Bandwidth CEO David Morken said in a statement that “a number of critical communications service providers have been targeted by a rolling DDoS attack.” “While we have mitigated much intended harm, we know some of you have been significantly impacted by this event. For that I am truly sorry. You trust us with your mission-critical communications. There is nothing this team takes more seriously,” Morken said. “We are working around the clock to support your teams and minimize the impact of this attack....

I’ve written before about how cloud vendors can capriciously change their policies and pricing and how lock-in can arise out of cloud reliance. Once you’re fully invested (and therefore fully reliant) on the cloud, this can be a real problem. But just because the cloud can be a somewhat challenging place when it comes to lock-in and switching costs, that doesn’t mean you have to be locked in. This article shows you our pick of services that can help you fight lock-in and switch to other providers....

Best consoles Best games Best accessories Also: Microsoft makes its case for why it’s all-in on gaming The Evo 2022 Series ups the ante. It features Secretlab’s NEO Hybrid Leatherette which provides excellent durability, while preserving a clean and sleek finish. The chair also comes with a magnetic memory foam head rest and a plethora of designs to choose from. It’s not cheap – starting at $469 during the holidays – but the chair is an investment that’s well worth the money....

How did we choose the best home security systems for renters? It’s our mission to evaluate consumer services and recommend the best ones for our readers. We do the research and hard work, so choosing the right service for you is as easy as possible. When we evaluate home security systems, we look for companies with a good reputation, quality equipment and competitive pricing. To choose our top renters’ security systems providers, we use a formula that considers monthly pricing, equipment costs, ease of installation, contract flexibility, and customer satisfaction....

Online colleges in Kentucky offer affordable tuition and a connection with the state’s strong job outlook for logistics, manufacturing, and engineering-related professions. The Bluegrass State offers varied options for affordable, flexible distance learning that cater to working learners. Read on to explore our ranking of the top online colleges in Kentucky and how they can help kickstart your career. Top 5 online schools in Kentucky: Quick facts The best online colleges in Kentucky Before perusing our rankings, take a moment to familiarize yourself with ZDnet’s ranking methodology....

When you have bad or no credit, many credit card companies will require that you pay a deposit before extending a line of credit. These are known as secured credit cards. However, there are some credit cards that do not require a deposit called unsecured credit cards. Our editorial team has done the work to find the top offers based on factors like APR, card requirements, rewards, introductory offers, automatic reviews, and more....

This Sony model features 4K UHD with a 2160p resolution for enjoying top-notch image quality on the screen. You’ll also get to enjoy the Picture Processor X1 Ultimate that analyzes content so you get the most out of your picture. The imaging aside, this OLED model features 8 million self-lit pixels and a TRILUMINOS Display to help you enjoy vibrancy and color to the TV’s picture. The design also allows for you to mount the TV flush to the wall, mimicking a work of art in your living room, bedroom, and more....

President Jair Bolsonaro provided the service authorizations to the group of 10 companies that successfully bid for the 700MHz, 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz and 26GHz frequency bands in national and regional blocks. The green light to companies kicks off the practical work around the implementation, which is supported by the companies’ pledge to invest 42 billion reais ($7.5 billion) to introduce the technology across the country. At the ceremony that took place on Tuesday (7), Bolsonaro’s 20-minute speech was mainly focused on aspects of the current administration that are unrelated to the new technology – such as his opposition to requiring evidence of COVID-19 vaccination from tourists entering Brazil....

A key issue with deep learning models, however, is that they are resource hungry. They require lots of data and compute to train, and lots of compute to operate. As a rule, GPUs are known to perform better than CPUs for both training and inference, while some models can’t run on CPUs at all. Now Deci wants to change that. Deci, a company aiming to optimize deep learning models, is releasing a new family of models for image classification....

One of the best things about technology today is that there are so many entertaining ways for kids and adults to advance their STEM skills. And what’s more fun than improving your programming skills by building your own palm-sized bionic robot dog with the Petoi Bittle: Palm-Sized Robot Dog? You’ll love watching it play like a real dog, moving around on four legs instead of wheels. The legged motion allows it to have more freedom while navigating unstructured terrain....

Inflation runs rampant, and everything from fuel to food prices is rising tremendously. So it’s more important than ever to get discounts whenever and wherever you can. Fortunately, you can get a 72% discount off a Sam’s Club Membership today, plus a $10 e-gift card. Sam’s sells goods at prices that traditional retailers can’t match because its business model involves selling limited items through a warehouse membership. It always has fabulous grocery discounts, and you’ll also find excellent bargains on a wide variety of premium products....

The fourth quarter edition of Canalys PC sales tracking report for the United States found PC sales driven downward by a 28% drop in notebook shipments to 17.5 million units moved during the quarter. Canalys blamed the decline on the US education market nearing its saturation point for Chromebook deployments. Meanwhile, tablet shipments shrank 31% to 12.7 million shipped, and desktops rebounded by 9% to 3.6 million shipments as “commercial investment in on-premises work continued to increase....

Unlike Windows 10, where Microsoft’s new releases are major operating system upgrades in their own right, Ubuntu’s biannual updates are designed to keep the look and feel of the older versions and just add improvements. And unlike Windows, where there are numerous editions for different feature sets – Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, and more – Ubuntu 22.04, aka Jammy Jellyfish, comes with all available features....

The malware, which was written in Go – Google’s popular cloud and systems programming language – targets Windows and Linux operating systems, and supports multiple chip architectures that allow it to reside on routers, IoT devices, smartphones, and enterprise servers. These include x86, x86-64, AMD64, MIPS, MIPS64, ARMv5-ARMv8, AArch64 and PowerPC, according to Black Lotus Labs, the cybersecurity unit of US internet infrastructure firm Lumen. Chaos exploits known but unpatched vulnerabilities in firewall devices to gain a foothold in a network....

If you have had the chance to chat with the AI chatbot, you were probably impressed with how much it can understand and its ability to respond in a conversational manner. However, the chatbot is capable of doing much more, and its technical capabilities are tested every day. Also: What is ChatGPT and why does it matter? Here’s everything you need to know Already, ChatGPT is changing expectations and practices in education, as well as in professional fields that involve skills like coding....

Bing could be getting ChatGPT-enhanced search capabilities as early as March in a move that capitalizes on Microsoft’s $1 billion investment in Open AI in 2019, which included an exclusive multi-year cloud-computing partnership to build new Azure AI supercomputing technologies. Also: What is ChatGPT and why does it matter? Here’s what you need to know Two sources with knowledge of Microsoft’s plans told The Information that Microsoft is gearing up to launch a version of Bing that uses ChatGPT AI to answer some search queries, offering a different way of producing results than the list of links offered by Google Search and Bing....

Also: The 7 best Android phones Google announced the updates on Monday, along with a series of other new Android features and upgrades designed to improve connectivity, productivity and accessibility. First, to help you keep track of your notes and check off to-do lists, Google is adding a Google Keep “single note” widget that you can add to your homescreen. It will display reminders, background colors and images added to notes from the Keep app, and it also syncs with your smartwatch....

A screenshot from a Chick-fil-A ad. Bosses always thought they knew how to boss, but with the advent of the pandemic and the propensity for employees to be slightly more choosy about where they work, bosses’ heads’ are spinning. Not always in a healthy direction. Take Chick-fil-A. A lovely company in so many ways – businesswise, if not always socially. It has a reputation for attentive customer service, excellent, consistent food and a tinge of aw-shucks rather than aw-sucks....

In the first part of the series, new research revealed four Customer Experience plays to run now based on their findings: The new research from Salesforce revealed four additional plays to deepen customer connections and realize results: In the final part of our series, the research will detail strategies to transform your metrics and measurements. Discover additional insights, strategies, and actions you can take using the slide deck here....

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it strongly opposed a move by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke China Unicom’s licence, effectively banning the state-owned Chinese telco from providing services in the US market. In its statement, the FCC had said China Unicom posed national security risks as it was subject to exploitation and control by the Chinese government. “[China Unicom] is highly likely to be forced to comply with Chinese government requests without sufficient legal procedures subject to independent judicial oversight,” the US government agency said....