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According to the press release, Capital One is partnering with the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) “to support Black-owned businesses in building resilient futures,” by awarding $10,000 grants to Black-owned businesses. The program aims to supplement revenue that was lost during the height of the pandemic. “The combination of preexisting systemic inequities and pandemic-related setbacks has created a uniquely challenging environment for Black business owners to navigate,” said AEO President and CEO Connie Evans in the press release....

The company’s MotionBlinds for HomeKit are now available to purchase globally. However, it looks like the landing page to find a Coulisse reseller isn’t quite live yet. (Mondays, am I right?) You can keep checking motionblinds.com/eve or selectblinds.com in the US for more availability info. Pricing starts at $332.50 on Select Blinds with the current promotion. The blinds integrate with Apple’s HomeKit platform allowing you to use Siri to control the blinds....

Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now The third-generation OLED panels also have their viewing angle improved by 30% for up to 160 degrees and power efficiency by 22%. LG Display said it used ultra-small lens, or micro lens array, and a new algorithm to reach these feats. The company said it was referring to this package of technologies as META Technology, though it didn’t explain what the letters stand for....

A deal we particularly like the look of is for the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook. Typically set with a retail price of around $380, Best Buy is offering a discount of $80 (21% off), bringing the cost down to $299. The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook has an 11-inch touchscreen 2K display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Furthermore, you can expect 4GB RAM and 128G eMMC storage....

The IDs are CVE-2021-33193, CVE-2021-34798, CVE-2021-36160, CVE-2021-39275, CVE-2021-40438. Cisco noted that one of the vulnerabilities in the mod_proxy module of Apache HTTP Server (httpd) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to make the httpd server forward requests to an arbitrary server. Another could allow an attacker to exploit a vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable device, and a successful exploit could allow the attacker to get, modify, or delete resources on other services that may be inaccessible otherwise....

Cisco’s Q4 non-GAAP earnings per share came to 84 cents on revenue of $13.1 billion, up 8% year-over-year. For the full fiscal year, Cisco’s non-GAAP EPS was flat year-over-year. Revenue was $49.8 billion, up 1% year-over-year. Wall Street was expecting fourth-quarter earnings of 82 cents per share on revenue of $13.03 billion. “We continue to see great momentum in our business as customers are looking to modernize their organizations for agility and resiliency,” CEO Chuck Robbins said in a statement....

Quarterly revenue and non-GAAP EPS were $56 million and $0.03 ahead of street expectations respectively. The $12.7 billion in revenue represents 6.4% year-over-year growth, which is impressive for a $50 billion annual-run-rate company. While the financials give the industry a sense that demand for Cisco is strong, it’s worth looking behind the numbers to get a better picture of where Cisco’s business is and where it’s going. Demand for company’s products never stronger The numbers show 6....

Most digital-native (83%) and digital-forward (81%) companies list multicloud support as a consideration when implementing on-demand technology provision, says research from the International Data Group (IDG) and Google. Michael Cole, CTO of golf’s European Tour and Ryder Cup, is one technology leader who believes that adopting a multicloud approach is the best way to ensure his organisation’s on-demand IT systems and services are a stable platform for digital transformation. “I do believe that it is the right approach,” he says....

The updated guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – the cybersecurity arm of GCHQ – looks to supply everyone from small businesses to large enterprises with tools to ensure that, whether they are current or prospective cloud-computing users, they have appropriate cybersecurity measures in place. The guidance also emphasises the importance of proper due diligence when handling sensitive data to reduce the risk posed by breaches, leaks or the loss of devices that have access to sensitive data....

But Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl admitted that without the company running in the cloud, it would not have otherwise been possible to design something like the Overture. He explained that, traditionally, developing new aircraft is “very compute intensive” and requires manufacturers to build their own compute clusters in-house, which can inhibit a manufacturer’s ability to run simulations, and therefore the ideas that can be tested and designs that could come to market....

In its latest release of its open source-based Cloudify DevOps 6.4, the company promises to enable your developers to turn their application and infrastructure resources into a self-service environment in a few hours. It does this by integrating your existing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Ansible, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes & Helm, and many others, with your GitOps and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline....

For its fourth quarter, Comcast reported non-GAAP net income of $3.1 billion, or 66 cents a share, on revenue of $30.3 billion. Excluding items, Comcast reported earnings of 77 cents a share, up from 56 cents a share a year earlier, according to the company’s earnings announcement. Although non-GAAP earnings-per-share for the fourth quarter were down 9.6% from last year, Philadelphia-based Comcast beat Wall Street estimates on its adjusted earnings-per-share, by four cents....

The bank said as part of its investment, the pair will enter into a partnership to create a “superior payments experience” for Australian businesses and help them transition to PayTo, a New Payments Platform-based product to allow businesses to make real-time direct debit payments to customers. “Our partnership will accelerate CBA’s delivery of PayTo for our business customers and over time, open up other new capabilities to revolutionise the payments experience for businesses and consumers,” CBA business banking group executive Mike Vacy-Lyle said....

In the three months from May to July, a total of 106,000 transactions that contained words it deemed threatening or abusive were blocked, and those customers responsible were required to resend those payments using appropriate messaging, Cohen said. Cohen explained, however, the bank’s existing current filter has limitations of being able to detect payments that are considered abusive, but this has now been addressed with a newly developed AI model....

Filling the portfolio responsibilities of former leader Michael McCormack last week, Barnaby Joyce has taken on Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development which includes being the senior minister to Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher. In regional communications, Mark Coulton has been dumped for Senator Bridget McKenzie, who takes on a title of Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education and as Minister for Drought and Emergency Management....

But I’m back in week four, and the amount of hopeful news is starting to accelerate and accumulate, which is hopeful unto itself. So, without further ado. Crisis: Trends Crisis: Antibodies, vaccines, treatment Crisis: Technology industry working to beat the virus As I have been making clear to all the companies that I know or have communicated with throughout this crisis, they will be judged after this is over on what they did during the crisis....

According to a new report from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), cryptocurrency scams are the number one top investor threat “by far.” NASAA said it is of the utmost importance that in 2022, investors understand what they are investing in and with whom they are investing when it comes to cryptocurrency. “Stories of ‘crypto millionaires’ attracted some investors to try their hand at investing in cryptocurrencies or crypto-related investments this year, and with them, many stories of those who bet big and lost big began appearing, and they will continue to appear in 2022,” said Enforcement Section Committee Co-Chair Joseph P....

The smart deadbolt works no matter what medium you’re using. The device features a 6-in-1 keyless entry, so you can get into your home with ease. Whether you’re using the Touch and Go 360-degree Fingerprint ID, your smart phone, or the Apple-compatible Auto Unlock with your Apple Watch, you can enter your home sans a key. In addition to these great entry methods, you can also enter your home using a mechanical key, and anti-peep keypad, or even a temporary e-key for guests....

Aside from its non-obstructive build, I think the Halo band’s biggest asset is its deep dive into health so that you can make habit improvements as subtle as the band itself. For example, aside from the raw heart, sleep, and movement tracking data, the band allows you to measure your BMI, use apps like headspace to tame your higher heart rate or fall asleep easier, and even monitor your intensity levels at different points of a workout....

The virtual Pro Bono for Economic Equity (PBEE) program utilizes the expertise of SAP professionals to support Black entrepreneurs by helping them grow their businesses in these areas: Streamlining and improving efficiencyTransitioning operations or services to virtualMeeting customer needs in the current environmentGrowing businessBuilding resilience in difficult times Businesses accepted into the program are assigned a team of two to three SAP professionals who each dedicate 80 hours to the business over the span of the six-week program....