Daily time spent on mobile apps globally jumped 45% between 2019 and 2021, according to a report published by market data company App Annie Intelligence. On a daily basis, Brazilians used their smartphones for 5.4 hours on average in the second quarter of 2021. By comparison, daily smartphone use in Brazil reached 3.8 hours on average in 2019, and 4.8 hours daily in 2020. Up until last year, Brazil was the second country in the world with the most intensive use of smartphones, behind Indonesia, which now ranks second with an average of 5....

Destinus SA, based in Switzerland, is on a mission to build near-space vehicles and related infrastructure, and the company just got a big boost in the form of a seed round of 26.8 million Swiss francs ($29 million). Founder and CEO Mikhail Kokorich is akin to Russia’s Elon Musk, a serial entrepreneur who invented (and actively holds patents) on innovative enabling technology in newspace. His previous company, Momentus, is now one of six Y Combinator companies to become public....

According to PenTestPartners, BrewDog “declined to inform their shareholders and asked not to be named” in the research revealing the security flaw. On October 8, the cybersecurity firm said that the Scottish brewery implemented a hard-coded Bearer authentication token associated with API endpoints designed for BrewDog’s mobile applications. The tokens were returned, but rather than being triggered once a user has submitted their credentials – therefore, allowing access to an endpoint – as they were hardcoded, this verification step was missed....

Both Brita and ZeroWater are well-known names when it comes to water, but with so many models to choose from, it can be difficult to discern which water pitcher filter system is best for your home. When comparing Brita vs. ZeroWater water filter pitcher systems, this is everything you need to know. At a glance Brita filter comparison Warranty Brita filters carry an unconditional 100% money-back guarantee for the first thirty days from purchase, in addition to a one-year warranty....

The company averages about $900 per reward, but 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner said the company hopes to “attract another layer of outside expertise to make sure our systems are as secure as possible.” “Together, we will deepen our security leadership so our customers can live their lives online with ease and confidence,” Shiner said. “No one should have to choose between safety and convenience, and we’re making this major investment to demonstrate our commitment to keeping 1Password customers secure....

These are among the takeaways of a recent survey of 2,013 executives, released by CircleCI, which estimates that businesses lose up to $126 million per year because executives don’t understand the essentials of developer productivity .At least 40% of business leaders are measuring the performance of their teams using measures like lines of code and story points, which are units of measurement that estimate the effort required to complete a software project....

And since Samsung stopped throwing in a charger with its new phones, Anker’s announcement came at a perfect time. Anker’s newest charging collection, dubbed the “Ace” line, so far includes two chargers: The Anker 313 Charger (Ace, 45W) and the Anker 312 Charger (Ace, 25W). Anker promises these chargers to bring a more powerful and efficient charging experience for Samsung users. The Anker 313 (Ace, 45W) is capable of charging the Galaxy S22 Ultra in just an hour, according to Anker....

You’d think, by now, I’d have learned my lesson. And yet, it happened to me again today. Out of nowhere, I go to download a file from Drive (forgetting I made a change to my browser’s privacy settings yesterday) and, lo and behold, Drive refuses to allow me to download the file (a file I created, nonetheless). Also: How to find files faster in Google Drive What’s the problem? Cookies....

Ken Ullmann, co-head of Global Commercial Banking, Global Transaction Services at Bank of America, said the platform seeks to help companies predict future cash needs with little effort. “Many companies today rely on manual, repetitive work to forecast their cash needs, leaving little time to analyze the data for making strategic decisions, which is the actual objective of the forecasting exercise,” he explained in a press release. CashPro Forecasting learns and adapts to a business’s seasonal and company-specific operational impacts....

The new Samsung Galaxy S21 FE will be available starting on 11 January from Samsung, other retailers, and wireless carriers starting at $699.99. It offers that cool S21 Contour-Cut frame around the cameras, four new color options, fabulous display with 120Hz refresh rate, triple rear camera system, and more. The S21 FE is powered by a Snapdragon 888 processor with Android 12 and Samsung UI 4. A 32MP front-facing camera is present with AI face restoration features and dual recording so you can capture the action from the front-facing camera and rear camera at the same time....

It is by no means perfect, of course – it’s known to make mistakes and errors as it misinterprets the information it’s learning from, but many see it, and other AI tools, as the future of how we’ll use the internet. In Depth: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers. Time is running out OpenAI’s terms of service for ChatGPT specifically ban the generation of malware, including ransomware, keyloggers, viruses or, “other software intended to impose some level of harm”....

The first set of rules, set to be enforced on February 15, is focused on cybersecurity reviews and will require local tech companies with personal information on over 1 million users to undergo a security review before being allowed to list onto overseas stock exchanges. Announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the rules did not specify whether cybersecurity reviews would be required for companies that list in Hong Kong....

The cybersecurity body reiterated that there is “no specific, credible threat to election infrastructure” but noted that they are “ready to provide cyber incident response and expertise if needed.” CISA created an “Election Security Rumor vs Reality” page to debunk rumors and misinformation that float around the internet. The agency has been forced to address numerous conspiracy theories and misinformation – sometimes from elected officials themselves – since the 2020 presidential election....

At the 2021 Investor Day, the company said it’s targeting a $400 billion total addressable market (TAM) in existing and expansion markets and another $500 billion of potential TAM in adjacent markets. “It’s clear we’re not opportunity constrained,” Liz Centoni, Cisco Chief Strategy Officer and GM of applications, said at the event. “There are meaningful opportunities in each of our existing markets with ample room to penetrate even further within each one… The expansion markets are large, and they’re growing with significant opportunities tied to higher CAGRs....

The new agreement makes Azure the first public cloud to incorporate Nvidia’s full AI stack – its GPUs, networking, and AI software. By beefing up Azure’s infrastructure with Nvidia’s full AI suite, more enterprises will be able to train, deploy, and scale AI – including large, state-of-the-art models. “AI technology advances as well as industry adoption are accelerating,” Manuvir Das, Nvidia’s VP of enterprise computing, said in a statement. “The breakthrough of foundation models has triggered a tidal wave of research, fostered new startups, and enabled new enterprise applications....

The bank recently released StepPay, a BNPL offering that links to its customers’ bank account, can be used anywhere debit and credit payments are accepted for transactions, and there are no ongoing fees. There are also no additional costs to businesses, other than standard merchant fees. “One of the reasons why we entered the space as we actually thought that perhaps the most expedient way for regulation to be introduced in that sector would be for us to offer it....

Over the next 12 months, the bank plans to appoint in excess of 600 engineers across a variety of disciplines, including software, systems, data, and test engineers. On Tuesday, the yellow and black bank announced alongside the recruitment drive the creation of a new “distinguished engineers” role. There will be three distinguished engineers, all of whom will be responsible for “influencing the strategic planning processes and, in turn, transforming the bank’s digital experiences”....

But he has gone on to a distinguished life as professor at University of Western Florida, a thought leader in Supply Chain and logistics and if that wasn’t enough, a runner who is ridiculously fit for his age (same as mine). He has written multiple books both text and trade and is loved by his students (see his ratings on RateMyProfessor). Plus, to top all this off, he’s a really good human being....

The company reported a revenue of $102.1 million for Q2 alongside a non-GAAP gross profit of $61.8 million and a non-GAAP EPS of -$0.05. The figures beat Wall Street estimates of a -$0.11 EPS and the revenue estimate of $91.53 million. “In the second quarter, revenue grew 38% year-over-year with strong momentum across our three-sided learning platform,” said Ken Hahn, Coursera’s CFO. “Following our pandemic-related surge in 2020, we believe we are seeing sustained structural demand for online learning as businesses, governments and individual learners seek the skills required to compete in today’s economy....

A study published Monday by biotech firm Vir Biotechnology of Switzerland, in conjunction with multiple research institutions, suggests some monoclonal antibodies developed to fight COVID-19 may work better when they have what the researchers call “broadly neutralizing” tendencies, meaning that they recognize many parts of the mutated virus. “Strikingly, we found three potent neutralizing mAbs that bind to the RBM that are not affected by Omicron mutations,” write lead author Elisabetta Cameroni of Vir, along with dozens of collaborating authors from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington University in St....