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Also: If you want a checkmark on Twitter now, you’re going to have to pay for it Meta Verified subscribers receive premium access to exclusive features and have easier access to Meta account support. If you desire a blue check just for the aesthetics or if you’ve made a career out of social media influencing, here’s how to get Meta Verified. After you provide Meta with a photo of your government-issued ID, verifying your identity will take about 48 hours....

The virtual private network service provider has upgraded its services with 10Gbps servers, allowing it to accommodate a larger number of users without experiencing congestion. It means that Atlas VPN users will receive fast and stable connections while browsing, even during periods of high traffic. Also: The best VPN services The company is introducing 10Gbps servers in addition to its 1Gbps servers because of increased demand, due to a combination of the rise of 5G internet connectivity and high traffic at peak times, leading to slowed browsing speeds for everyone....

Atlassian first acknowledged the outage on its Status Page on April 5. The company did not restore services for all impacted customers until April 18. The company blamed the outage on a recent maintenance script which, according to Viswanath, resulted in the immediate deletion of 883 sites, representing 775 customers. The deleted sites also contained some customer contact information, which meant that customers could not file support tickets as they normally would, and Atlassian could not immediately contact impacted customers, Viswanath said....

It said its own data analysis shows a dramatic increase in trading since the beginning of 2020. “The innovative and complex nature of cryptocurrencies can lead to a genuine lack of awareness of the tax obligations associated with these activities,” the ATO said. “Also, the pseudonymous nature of cryptocurrencies may make it attractive to those seeking to avoid their taxation obligations.” The remarks were made by the ATO in a submission [PDF] to the Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre inquiry currently underway....

“For commercial reasons, the customer cannot be disclosed,” the company said, and added that 25,000 of the customer’s services would be shifted onto its network by fiscal 2022. Under the arrangements of the reselling agreement, customers will be responsible for sales and marketing, with Aussie Broadband handling customer support, account and credit management, and service delivery. The telco will be reselling its NBN, Opticomm, and VoIP services. “The market is evolving as we’re seeing a number of well-known Australian retail brands across several industries either looking to expand into telecommunication services under their own label, or needing a higher quality customer experience for their existing telco customer base to match their brand promise,” Aussie Broadband managing director Phil Britt said....

The new layer can be turned on by tapping the layers symbol on Maps and then on the “Wildfires” icon. When the layer is turned on, users can get up-to-date details about multiple fires through Google Maps. Users can access specific details on a particular bushfire by tapping on a fire on the map. Some of those specific details include the latest updates, location, level of severity, and recommended actions, and any reported road closures....

The security partnership, called AUKUS, will look to promote deeper information and technology sharing between the three governments, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying the new security partnership would enhance existing networks such as ANZU, the Quad, and the Five Eyes alliance. “We will foster deeper integration of security and defense-related science, technology, industrial bases, and supply chains. And in particular, we will significantly deepen cooperation on a range of security and defense capabilities,” the governments said in a joint statement....

One is that if data exists then the cops have a right to access it. The other is that as long as something isn’t specifically illegal then it’s OK for the government and its agencies to do it. Earlier this month it was revealed that the Western Australia Police Force accessed data collected by the COVID SafeWA app, the state’s QR code check-in app. WA Premier Mark McGowan said the app should only be used for contact tracing, but the cops disagreed....

All of the devices are available for pre-order, with availability set for September 24. Compared to the pricing of predecessor models, iPhone 13 and 13 mini users will notice a storage bump for each tier, while Max users will see the addition of a 1TB tier. For Australians, Apple will charge AU$1,350 for a 128GB iPhone 13, AU$1,520 for 256GB of storage, and AU$1,870 for the 512GB iPhone 13 model....

As always, remember that crowdfunding campaigns entail the risk that the creators may not be able to fulfill deliverables. Pledge only what you can afford to lose. PREVIOUS AND RELATED COVERAGE Backed to Business: Watching birds and tracking the rat race As humans begin returning to offices, a pair of pet tech products let you keep tabs on animals beyond cats and dogs. In this sense, it’s a bit like several laptop docks for phones that can also act as second displays for laptops, but flattened into a larger, thinner, and more colorful version of the TRS-80 Model 100....

But for the moment, the concept developed by Mark Zuckerberg’s company consists of different platforms similar to those offering multiplayer online role-playing games or virtual worlds like Second Life (launched in 2003) – albeit with better computer graphics and crypto payments. Cai Felip, CEO at Linking Realities, a Catalan company specializing in avatars, disagrees. “For me, it’s an open socialization space that somehow recovers the original idea of the internet”, he tells ZDNet....

If you’ve chosen to pursue a career in cloud infrastructure and development, you have some excellent options for upskilling. Key questions to ask: Are you going to cast your lot for an AWS certification career path? Or perhaps you want to enlist for a Microsoft Azure certification; maybe you want to master multi-cloud development? Hard to go wrong with any of these choices. Here is a listing of the most respected and highest-valued cloud development certificates now available, ranked according to average salaries....

The Trezor Model T is easy to use thanks to its touchscreen display. Another nice feature of the Model T is that it is quick and easy to set up; you can be up and running after going through three simple setup steps. Yes, the price has gone up in recent months (as have most things, in particular, cryptocurrency-related things), but this still remains the best hardware cryptocurrency wallet you can buy....

Fortunately, this is year three of the pandemic. Gone are the days when people would scramble to their local pharmacies in hopes of snagging the last stock of masks and, worst yet, resell them at inflated prices. Today you can find high-quality masks online that are proven to help keep you and your loved ones safe from contagious diseases. Here is a thoughtfully curated list of face masks and face coverings that are professionally-tested, effective in avoiding COVID, and available to buy right now....

Despite the popularity of online tax services, accountants and tax specialists remain an important resource. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that accountants will see a 7% employment growth rate through 2030. Earning a taxation master’s will qualify you to provide your community with an essential service requiring strong critical thinking and memorization skills. Read on for our rankings of the country’s top online taxation master’s degrees, along with our guide on what to expect from this degree....

The innocent dissemination defence allows entities, such as social media platforms, to not be liable for defamation if they had no knowledge of the defamatory material, and their failure to detect the material was not due to negligence. The proposed legislation, Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022, is currently being considered by Parliament and, among other things, is seeking to remove the right of social media platforms to use the innocent dissemination defence for potentially defamatory material posted by users based in Australia....

The Blue Cash Preferred from American Express is potentially the most rewarding card when it comes to supermarkets and select streaming services in the U.S., in addition to earning a strong rate for purchases at U.S. gas stations. Here’s why the Blue Cash Preferred would make a welcomed addition to any consumer’s wallet. For example, just by spending as little as $1,600 on groceries annually cardholders will earn $96 back, which is enough to cover the fee....

According to the Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the center is the first government research facility to employ the quintuple innovation helix framework, which describes university-industry-government-public-environment interactions within a knowledge economy. The center, located in Sorocaba (103 miles from São Paulo), is expected to generate new jobs and skilled professionals in the so-called “4.0 technologies” and technology application in various sectors and product manufacturing. The facility’s activities, managed in partnership with the Sorocaba city government, will follow the priorities set out in the national strategy for the Internet of Things and the national strategy for digital transformation....

We reviewed Brinks against three other home security competitors, evaluated three of its home security plans, and noted all the positive and negative features. Brinks absolutely excels at customer service, and smart home features don’t require a landline and offers the “fastest alarm response” right to your smartphone. But the company lacks in its diversity of contract options, availability of any kind of theft guarantee, and in its transparency of some key features and prices....

Blocs 4 is powerful website builder software for macOS that provides all the tools you need to create incredibly responsive websites without writing a single line of code. Instead, it works by giving you sections, or blocs, that are already fully coded. Then, you just stack them together. It’s a speedy and intuitive method that allows you to customize details as you please. In addition, Blocs 4 includes all of the features your website needs, such as payment integrations for e-commerce, a font manager, sitemap, CMS integration, auto backups, and much more....