Federal data shows that 43% of fourth and eighth graders were in remote learning in early 2021. Twenty-one percent of those students were in hybrid learning at that time. And about 52% of all higher education students took at least one online course in the 2019-2020 academic year. Is your internet acting up on a day you have an important video call or assignment due? Frustrated? Panicking? Continue reading for suggestions on what to do if you have a bad internet connection....

Unified Patents brings the fight to the trolls. It deters patent trolls from attacking its members by making it too expensive for the troll to win. The group does this by examining troll patents and their activities in various technology sectors (Zones). The Unified Patents Open Source Software Zone (OSS Zone) is the newest of these Zones. Most patent threats, 80% according to Unified Patents, come from trolls. The attacks keep mounting up....

The report sent Opendoor shares down 9% in late trading. Following the report, CFO Carrie Ann Wheeler spoke to ZDNet by phone, stating “2021 was an important breakout year for us, a record performance, and proof positive that customers are craving a certain solution, and that two, we can deliver, at scale, managing a complicated system.” Added Wheeler, “we met all the expectations, and we’re set up for more of the same in 2022; given what we guided to in Q1, we’re off to a very good start....

Oracle Cloud is trying to turn that challenge into an opportunity with a new service called Oracle Alloy. The new platform gives customers a way to use Oracle Cloud services without having to cede control over operational decisions. Customers will be able to staff the operations of the platform themselves with local citizens, for example. They’ll also be able to control the cycles of operations, such as the scheduling of software changes and updates....

Very has undergone numerous and significant transformations since its inception more than 100 years ago. Serving as a catalogue business for most of its existence under the Littlewoods brand, the company pivoted to online in 2009 and rebranded itself Very in an attempt to reinvent the business, following years of financial losses. Since then, Very has put data at the heart of everything it does. In doing so, the company has been able to leverage decades-worth of customer, financial services and inventory data, delivery records and payments information....

“We normally would need one and a half hours for migrating a profile and now it’s ten minutes, max. You start the software on the new profile, you say ‘migrate profile’, click, click, click, and it’s done. Super-fast.” DiskImage, the second program in this bundle, will remove all your worries about backup. It has a built-in scheduler that allows you to automatically create images of your PC, both full and incremental, even as it’s being used....

The joint operation was led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), with support from the Italian National Police (Polizia di Stato), Europol and Eurojust and has resulted in 106 arrests across Spain and Italy. According to Europol, the crime operation used phishing, SIM swapping and business email compromise (BEC) attacks and it’s estimated that this led to profits of around €10 million ($11.7 million) during last year alone. SEE: Don’t want to get hacked?...

You’re not alone. Fortunately, most people get their download working after checking and tweaking these simple things. Also: Problems downloading iOS 16? Here’s how to fix it fast Also: iOS 16 brings a surprise new battery charging feature to your iPhone If you have one of the following, you’re good to go: iPhone 13 / 13 mini / 13 Pro / 13 Pro MaxiPhone SE (2nd generation)iPhone 12 / 12 mini / 12 Pro / 12 Pro MaxiPhone 11 / 11 Pro / 11 Pro MaxiPhone XS / XS MaxiPhone XRiPhone XiPhone 8 / 8 Plus...

The new Introduction to Python project path has been designed to teach kids the basics of Python programming and help them get assimilated with core programming concepts through hands-on projects created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Aimed at beginners and more experienced young programmers, the course takes learners through a number of guided tasks and more independent projects, before being given the opportunity to create something unique using the know-how they’ve acquired....

That’s about to change in Python 3.11, currently in the first beta phase of its preview (version 3.11.0b1) ahead of its stable release later this year. Core Python (CPython) developer Mark Shannon shared details about the project to make Python faster at the PyCon 2022 conference this week, where developers also showed off progress on the goal of running Python code in the browser. Last year, Microsoft funded a project for the Python Software Foundation (PSF), led by Python creator Guido van Rossum and Shannon, to make Python twice as fast as the current stable 3....

On Thursday, fraud prevention company Sift said the ring, dubbed Proxy Phantom, is using over 1.5 million sets of stolen account credentials in automated credential stuffing attacks against online merchants. Credential stuffing attacks generally rely on a database of stolen credentials – potentially sourced from data breaches or data dumps leaked and sold online – to slam a domain with login requests. Many of us use the same username and password combinations across different services – although we shouldn’t – and so a data breach at one company could lead to account compromise at another....

The US chip maker announced on Monday that the purchase “further strengthens Qualcomm’s 5G infrastructure solutions to fuel the digital transformation of industries, power the connected intelligent edge, and support the growth of the cloud economy.” The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rumors of a potential deal appeared several weeks ago, with Calcalist estimating the purchase would be made for $300 million. Founded in 2013, Cellwize is an Israeli startup and the developer of cloud and artificial intelligence (AI)-based radio access network (RAN) automation and orchestration technologies, non-real-time intelligent RAN Intelligent Controllers (Non-RT RICs), and Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) systems....

Cyber criminals deploying ransomware regularly target government services. Not only do public sector IT budgets mean networks are less secure against attacks, but these networks are also used to provide vital services to the community. In some cases, local government agencies might pay the ransom to decrypt the network and restore services, making them ideal targets for extortion. SEE: The Privacy Paradox: How can businesses use personal data while also protecting user privacy?...

The campaign came to light when the attackers attempted to launch a ransomware attack against an unspecified product safety testing organisation. The attack was detected and stopped before it was successful, but provided cybersecurity researchers at eSentire with enough information to analyse the tactics, techniques and procedures being used. And, as eSentire’s security research team began to investigate the incident, they said they “discovered some very curious findings, relating to both the threat group behind the attack, as well as the tools and techniques used in the attack”....

Knowledge about vulnerabilities and exploits can command a high price on underground forums because being able to take advantage of them can be very profitable for cyber criminals. That’s especially true if this knowledge involves a zero-day vulnerability that’s not known about by cybersecurity researchers – and that’s because attackers know potential victims won’t have had the chance to apply security updates to protect against it. For example, in the weeks after Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities were disclosed earlier this year, cyber criminals rushed to take advantage of them as quickly as possible in order to benefit from the ability to carry out attacks before the security patches were widely applied....

For Raspberry Pi, the passage of time over the past year has been marked by the launches of a series of new products (four devices in 2020, to be precise, plus another device in January this year), a feat the British computer maker managed to pull off despite the country being plunged into a series of COVID lockdowns. Demand for its tiny computers soared due to the overnight switch to home working....

It’s also a really good measure of the relative power of workers and bosses. Right now, in many cases, the management are in a pretty weak position when it comes to office politics. There are plenty of jobs out there for knowledge workers who aren’t happy with how they are treated. And there is much truth to the adage that workers don’t leave bad jobs they leave bad managers. MUST READ: Cloud computing: Here’s the security threat you should be most worried about The last two years has also taught many knowledge workers they can be efficient and have a better work-life balance with more remote working in their week, even if their micro-managing managers have struggled with the idea....

Also: The best video doorbells These features will enable users to customize Advanced Motion Detection to only detect the events that are important to them. With People-Only mode and predetermined Motion Zones, you’ll be able to conserve battery life, so your video doorbell will not be triggered by a passing squirrel or leaves blowing in the wind. The improved battery life, however, is not the only upgrade. With this new Ring Battery Doorbell Plus, you can enjoy head-to-toe video of your front door, with a field of view of 150-degrees by 150-degrees and a larger-than-HD resolution at 1536p....

Miso Robotics and Lancer Worldwide, a global beverage dispenser manufacturer are rolling out what’s described as an intelligence backed, automated beverage dispenser. “Lancer has consistently supplied the market with dependable products for more than 50 years and there was no question when it came time to decide who to partner with to create an automated beverage dispenser,” said Jake Brewer, Chief Strategy Officer of Miso Robotics. Fast food, known more formally as the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, has been booming during the pandemic as dine-in options closed or became less popular with diners....

Michelle Williams, an in-home family daycare provider in a rural Minnesota town, started her daycare because she wanted to be home with her kids, while also contributing to the family’s income. “When I had my daughter, I missed her every day when I went to work. I wanted to be home with my own kids and raise them, but to make it feasible for me, I had to open my own business....