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Newly announced Flutter 2.5 makes some improvements for apps on Android devices when running in full-screen mode. The full-screen options for developers include “lean back, sticky, sticky immersive, and edge to edge”, as well as customization options. The Dart SDK 2.14, meanwhile, brings stable support for Apple’s Macs using its Arm-based silicon chips as well as lints for catching errors as code is written. SEE: Developers, DevOps, or cybersecurity? Which is the top tech talent employers are looking for now?...

Also: Docker 101: Why you should be using containers I’ve deployed hundreds of applications and services with this tool and found it to be an invaluable component of my everyday workflow. In many cases, deploying the containerized application via Docker is much faster and more reliable than deploying the same app/service manually. Ready? Let’s get to the installation. So, if RHEL-based distributions are your jam, leave well enough alone and stick with Podman....

Especially when they interrupt with some astonishing non-sequitur. You’re watching TV and chatting about the painfully demanding couple on House Hunters International when a distant voice pipes up: “The circumference of the Earth is 24,901 miles.” I suspect you pass off these apparent accidents as merely one of those things. Yet, as a new study from Northeastern University reveals, they’re one of those things that may happen with alarming regularity....

The news is important as drone operations will soon hit tens of thousands of flights per day, which is beyond human scale air traffic control operations. As airspace becomes more congested, autonomous drones need to be navigated separately, safely, and at broad scale to deconflict with one another and with manned aviation. DroneUp, which focuses on drone delivery services, is particularly interested in offering streamlined air traffic control for its delivery partners and to aid regulators in adopting drone delivery infrastructure....

The iPhone 14 is the first model to connect to terrestrial cellular, Wi-Fi, and also to satellites thanks to the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature unveiled at Apple’s Far Out event. The iPhone 14 satellite feature is only for emergencies and only supports texting, not calling, with messages delayed by about 15 seconds. Apple’s SOS app, built into iOS 16, shows users where to point the iPhone to get a satellite connection and facilitates SOS communications....

Now we also take our digital files on the road with us. Extra storage capacity is almost a must for content creators, videographers, and photographers – leading to the development of portable SSD lines designed to work well in different environments. Samsung’s heavy-duty portable SSD drives are perfect for people in the field, including photographers and content creators. The Samsung T7 Shield offers 1TB of storage capacity, IP65 dust and water resistance, 1,050/1,000 MB/s read/write speeds, and has been drop tested to 9....

While a lot remains unknown about the program (I mean, it could end up being little more than a PR stunt), people have already started asking the obvious question: Should I try to repair my iPhone? It’s a good question. First off, I’ve not seen the repair manual that Apple is planning to offer up, and neither have I seen the tools it will be selling for repairs. Information and tools can mean the difference between a successful repair and making things worse....

The emergence of a whistleblower has directed a leafblower toward the company’s snow-white claims that it’s working oh, so hard to be a better corporate citizen, a better global citizen. People are saying that Facebook is a no-good, corrupt, malignant blight on society’s increasingly haggard face. Why not, though, swim against the tide? (Sorry, surfing isn’t my thing.) So I’ve decided to focus on the positives about Facebook. This may come across as venal as, so rumor has it, Facebook contemplated using its news feed to promote positive stories about the company....

A survey of 2,100 employees and C-level executives conducted by Deloitte and Workplace Intelligence found that both employees and business leaders have struggled to prioritize their wellbeing in the two years since the pandemic turned the world on its head. Three-quarters (76%) of C-level executives surveyed said the pandemic had negatively affected their wellbeing, while one in three workers and executives said they always or often feel exhausted, stressed, overwhelmed, lonely, or depressed....

Analysis by cryptocurrency and blockchain company Chainanalysis suggests that ransom payments dropped by 40% last year, declining from $765.6 million in 2021 to $456.8 million in 2022. Meanwhile, cybersecurity researchers at Coveware have also suggested that the number of victims paying ransoms has declined significantly in recent years, dropping from 76% of victims in 2019, down to 41% of victims in 2022. The figures don’t and can’t account for every ransomware attack but researchers suggest that the pattern is clear – fewer victims are giving into extortion demands and ransomware gangs are, overall, finding it harder to monetize attacks....

The call agent will reply, “My voice was created from a voice actor named Vaun.” It sounds really real. But it was crafted from a professional actor’s voice that was then reinterpreted by a software program using artificial intelligence. “That voice is not a recording; that’s a real-time AI voice,” said Rowan Trollope with evident pride during a demonstration to ZDNet via Zoom. AI is just one of the tricks the San Francisco-based company has been using to reinvent the quarter-trillion-dollar industry of people taking customer calls, a market that is typically not pleasant for the people calling....

The case, initiated by the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU), alleges the rider Lawrence Du was called a “fraud” and let go by Easi management after he encouraged other riders to share concerns about safety and working conditions. “The company pays all its delivery workers below minimum wage, provides no safety for workers, bullies people, and terminates anyone who raises an issue. When I tried to speak to other workers and the TWU about these issues – Easi called me a scammer and I was terminated straight away,” Lawrence Du claimed....

Released earlier this year, the Flip 4 phone features a flexible 6.7-inch display that, when folded, offers a customizable cover screen so you don’t have to unfold the entire phone – you can see what’s going on with a glance. Because it’s a foldable mobile device, you can operate the camera, video, and more with a dedicated Flex Mode, too. Speaking of the camera, you’ll get one of the best on the market, with specialized Nightography settings to help you capture those late-night fast food run memories, and the Quick Shot, a feature to snap your best selfies....

The project, to be conducted alongside the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) and the University of Tokyo, will leverage IT drug discovery technology to clarify the molecular mechanism that can inhibit COVID-19 infections, which the organisations hope will lead to the eventual development of small molecule therapeutic drugs for COVID-19. Where Fugaku comes into play for this project is it will perform calculations to identify inhibitory compounds based on the dynamic behaviour of viral proteins and predict the properties of future mutations....

Aside from its treat tossing feature – which dogs and cats alike will love – the Furbo camera has helpful features like night vision, two-way audio capabilities, and 1080p full HD video so that you can see what your pet is up to and talk to them at all times. In addition, it has a barking sensor that detects when your dog starts barking, so you can easily see if something is wrong or talk to them to calm them down....

Attracting the smartphone aficionados and elite shoppers is something Apple has been attempting to do for years with its top-end iPhones. That slot is currently occupied by the iPhone 13 Pro, and its larger iPhone 13 Pro Max cousin. The two devices may be nearly identical in their internal specs, but the larger display of the Pro Max makes it Apple’s closest (and most expensive) analogue to the Galaxy S22 Ultra....

The laptop comes packed with a bunch of great specs to make gaming more exciting. With a 15.6-inch QHD screen, you can enjoy beautiful graphics alongside the Radeon RX 6800M graphics card. Also: The 9 best Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals on Samsung, ASUS, and LG displays It features an AMD Ryzen 9 5000 Series processor that can handle A-series games, and it can boost up the performance any time thanks to a dedicated AMD SmartShift that improves your gaming performance by up to 10%....

If I think of Gen Z, for example, I stick to: “They’re younger than me, dammit.” In any case, do different generations really have similar views about everything – other than that older generations got it all wrong? It’s still fascinating, though, to read surveys that purport to describe a whole generation’s feelings. Here, then, is Morning Consult offering its new analysis after speaking to more than 2,000 Gen Zers – analysis of their feelings about different brands, that is....

And as Gen Z is becoming a larger part of the workforce, they’re bringing their memes and emoji vocabulary with them, creating a novel form of corporate communication. Gen Z is hardly the first people to work out how to send a GIF, of course, and there are plenty of internet memes older than all of them. But Gen Z is more comfortable expressing their thoughts, messages, or feelings through GIFs, TikToks, emojis, memes, and abbreviations both in and outside of a work setting....

The concept of how much 1TB of storage actually gets you might be a bit vague, but it might help to know that it’s more than what’s offered by Dropbox, Google Drive, and One Drive all put together. That means you can take advantage of that excellent dual 4K camera drone deal and not be the least concerned about where you’re going to put all of the awesome stills and vids you’ll be shooting....