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Complete novices can go from the basics to building a real-world web app and putting it online with “Total Web Development Course”. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to start a career as an actual full-stack web developer. And if you follow up with “Git Training: Step-by-Step Guide to Git Version Control”, your life will be a lot easier. If you already have JavaScript skills, you can boost your career with extra training that expands your experience....

The move was notable for a number of reasons. The ACLU of Washington said in a statement that the new King County ban on police use of facial recognition software was the first in the country to be county-wide and cover multiple cities. “The movement to ban this tech is growing across the country. Even when 100% accurate, this technology ends up disproportionately harming marginalized communities. No technology should outweigh the people’s right to privacy,” the ACLU of Washington said in a statement....

A survey carried out by reverse logistics firm Green Eletron has found that 87% of Brazilians have heard of electronic waste and 42% associate the concept with broken appliances. On the other hand, a third of respondents believe that electronic waste is related to spam, emails, photos, or files. The lack of knowledge on the e-waste theme is further reinforced in other findings of the survey: 71% of respondents claimed that there is not much information in the media on the subject....

The course, called eSmart Digital Licence+, is designed to help build digital intelligence. It is a gamified learning experience where students can explore an interactive story-world containing learning materials, relatable scenarios, and guided reflections about personal experiences with technology. Once students complete the milestones in the course, they then receive a Digital Licence+. Shadow Minister for Education Tanya Plibersek likened the digital licence to a “pen licence for the digital age”....

Managing data is made much easier when you know your way around SQL. Short for Structured Query Language, SQL is the standard language for database management systems. If you want to make the most of your data (and your career in data), you’ll need to know SQL. The good news is that learning to navigate SQL is easier than you might think. Especially when you have the Ultimate SQL Bootcamp Certification Bundle at your disposal....

This week, digital solutions for corporate working gained another upgrade as Lenovo announced its ThinkSmart View Plus, a standalone digital collaboration tool. Lenovo announced the device alongside other corporate digital solutions: ThinkSmart One, a wireless controller for ThinkSmart One, and ThinkSmart Core. The digital controller features Ethernet connectivity and can control compatible devices up to 100 meters away. Because the device has HDMI pass-through, there’s no need for extenders or outlets at the meeting table....

If you are one of the many affected by these layoffs, then you know the pain. On top of that, you likely know just how hard it is to get noticed right now when applying for work. There are many people out there competing for a limited number of opportunities and you’ll need every advantage you can muster. That’s exactly where Rezi Resume Software can help. Here’s an unfortunate truth: getting noticed for a job just isn’t that easy....

After the conference, I spoke with Torvalds and he said, “I’d like to see the Rust infrastructure merging to be started in the next release, but we’ll see.” The next Linux release would be Linux 5.20. Torvalds and the other Linux kernel maintainers are currently working on Linux 5.19. The average time between new mainline kernel releases is 9 to 10 weeks. That means we’ll probably see 5.19 in early August....

With billions of internet-connected devices like cars, fridges and network devices online, IoT devices have become a prime target for certain malware activity – namely distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, where junk traffic aims to flood a target and knock them offline. Security vendor CrowdStrike says in a new report that the most prevalent Linux-based malware families in 2021 were XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi, which collectively accounted for 22% of all Linux-based IoT malware that year....

Fresh installation (duh): If you don’t have Mint already installed, or your installation is old enough that you think it is time for a clean start, this is the way to go.Upgrade from Linux Mint 19. This is relatively easy and fast.Upgrade from Linux Mint 18.3 (or earlier). This is much more tedious and time consuming.Update from Mint 19.1 Beta: I had installed the 19.1 Beta release from scratch on one system, so I was curious about what it would take to bring that one up to the final release....

Kent Walker, president of global affairs at Google and Alphabet, said that, given the importance of digital infrastructure to the world, it is time to start thinking of it in the same way we do our physical infrastructure. “Open source software is a connective tissue for much of the online world – it deserves the same focus and funding we give to our roads and bridges,” Walker said. In a blog post, Walker explained that during the meeting, Google floated several proposals for how to move forward in the wake of the Log4j vulnerability....

The project is a joint effort by the US’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI and NSA, as well as the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), Computer Emergency Response Team New Zealand (CERT NZ), New Zealand National Cyber Secure Centre (NZ NCSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK). The organizations said they issued the advisory in response to “active, worldwide exploitation by numerous threat actors, including malicious cyber threat actors....

It’s not surprising, then, that low code tools have become popular. They build on familiar concepts to give end users a toolset that helps them build and share applications they need. The logical successors of Excel and Access, they’re playgrounds that open up access to data and provide ways of linking applications and services, while building simple user experiences out of common building blocks. You can think of them as modern process automation tools, able to extract workflows from operations and turn those captured actions into code....

Must read: The new MacBook Pros highlight what’s gone wrong with the Windows laptops market Here are some things that you may have missed: Yes, you can charge using MagSafe and USB-C. The M1 Max is snapping at the tail of Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Laptop edition GPU at a fraction of the power consumption. Imagine what this GPU performance will be like in a Mac Pro with a 1000W PSU....

Krisp offers HD voice support as well as acoustic and room echo cancellation. Users are also able to remove noise both from the microphone and speaker thanks to the program’s bi-directional noise removal capability. You can watch this video for a quick overview of how Krisp works to improve the quality of remote meetings by eliminating background noise. But to really appreciate all of the app’s benefits, much more detail is required....

During 2021, STG picked up McAfee Enterprise for $4 billion, before paying $1.2 billion to purchase FireEye. In announcing Trellix, the company detailed the new business would focus on threat detection and response using machine learning and automation. It also said at the time not all of McAfee Enterprise would be bundled into Trellix. The remainder, which is the security service edge portfolio will now come under the newly announced name of Skyhigh Security....

The news comes from a Financial Times article citing anonymous sources with inside knowledge of the company’s preliminary plans. According to “several people familiar with the matter,” Facebook intends to begin allowing users to post NFTs as their profile images and to upload or “mint” their own NFTs via a prototype system that will generate the required tokens needed to turn a simple image file into this new form of digital asset....

Microsoft says the hacking group, which it calls Actinium, has “targeted or compromised accounts” at Ukraine emergency response organizations since October. Actinium hackers also targeted organizations that would coordinate international and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, it says in a new report. “Since October 2021, Actinium has targeted or compromised accounts at organizations critical to emergency response and ensuring the security of Ukrainian territory, as well as organizations that would be involved in coordinating the distribution of international and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in a crisis,” Microsoft said....

In the Redmond giant’s latest round of patches, usually released on the second Tuesday of each month in what is known as Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed problems in software including Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities, privilege escalation security flaws, spoofing bugs, and denial-of-service issues. Products impacted by Microsoft’s December security update include Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerShell, the Chromium-based Edge browser, the Windows Kernel, Print Spooler, and Remote Desktop Client....