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iConstituent is currently used by about 60 House members and was designed to facilitate communication between politicians and local residents. But in May the platform was hit with a ransomware attack and Chief Administrative Officer of the House Catherine Szpindor told Punchbowl News that the attack targeted iConstituent’s e-newsletter system, which House members buy access to. Szpindor added at the time that no data from the House had been taken or accessed and the network used by the House was not affected....

The San Francisco startup has been working on Python and JavaScript auto code-completion tools for developers since 2014, aiming to reduce repetitive tasks in programming. Kite CEO and founder Adam Smith announced the end of Kite in a blogpost. He said Kite had grown to 500,000 active developers monthly, but that the company failed to monetize the product. “We failed to deliver our vision of AI-assisted programming because we were 10+ years too early to market, i....

Some of these are notifications, pinch to zoom, current country, suggested actions, smart reply, show transcripts of voice messages, view messages by category, and much more. However, there are some pretty important features that are not enabled by default. These features fall under the name Chat features and include: Send read receipts.Show typing indicators.Automatically resend as text if a message cannot send.Auto-download files you receive over mobile data.Auto-download files while roaming....

With VirtualBox, I can create any number of host operating systems, which makes it possible for me to run multiple Linux distributions and even MacOS or Windows. I currently have 36 different guest operating systems installed and ready to go at any time. One way I’ve managed to keep my guest VMs running smoothly is by taking regular snapshots. This is one of the VirtualBox features I depend on....

Biology courses teach an appreciation for life on Earth. They also build strong problem-solving and analytical skills. What is a degree in biological sciences good for? A degree in biology leads to many career paths. Our guide walks through what to expect in a biology program, the different types of biology degrees, and career options with a biology degree. What kinds of biology degrees are there? Colleges offer biology programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels....

There’s also another reason why some projects don’t flourish. They get bought by a company that drives them into the ground or drives away open-source users. One instance of the latter is when Oracle purchased Solaris and renamed it Oracle Solaris. Given the company’s history with open-source solutions, a large portion of that community refused to work with or use products developed and maintained by Oracle. Also: How to choose the right Linux desktop distribution However, some time ago, a group of developers created a free, open-source Illumos distribution that is a Unix-derived System V SVR4 operating system....

For those not familiar with the details, a few years back, an unfortunate death of a young woman in a hotel room led to a new regulation being adopted in her name aimed at improving multi-line telephone systems (MLTS). Kari’s Law, which went into effect last year, eliminates any required prefix when calling 911, such as pressing “9” first to get an outside line. It also mandates that a designated contact (or contacts) within an enterprise be notified when a 911 call has been made....

And its latest expansion – into the healthcare market – could be its most consequential yet. SEE: Guide to Becoming a Digital Transformation Champion (TechRepublic Premium) While use of telehealth has been growing for years, launching a healthcare service that’s primarily virtual is well timed given the continuing pandemic: according to consultant McKinsey, before COVID-19, around 11% of US consumers were using telehealth appointments; that number has since risen to 46%....

Why is iOS 14 so bad? First, let’s wind back a bit. iOS 14 released in September 2020, a release that followed months of developer and public beta testing. Right out of the gate, iOS 14 had its fair share of bugs. There were performance issues, battery problems, user interface lags, keyboard stutters, crashes, glitches with apps, and a bunch of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity troubles. iPadOS was also affected, seeing similar issues and more, including weird charging problems....

A couple of things lead to this conclusion. First, back in March, Apple-watcher Ming-Chi Kuo reported that only the 6.1-inch ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ and the 6.7-inch ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max would be getting the new A16 chip and that 6.1-inch ‌iPhone 14‌ and the 6.7-inch iPhone 14‌ Max will stick with the A15 chip found in the iPhone 13 line up. Now this tells us something interesting: The iPhone is no longer limited by processor speed since Apple can bundle the older chip into newer handsets without compromising the experience....

Microsoft has reminded Windows users it will permanently disable IE on Windows 10 desktops via an update to Edge on February 14, 2023 – the next Patch Tuesday. “If your organization still has dependencies on IE11, you must take steps now to complete your transition before February 14, 2023, or risk business disruption at scale when users lose access to IE11-dependent applications. Organizations that have already transitioned from IE11 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode will not be impacted when the IE11 desktop application is permanently disabled on this date,” Microsoft has warned in the Windows message center....

Microsoft is also pulling its PC Health Check app, acknowledging this it was “not fully prepared to share the level of detail or accuracy you expected from us on why a Windows 10 PC doesn’t meet upgrade requirements.” The app will reappear before the projected general availability of Windows 11 later this year. (That release date is likely to be in October.) The biggest driver for the new requirements, Microsoft says, is security:...

Microsoft announced the plan for Windows Terminal in December and is now doing it in the Windows 11 preview build 25188 for the Dev Channel. Windows Terminal replaces the Console Host. Microsoft began developing Windows Terminal in 2019 as a modern terminal application for developers who use Command Prompt, PowerShell, and the Windows 10 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). It reached version 1.0 in 2020. SEE: Best Windows laptop 2022: Top notebooks compared Now that it’s the default terminal in Windows 11, at least in this preview build, all command-line applications, such as Command Prompt and PowerShell, will automatically open in Windows Terminal....

What’s new in iPadOS 15? Going into WWDC 21, there were a lot of expectations on Apple to bring meaningful and useful updates to iPadOS, especially after the release of the 2021 iPad Pro with more RAM and the same processor Apple is currently using in its Mac lineup. Multitasking Apple delivered on some expectations, adding home screen widgets and the iPhone’s App Library feature that stores the apps you don’t want on your home screen....

For Zoom, the new platforms also illustrate how the company is leveraging its scale and popularity to build an ecosystem for a wide range of partners, developers and enterprise software providers. Zoom Apps, launched under the name Zapps at Zoom’s 2020 Zoomtopia conference, are different from the more than 1,500 apps offered in Zoom’s Marketplace. Zoom’s existing marketplace revolves around integrating Zoom with other applications, whereas Zoom Apps are meant to bring apps into the Zoom experience with a click....

The platform serves as a bridge between different blockchains and allows users to transfer cryptocurrency. The company confirmed in a series of Tweets that 120k wETH was stolen from the platform and the network was down for maintenance as they looked into a potential exploit. The platform’s website has “Portal is Temporarily Unavailable” in block letters but no other message. Researchers found evidence of an 80,000 ETH transfer from Wormhole as well as another 40,000 of ETH being sold by the hacker on Solana....

From asking key questions about worker requirements to developing a proactive approach to change, five business leaders give their best-practice tips for creating an effective approach to hybrid working. 1. Think a little differently Loïc Giraud, global head of digital platform and product delivery at Novartis, says the life sciences giant – like so many other major companies – is looking at how to make a successful transition to hybrid working....

That’s impressive. Volvo’s not the only company that relies on Zuul. Others include BMW, GoDaddy, Workday, and NTT Group. Why with so many continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) programs such as Jenkins, CircleCI, and TeamCity, it is no surprise that Zuul is so popular with Fortune 500 companies. Mark Collier, OpenInfra’s COO, explained, “Zuul became a marquee CI/CD project because it grew out of both the needs of the OpenStack project being so massive and the need for testing changes in it....

By combining machine vision with learning capabilities, roboticists are opening a wide range of new possibilities like vision-based drones, robotic harvesting, robotic sorting in recycling, and warehouse pick and place. We’re finally at the inflection point: The moment where these applications are becoming good enough to provide real value in semi-structured environments where traditional robots could never succeed. To discuss this exciting moment and how it’s going to change the world we live in fundamentally, I connected with Pieter Abbeel, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also the director of the Berkeley Robot Learning Lab and co-director of the Berkeley AI Research lab....

Ultimaker PVA Removal Station Supports are a necessary but frustrating element of additive manufacturing. When it comes to filament printers, the molten filament string can span only so much distance before it droops or falls. In the case of resin printers which generally print upside down, objects that need to hang over empty space need supports to hang from. One advanced way of dealing with supports in FDM printing is to use a dual filament printer....