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Chase and Marriott Bonvoy announced in early June that the welcome bonus for the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless is growing. New Boundless cardholders can earn three Free Night Awards for spending $3,000 within the first three months of having the card. Each night is valued up to 50,000 points. The new welcome bonus expands upon the increased rewards added to the card earlier this year. The rewards cover popular expenses while traveling, such as gas and dining....

Nowhere is the problem of establishing the trustworthiness of a counter-party more acute than in the cryptocurrency market, where even the longest-established companies and technologies jostle with questionable and outright scams. In The Missing Cryptoqueen, Jamie Bartlett tells the story of one of the most outrageous of these scams, OneCoin – an unholy marriage of three scams in one: a Ponzi scheme, a pyramid scheme and a fake cryptocurrency. In its first 15 months, OneCoin’s pyramid base reached one million investors in 175 countries; the €1....

These points came up at a panel at the recent AI Summit, in which participants agreed that AI shouldn’t be considered the default solution to every business situation that arises. (I co-chaired the conference and moderated the panel.) For starters, AI is still a relatively immature technology, said Drew Scarano, a panelist at the session and vice president of global financial services at AntWorks. “We might be too reliant on this technology, forgetting about the humans in the loop and how they play an integral part in complementing artificial intelligence in order to get desired results....

Then, with instantly iconic remarks, President John F. Kennedy upped the ante: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” With this bold goal, Kennedy put forward an ambitious vision for America’s leadership in space and sparked a new era of innovation. Sixty years later, a new space race is underway. And this time, more players than ever have set their sights on daring goals – from launching a space tourism sector and colonizing Mars, to taking humans beyond the bounds of the solar system....

Hidden cameras have become such a problem that the BBC, Washington Post and New York Times have all written about it extensively. As a result, 58% of 2,000 Airbnb guests surveyed admitted to being worried their rentals might have them. In fact, spy cameras can be easily installed in hotels, restrooms, and other places, as well, completely without your knowledge. But you won’t have to worry about it anymore if you have a Scout Hidden Camera Detector....

What if their employees continue to adore the working-from-home thing and consider the office entirely redundant? Every time that Apple, Microsoft and Google call their people home, a Covid variant appears. And then the callback is postponed. But the longer working from home is made the norm, the more, perhaps, many will come to see the benefits. The horror of commuting is just one facet of a lifestyle so many have left behind....

But they have limitations. For example, you drop an earbud when you’re outdoors and there’s a chance you’re never seeing it again. Also, keep them in while you’re swimming and you’ll be taking a trip to the Apple Store to buy a new set. And if you don’t have a phone with you (or an Apple Watch), then you’re listening to nothing. You know how hard that is? I’m a broken Generation Xer and I need constant stimulation....

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The two separate campaigns have been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Cybereason, who’ve attributed the activity to an Iranian hacking group they track as Phosphorus – also known as APT35 and Charming Kitten – along with another Iranian-linked cyber operation, dubbed Moses Staff. The attacks by Phosphorus have a more ’traditional’ approach to cyber espionage, in that they’re designed to steal information and conduct operations that run in the interests of Tehran....

Also: How to take better iPhone photos And given how many iPhones are out there right now, there’s a massive market in accessories – everything from clip-on lenses to grips. But my most used, favorite accessory is something far simpler. It allows me to take much better shots than I could without it. It’s the Ulanzi ST-03 aluminum tripod clamp which allows me to securely attach my iPhone to all sorts of tripods and holders....

This TV comes packed with literally everything you’d want in a future-proof TV. The specs included not only that 4K UHD picture, but it comes with Dolby Vision HDR technology and Quantum Dot Technology. Not only will the picture be bigger and brighter, but it will also deliver over a billion colors with improved accuracy and wider color volume. In addition to this beautiful picture, gamers will also enjoy this model....

According to Microsoft, SolarMarker is a backdoor malware that steals data and credentials from browsers. SEO poisoning is an old-school technique that uses search engines to spread malware. In this case, the attackers are using thousands of PDFs filled with keywords and links that redirect the unwary across multiple sites towards one that installs the malware. SEE: Network security policy (TechRepublic Premium) “The attack works by using PDF documents designed to rank on search results....

The Electric CHANGEdesk raises and lowers smoothly at the touch of a button, so there’s no lifting or cranking or taking anything off your desk before you change positions. It makes alternating between standing and sitting really easy, and this is especially key if you’re new to a standing desk. You’ll want to start with just a half-hour to an hour a day in that case and increase gradually from there....

Called Separation Alerts, what this does is that it can alert you if you leave one of your devices behind by sending a message to other devices that you have with you. This feature is part of the Find My app, so to find it you need to make your way into the app. Once there, tap on Devices at the bottom. Tap into a device and look under Notifications for Notify When Left Behind (note that not all Apple hardware currently supports this feature)....

Jupyter Notebook is an open source web environment for data visualization. The modular software is used to model data in data science, computing, and machine learning. The project supports over 40 programming languages and is used by companies including Microsoft, IBM, and Google, alongside numerous universities. Aqua Security’s Team Nautilus recently discovered malware that has honed in on this popular data tool. While Jupyter Notebook allows users to share their content with trusted contacts, access to the app is secured through account credentials or tokens....

The technique has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Sophos, who’ve seen it being used in attacks by the BlackByte ransomware gang. BlackByte is a relatively new ransomware operation, but a series of attacks going after critical infrastructure and other high-profile targets have led to the FBI issuing a warning about the group. Also: The scary future of the internet: How the tech of tomorrow will pose even bigger cybersecurity threats Now the BlackByte ransomware gang is apparently using CVE-2019-16098, a vulnerability in RTCorec64....

There are currently 2,487 companies that have raised $59.4 billion in funding from 3,400 investors in 72 countries across 13 AI technology categories, this according to Venture Scanner. What is driving the growth in AI investments? To learn more about what is feuling this incredible growth in AI startup investments, I reached out to Venture Scanner. Nader Ghaffari is the co-founder and CEO of Venture Scanner, a technology powered analyst research firm covering the startup markets....

A cloud-based platform, Pixlr provides a suite of image editing utilities and tools that include a photo-sharing service and several photo editors. It can perform a range of editing tasks and will work on any device, so you can create stunning designs and edit photos on your desktop, phone, laptop and portable monitor. Pixlr uses a native document format, PXZ, but it is also compatible with various image formats, such as PNG, JPEG, GIF, PSD (Photoshop Document) and WEBP....

Starting with “Git Training: Step-by-Step Guide to Git Version Control” can save you some frustration down the line because you’ll never have to deal with lost files or changes again. If you have a basic knowledge of software development, “DevOps with AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, & AWS CodeDeploy” will teach you all of the most in-demand skills. You’ll pick up new skills as you develop a real application during “Angular & NgRx: Building Real Project From Scratch”....

On November 15, the microblogging platform said the updates, some of the company’s biggest changes to date, include improvements made to the Twitter API v2 and more access for developers than before. Twitter API v2, first introduced last year, is now the primary Twitter API. Version 1.1 of the API is still available; however, Twitter is phasing this out and will only provide necessary security updates for “critical” vulnerabilities to maintain the API....