The ICO justifies the fine because it asserts that TikTok allowed 1.4 million U.K. children under 13 to create an account on the app in 2020. TikTok’s minimum age to create an account is 13. Also: TikTok bans explained: Everything you need to know TikTok collects and stores user data when people create an account or scroll the For You page without an account. The app gathers IP addresses, location, device metadata, and tracks users’ cookies....

The attack, which Ukrainian officials initially called “massive,” took down several government websites in Ukraine, including those for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Science. In a statement, the Security Service of Ukraine, State Special Service and Cyber Police said 10 of the government websites “were subjected to unauthorized interference.” Ukrainian news outlet Ukrinform said the websites for the country’s energy, treasury, environment, veterans, and state emergency service departments were defaced....

Beyond a PC, laptop, smartphone, and potentially a camera, however, a huge variety of accessories is on the market that can make your setup more productive and efficient. The Adonit Nest 7-in-1 Hub, which offers a range of connectivity ports through one USB point, is one such gadget – and is currently on sale. Normally retailing for $80, Adonit is offering 19% off during the holiday sales, bringing the cost down to $65....

This includes more direct messaging around a return to the office and a general reining-in of the flexible-working opportunities that employees have become accustomed to over the past two years. When times seem uncertain, many are defaulting to old ways of doing things that seem safe and familiar, which, more often than not, means ‘command and control’. From a management perspective, this might seem logical: hard times call for hard work, and the only way to ensure employees are giving it their all is to have them under the watchful eye of leaders....

Case in point, Opera’s Workspaces feature has been an absolute game-changer for managing a constantly growing collection of tabs that would have been otherwise daunting. Seriously, Opera’s Workspaces feature is that good. However, some features have been added to the Opera browser that not only don’t match up to all that is Workspaces, but also make me question why they are there in the first place. The same thing holds true with other browsers that take a kitchen sink approach....

In the business world, many positions have little need for public speaking. These roles are available to accountants, marketers, and human resource professionals, among others. Many of the positions involve numbers, data analysis, and writing. All jobs require some amount of communication. Public speaking may be an occasional part of your job, but it’s not the backbone of these positions. Keep in mind that developing public speaking skills can help you on the job market and as you advance your career....

But big market predictions are often vague on the specifics. Where specifically is the market opportunity for robotically assisted systems? What are the challenges manufacturers face in the highly regulated medical tools market? What are the market drivers and technological advancements behind the trends? I caught up with Darren Porras, Market Development Manager of Medical at Real-Time Innovations (RTI), for a look at what’s really happening (and what’s coming down the pike) for the medical robotics market....

The old network troubleshooting saying is, when anything goes wrong, “It’s DNS.” This time Domain Name Server (DNS) appears to be the symptom of the root cause of the Facebook global failure. The true cause is that there are no working Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routes into Facebook’s sites. BGP is the standardized exterior gateway protocol used to exchange routing and reachability information between the internet top-level autonomous systems (AS)....

Large language models like GPT-3 are key to search engines like Google and Bing, as well as providing suggested replies in email and chat, trying to finish your sentence in Word and powering coding assistants like GitHub Copilot. But they’re also not perfect. Considerations of what harm they can do usually focus on what you get by learning from everything that’s published on the web, which includes the less positive opinions held by some....

Credit card issuers routinely send attractive card offers to consumers with good to excellent credit. Therefore, when you receive these types of offers in your mailbox, it usually means credit card issuers believe you to be a good credit risk and want to do business with you. [This article was first published on The Simple Dollar in 2020. It was updated in March, 2022.] Why do card issuers mail so many pre-approved offers of credit?...

The November 2021 report from executive recruitment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that CEO exits rose in October 2021, totaling 21 tech CEO exits for the month and 144 for the year so far. The worst month on record for tech CEO departures was in January 2020 with 35 leaving. This trend hit its high mark just before the COVID-19 pandemic, and then it continued at high levels into the lockdowns and through today’s confusing returns to work and vaccine mandates....

This week’s update comes via Wing Zone, which offers made-to-order chicken wings. This chain is partnering with Miso Robotics to make Flippy 2 a part of its standard build for all future restaurant locations. This is significant in that it goes well beyond the trials and testbeds we’ve seen before, and it suggests a much broader commitment to automated fry cooks going forward. “With over 100 new shops in our current development pipeline, our technology roadmap relies heavily on strategic partnerships with companies like Miso, a pioneer in the field of food automation, that has the knowledge, data and resources to design robotics solutions that maximize our efficiency and provide a better overall customer experience,” said David Bloom, Chief Development and Operating Officer of Wing Zone....

Her genuine reverence for people and her unique ability to bring them together in unprecedented ways have played a pivotal role in the growth and impact of BakerRipley, formerly known as Neighborhood Centers, Inc. Under Blanchard’s leadership, BakerRipley has become the largest community development organization in Texas and among the top 1% of charitable groups nationwide. BakerRipley currently serves more than 500,000 people in over 50 counties with an annual budget of over $300 million....

The XGIMI Halo+ portable projectoris the latest release in the XGIMI stable and, yet again, I am impressed. The XGIMI Halo+ replaces the XGIMI Halo projector. It is a compact projector standing at 6.75 inches high with other dimensions of 4.46 x 5.70 inches. The Halo+ weighs 3.5 pounds. Its weight is partly due to its whopping 59.4Wh battery which makes the Halo+ projector truly portable. In the box, there is also a power plug and mains adapter so you can run this permanently on mains power if you prefer....

For the past couple of weeks, I have been riding around on an early sample model of the Zectron e-bike, and have even had other riders test it out to gather their opinions on its performance. From what I’ve seen thus far, ride comfort, powerful battery assist, and responsiveness to turns are what separates the Zectron from the rest of the market. But is it polished enough to warrant your investment?...

“While we were excited about the benefits this transaction would bring to both Zoom and Five9 stakeholders, including the long-term potential for both sets of shareholders, financial discipline is foundational to our strategy,” Zoom CEO and founder Eric S. Yuan said in a statement. “The contact center market remains a strategic priority for Zoom, and we are confident in our ability to capture its growth potential.” The purchase of Five9 would have given Zoom more heft in the enterprise and a way into the $24 billion contact center market....

Make no mistake about it: The 2016 Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop is wonderful. It’s fast. Its display is gorgeous. And, at less than three pounds, you can carry and code with it anywhere. But, oh, that price tag! First, here’s the good stuff. This high-quality laptop has a really sweet design. The display bezel is only a quarter of an inch thick. This is as close to a real “edge-to-edge” display than I’ve ever seen....

While hard skills deal with concrete, external abilities, soft skills are more intangible “people skills” that determine how we relate to others. Though harder to measure, soft skills are essential. Cultivating your soft skills can help you better resolve conflicts, express yourself clearly in writing, and inspire others to do their best. Read on to learn about the soft business skills essential to any business professional’s repertoire. Why are people skills important in business?...

Those are some of the many takeaways from the latest AI Index, published by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which released data showing the number of AI-related job postings increased on average from 1.7% in 2021 to 1.9% in 2022. Also: How an AI tool could crack your password in seconds While this is still a small fraction of job postings, the possibilities and use cases that will require more talented professionals keep accelerating....

Last year we saw the GTR 3 and GTR 3 Pro, both excellent alternatives to some of our best smartwatch picks. While the Amazfit watches come with the standard suite of smartwatch features, they are ultimately fitness-focused wearables with an amazing amount of customization and health/wellness tracking metrics. Hardware Luxury looks for $200Brilliant AMOLED displayMicrophone and speaker I’ve been testing a lot of watches lately, including a couple of luxury Google Wear OS watches, so I figured a watch that was priced less than $200 wouldn’t be that compelling....