerial roles in athletics, fitness, and recreation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in entertainment and sports occupations are projected to add more than 160,000 new positions by 2030. We’ve ranked our top picks for online sports management degrees to help you find the program that works for you....

That’s where secured business credit cards come in. A secured credit card is one where you put down a security deposit, which serves as your credit limit. For example, if you wanted a credit limit of $10,000, you would put down a security deposit of $10,000. As you use the card and pay your bill each month, your credit gets better. The best secured business credit cards offer decent interest rates and credit limits....