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“We stayed disciplined on the execution of our T22 strategy through uncertain times, our hard work is paying off and the turnaround is here,” the CEO said. The numbers themselves make for much more sobering reading, with declines across the board continuing from last year and improvements few and far between. Overall revenue for the company was down almost 12% to AU$23.1 billion, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped by the same percentage to AU$7....

The monetary compensation was due to the telco not meeting timeframes around landline connections and repairs – typically telcos have two weeks to make the payment. As well as making the payments and entering into a two-year court enforceable undertaking with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the telco also needs to report to ACMA regularly while the undertaking is in force. “Telco customers are entitled to compensation to make up for delayed connections or fault repairs of their landline....

Learn more: What is 5G? Your guide to the current generation of wireless communications As we explain in our list of top 4G laptops, there aren’t a ton of options for laptops that include cellular modems, as the vast majority of portables rely on Wi-Fi networks to connect you to the internet. Given its newness in the market, that’s especially true when it comes to 5G. Also: Best cheap 5G phones However, there’s definitely a market for 5G laptops today, as more employers and schools support remote environments....

This article is meant to help you find the best of the best smart home devices, all organized in one place with the details you need to make an informed buying decision. If you have been planning on bringing smart home technology into your home, here is where to start. Also: The best smart plugs This smart home hub gives you painless voice control over your devices. It works with more than 5,000 different devices from varying manufacturers and can connect to some of the best smart home devices, including smart lighting, smart speakers, and smart cameras....

The Graph Foundation is the overseer of an indexing protocol, created by the community, for querying blockchains and networks including the Ethereum, Celo, and IPFS ecosystems. Blockchain data is indexed by the decentralized protocol, based on the “subgraph manifest,” a system that defines smart contracts and network events, and participants are able to publish their own subgraph open APIs. On Wednesday, the project said a new bug bounty program has been launched on Immunefi, a DeFi-based bug bounty platform that has paid out over $3 million in rewards to date....

What interested me the most, however, are findings on how the pandemic has accelerated the transformation of customer service from a necessary cost center to a strategic asset – and the implications that have for digital transformation. As agents are called on to act as strategic advisors to customers with complex issues, automation of the more routine processes that once defined the role is on the rise. That, combined with a clearer understanding of the role artificial intelligence (AI) will play in the years to come, hints at exciting things to come....

The Samsung Buds2 Pro come with up to five hours of listening time with active noise-cancellation (ANC) mode turned on. Plus, it packs an extra 18 hours on the go with the accompanying charging case. Not using ANC? The playback time jumps to eight hours with 29 in the case. Also: 25 best headphone deals happening right now In addition to upgraded ANC, you can also use Ambient Mode if you want to remain aware of your surroundings....

For the past three weeks I have been riding an electric bike that weighs about half what other e-bikes do while also fully incorporating an iPhone-esque elegant high-tech design system. The Urtopia Carbon E-Bike is a work of art that you can ride – my coworkers stopped by to check the bike out and were impressed with its modern design and sleek appearance. The lightweight carbon frame, sleek integrated battery, embedded display and controls in the Smartbar, single-speed belt drive, and smartphone connectivity make this a bike of the future....

Detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint, who’ve dubbed it Operation SpoofedScholars, the campaign also compromised a university-affiliated website in an effort to deliver personalised credential-harvesting pages to targets, under the guise of inviting them to speak in a webinar on Middle Eastern issues. Proofpoint researchers have linked the phishing campaign to an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group they refer to as TA453 – also known as Charming Kitten and Phosphorus – a state-backed intelligence gathering operation working on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian armed forces....

Since then, the company has widened its retrofitting endeavor to include more gadgets like its SwitchBot Curtain Smart Electric Motor, an IR blaster, and, more recently, a SwitchBot Wi-Fi Smart Lock that doesn’t require replacing your existing deadbolt. Joining the ever-growing list of budget-conscious smart home products is the SwitchBot’s Pan/Tilt Cam 2K. The camera is a true upgrade to its predecessor with 2K video and an f2.0 aperture, which make for a clearer and brighter picture....

And while it may sound a bit counterintuitive, the only person who can fight back against a hacker is another hacker. Known as ethical or “white hat” hackers, these cyber-warriors are the first and most important line of defense against a growing number of powerful digital threats, and they’re being paid handsomely for their services. Companies ranging from Intel and Yahoo to Snapchat and Apple all offer significant financial rewards for finding and exposing vulnerabilities in their hardware and software, and as long as you have the right training under your belt you’ll be able to tackle these high-paying cyber challenges from the comfort of your own home....

According to Zimperium zLabs, the new malware has been embedded in at least 200 malicious applications, many of which have managed to circumvent the protections offered by the Google Play Store, the official repository for Android apps. The researchers say that the operators behind the Trojan have managed to infect so many devices that a stable cash flow of illicit funds, “generating millions in recurring revenue each month,” has been established....

Also: How to use your iPhone as a TV remote How to turn on your iPhone’s hidden Background Noise feature Turning on your iPhone’s background noise feature takes just a few taps on your phone’s screen. You’ll need to have an iPhone running iOS 15 or newer – no other special equipment is required. Is there any way to put the iPhone’s background sounds on a timer? You probably noticed in the Settings app there isn’t an option to play the sound for a set amount of time....

But, I’ll admit, I’d been underutilizing all of the Ultra’s features. On the left side of the Ultra’s housing is a large orange button. The Action button, as Apple calls it, can be programmed to do a number of tasks. You can select what happens when you press the Action button using the Watch app on your iPhone. Also: I put the Apple Watch Ultra through a Tough Mudder Right now, the options include doing things like starting a stopwatch or a workout, setting a waypoint, turning on the flashlight, or launching a shortcut created in the Shortcuts app....

Above the keyboard on the Voyager A1600 are 10 hotkeys that function as an integrated Stream Deck. (Think fully-programmable shortcuts at your fingertips.) With the Stream Deck app, you can set up almost infinite profiles for everything from streaming and video production to photo editing and even Zoom call controls. You can even bring up the Stream Deck overlay while you’re in full-screen programs like games to launch apps or check hardware performance....

Even with the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Estonian tech startups managed to raise over $1bn of funding in the first 10 months of 2021: double that of the previous record for the whole of 2020. Mobility company Bolt has been by far the biggest recipient of funding. The company started eight years ago as a small ride-sharing app and now offers vehicles for hire, micromobility and food delivery in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa....

The telcos said they defragmented the 1800MHz and 2100MHz bands following different spectrum allocations over the past decade. Telstra said it had pulled a pair of 10MHz allocations into a 20MHz block in six cities. “Larger spectrum blocks are more efficient and mean we can deliver faster mobile network speeds to our customers. Thanks to this project, we have seen average 4G speeds improve in every city where the restack was done by at least 10% and in Canberra and Darwin by 20%,” Telstra group executive of networks and IT Nikos Katinakis said....

Programmers and designers together can create compelling projects, but project management makes it all come together. As you might imagine, project managers are in high demand, but it takes more than good leadership instincts and other soft skills to be a successful one. In today’s world, project management is a science, and you can learn all about it for less than $60 in the 2022 Premium Project Management Super Prep Bundle....

According to the press release, only select U.S. PayPal users can take advantage of the new feature for now, but the company said it will be available to everyone in the U.S. in the coming weeks. Additionally, users who transfer their digital assets from an external wallet or exchange into PayPal are then able to use them for purchases. Choose the “Checkout with Crypto” option when shopping with eligible retailers to use crypto to fund the transaction....

“Over the past two years, we’ve seen a sharp increase in the demand for work management tools that balance power with a low learning curve and ease of use - especially among small teams, many of whom were making the shift from email, spreadsheets, and Post-It’s for the first time,” Michael Pryor, co-founder and head of Trello, wrote in a blog post. To reach more of those small teams, Trello is rolling out a new “Standard” tier....