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Here are some of the key findings: Distributed and complex commerce emerges as the norm: 69% of digital leaders report having already invested in new digital 69% channels within the past two years.Actionable data is driving personalized engagement: Digital leaders are 4.3X more confident in their ability to implement an artificial intelligence strategy versus digital laggards.Companies renew focus on agility and profitability: 77% of organizations with headless architecture say it enables faster 77% changes to storefronts....

On Wednesday, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and Rep Ayanna Pressley joined Senators Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley in calling for DHS to end its use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology. “Facial recognition tools pose a serious threat to the public’s civil liberties and privacy rights, and Clearview AI’s product is particularly dangerous. We urge you to immediately stop the Department’s use of facial recognition technology, including Clearview AI’s tools....

“We have a small number of users reporting suspicious activity on their accounts. We will be pausing withdrawals shortly, as our team is investigating. All funds are safe,” the exchange tweeted on Monday afternoon, Sydney time. It wasn’t until early Tuesday morning, that Crypto.com said withdrawals were allowed again and it would take time to clear its backlog. In the meantime, it informed its users they would need to sign back into their accounts and reset their two factor authentication....

I don’t think I’ve ever come across a more rugged smartwatch than the Garmin Instinct Solar. This smartwatch is water-rated to 100m and made to US military standard 810 for thermal, shock, and water resistance. You can take this watch anywhere and everywhere and find your way back home with Garmin’s use of multiple navigation technologies. Review: Rugged GPS sports watch powered by the sun If the battery life on this Garmin Instinct Solar isn’t enough for you, you are also able to adjust features on-the-go to see which features are using the most battery life so you can prioritize the features you love most....

According to Google Trends, “data mesh” was one of the topics that broke the internet in 2021 – even more so than “data lakehouse.” However, it’s a topic that addresses a point of pain: We dump all sorts of data into data lakes or other silos, then we lose track of them or don’t adequately utilize and govern them. After a couple years of incubation, we now expect data meshes will draw their first serious scrutiny....

Remember when the data lake was supposed to be the end state? Just like the enterprise data warehouse before it, the notion that all data could roll into one place so that there was only a single source of truth that all walks of life across the enterprise could access proved unrealistic. The connectedness of the Internet, the seemingly cheap storage and endless scalability of the cloud, the explosion of smart device and IoT data threaten to overwhelm the data warehouses and data lakes so laboriously set up....

“I’ve long had a vision that Wi-Fi should be free for all,” Bastian said at CES in Las Vegas. “After all, we’re closer to the darn satellites in the sky.” The service, he said, is “going to be free, it’s going to be fast, and it’s going to be available for everyone. It doesn’t matter what price you paid for your seat, what class of service you chose, what credit card you used, what mobile carrier you’re connected to....

Edgar Radjabli, a former dentist, controlled Apis Capital Management LLC., marketed as an advisory firm that the SEC says was unregistered. Through this company, Radjabli allegedly controlled Apis Tokens as a managing partner, an offering called the “first tokenized hedge fund” which was based on the Stellar platform. Apis Tokens were touted as a way for investors to access the ACM Market Neutral Volatility Strategy fund by converting cryptocurrency including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) into Apis Tokens and stakes in the fund....

Also read: Startup Dremio emerges from stealth, launches memory-based BI query engine The initiative, called Dart (itself a reference to Dremio’s core Apache “Arrow” technology), is delivering certain performance gains immediately and will continue to improve the platform over the course of the next year or so. Tomer Shiran, founder and chief product officer at Dremio, briefed ZDNet and explained that Dart will get the Dremio platform to outperform SQL engines like Apache Hive and Presto, and match the performance of the Snowflakes and Redshifts of the world, while still allowing customers to keep their data in open formats and stored in cloud object storage (or HDFS, for that matter)....

ESR’s new and very affordable HaloLock Wallet Stand provides three slots for cards, one that has a clear window perfect for a driver’s license, and also serves as an adjustable kickstand. It is exactly what I have been looking for in a simple wallet with a price of just $26.99. Also: The 8 best iPhone models: Which is right for you? The ESR HaloLock Wallet Stand is constructed of vegan leather and is available in black or brown colors....

Research by cybersecurity company 1Password suggests that the challenge of remote working two years into the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving staff feeling burned out and less likely to pay attention to security guidelines. According to the survey, burned-out employees are more apathetic about workplace cybersecurity measures and are three times more likely to ignore suggested best practices. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) Risky behaviours include downloading software and apps without IT’s express permission, and thus increasing the amount of shadow IT on networks that’s difficult for the IT department to properly manage....

The 6-3 decision put a limit on how the federal government can use the law to prosecute those who unlawfully access a system. In her majority opinion, Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that Nathan Van Buren – a police officer from Cummings, Georgia who was convicted for taking a bribe to look up a license plate – did not violate the CFAA because as an officer he was given full access to the license plate database....

Also: The best Linux laptops From the installer to the desktop to the included apps, Fedora 38 is spectacular…even in beta form. I installed the beta to see what was what and I walked away seriously impressed. Much of the goodness to come with Fedora 38 is the fruit of the GNOME team’s labor. Fedora 38 benefits from all the hard work put into GNOME 44 and it shows. With GNOME 44 we get performance improvements, bug fixes, a new screenshot icon (found in the Quick Menu), a new Bluetooth selection in the Quick Menu, a much-improved Settings menu, plenty of file manager improvements, and all the GNOME app upgrades you could need....

The upcoming change, spotted by 9to5Google in a Fitbit support page, affects the Fitbit Connect app for PCs and Macs. It will be deactivated on October 13, 2022 after which users need to install the Fitbit app on an Android phone or an iPhone. “On October 13, 2022 we’re removing the option to sync your Fitbit device with the Fitbit Connect app on your computer. Download and use the Fitbit app on your phone to sync your device,” Fitbit notes....

The company did not respond to requests for comment about the deal’s financial terms. But Diamond called Epic Games “champions for a fair and open Internet” and noted that Bandcamp would continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community. Diamond is also staying on as CEO of the company. “The products and services you depend on aren’t going anywhere, we’ll continue to build Bandcamp around our artists-first revenue model (where artists net an average of 82% of every sale), you’ll still have the same control over how you offer your music, Bandcamp Fridays will continue as planned, and the Daily will keep highlighting the diverse, amazing music on the site,” Diamond said....

Nineteen years after its launch, the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding (MARSIS) instrument on the Mars Express is finally getting an update. This system update will allow it to view the surfaces of Mars and its moon Phobos in greater detail. “We faced a number of challenges to improve the performance of MARSIS,” says Carlo Nenna, MARSIS on-board software engineer at Enginium is implementing the upgrade. “Not least because the MARSIS software was originally designed over 20 years ago, using a development environment based on Microsoft Windows 98!...

The concept recently got a test run thanks to, of all things, a sports betting website called SportsBettingDime, which enlisted OpenAI’s latest text generator, GPT-3, to see if AI could emulate a head coach. The study (full results here) prompted GPT-3 to generate motivational speeches, handle in-game scenarios, and promote team building, which is among the important functions of a head coach in many sports. The site then asked NBA and NFL superfans how GPT-3 performed....

There’s more to the S22 Ultra than the S Pen, however. Below are five tips and tricks to help increase your productivity on the S22 Ultra, even if that means you’re just making GIFs and memes with the S Pen. I’m not one to judge. Put the S Pen to work The Galaxy S22 Ultra’s S Pen support is arguably its headlining feature and for a good reason. The addition of Samsung’s stylus and a place to store it inside the phone makes the S22 Ultra more like a Galaxy Note than anything else....

The inReach Mini 2 is an ultra-compact satellite communicator, available now for $399.99. One just arrived for testing, so stay tuned for a full review after we get a chance to explore the great outdoors and get some miles on this new essential tool. The original inReach Mini was released in 2018, and at first glance, it doesn’t look like much has changed. However, a significant improvement in battery life is the foundation of the inReach Mini 2....

According to the measurement company, a total of 339.8 million PCs were shipped in 2021, compared to 2020’s 309.1 million. The biggest seller was once again Lenovo, which accounted for 84 million shipments and 24.7% of the market. It was followed by HP at 74.2 million (21.8% share) and Dell in third with 59.7 million (17.6% share). Apple and Acer were neck-and-neck for fourth and fifth place, respectively. Apple moved 25....