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If you need more space to manage your TV shows, music, photos, or work documents – and you tend to be accident-prone – you might want to consider purchasing the SanDisk 2TB Extreme portable SSD. While usually set with a store price tag of around $450, US retail giant B&H is offering $270 off, bringing the cost down to $180. The SanDisk Extreme portable SSD drive provides users with 2TB of storage space, which is more than adequate to handle large files and digital media libraries....

Scammers are aware of this Achilles’ heel and are now using AI to exploit it. Also: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers. Time is running out A report from The Washington Post featured an elderly couple, Ruth and Greg Card, who fell victim to an impersonation phone call scam. Ruth, 73, got a phone call from a person she thought was her grandson. He told her she was in jail, with no wallet or cell phone, and needed cash fast....

Dubbed INFRA:HALT, the set of 14 security vulnerabilities have been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Forescout Research Labs and JFrog Security Research, who warn that if left unchecked, the flaws could allow remote code execution, denial of service or even information leaks. All the vulnerabilities relate to TCP/IP stacks – communications protocols commonly used in connected devices – in NicheStack, used throughout operational technology (OT) and industrial infrastructure. SEE: The Privacy Paradox: How can businesses use personal data while also protecting user privacy?...

As such tools emerge and become more pervasive over time, schools and institutes of higher learnings (IHLs) must be able to effectively harness them to enhance learning, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing. He said the ministry already was providing educators the “guidance and resource” to do so. “As with any tech, ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools present both opportunities and challenges to users,” Chan said in parliament Monday, in response to questions from Members of Parliament (MPs)....

The partnership between MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) and Red Dot Analytics (RDA) would aim to “verifiably measure and offset” the carbon footprint of data centres in tropical environments, the two companies said in a joint statement Wednesday. A deep-tech startup spun off from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, RDA offers AI-enabled applications to help operators of mission-critical infrastructures such as buildings, utility grids, and manufacturing plants improve their energy efficiencies and productivity....

Singtel said in a statement Thursday that it would sell a 3.3% direct stake in Airtel to Bharti Telecom, the joint venture it had established with Bharti Enterprises. The sale would reduce Singtel’s total Airtel shares to 29.7%, worth an estimated SG$22 billion. It added that the sale would be exercised any time before November 22 this year. Singtel CFO Arthur Lang said it would mark the first sale involving Airtel shares and help meet Singtel’s needs for 5G and growth initiatives over the next few years....

In an advisory sent out on Friday and updated on Saturday, SolarWinds said Microsoft “reported to SolarWinds that they had discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the SolarWinds Serv-U product.” SolarWinds added that the Serv-U Gateway is a component of the Serv-U Managed File Transfer and Serv-U Secure FTP tools and is not a separate product. The vulnerability can be found in the latest Serv-U version 15.2.3 HF1 released May 5, 2021, and all prior versions....

The company attributed the total revenue growth to the 57% year-on-year uplift to $435 million in total subscription revenue. This compromised of $318 million in cloud revenue, which was up 53% year-on-year, data centre revenue contributed $111 million, server pitched in $139.5 million, and the remaining $45 million was marketplace and services revenue. During the quarter ending 30 September, Atlassian said its net loss was $400 million, or $1.59 a share....

“This Budget is our blueprint for a stronger South Australia, creating jobs, building what matters and delivering better services to further secure our growing global reputation as one of the safest and most attractive places in the world to live, work, and raise a family,” Treasurer Rob Lucas said on Tuesday. Some of the specific funding announcements include AU$20.8 million to upgrade the existing buildings at Lot Fourteen to make way for the expansion of space, digital, hi-tech, and cyber companies, with a particular focus on companies involved in small satellite development....

Not much has been revealed about Starshield beyond a page on SpaceX’s website explaining that “Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts.” It promotes Starshield as “supporting national security” and points out that Starlink features end-to-end data encryption, which is already available on its service for consumers and business. “Starlink already offers unparalleled end-to-end user data encryption. Starshield uses additional high-assurance cryptographic capability to host classified payloads and process data securely, meeting the most demanding government requirements,” it notes....

Also: What is Stack Overflow? A forum for all who code SJVN: So, for my readers who don’t know Stack Overflow, can you tell me about the site? PC: Stack Overflow is so popular because it has about 50 million questions and answers on every possible technology topic. Everything from programming languages like Python to scripting languages like JavaScript to cloud technologies like AWS and so on. PC: It’s all thanks to the brilliance of our founders, Joel Spolsky, and Jeff Atwood, who created fast, automatic social management tools in 2008....

ChatGPT is based on OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model. People have quickly discovered that, while it answers prompts in a “human-adjacent” way, there can be flaws in the answers it gives. Since launching, it’s been prompted in numerous ways, including to write new code and fix coding errors, while the chatbot can ask for more context when a human asks it to resolve coding problems, as OpenAI sets out in examples....

It’s just a bug fix, right? No, this is no ordinary bug fix. Must read: Why you need to update all your iPhones, iPads, and Macs urgently - NOW! I find Apple a bit strange in that it downplays security vulnerabilities. Apple will tell you that an update is important, but in Apple-land, all updates are important. Take the release notes for iOS 14.7.1 as an example: The update is “important” and “recommended....

With the streams of files and data emanating from sensors, cameras, connected machines, and people — and with the world’s population continuing to increase at an average of 81 million individuals per year — the storage business will never lack for customers. But storage pricing isn’t getting cheaper for volume discounts, as it did during the cloud era a decade or so ago. So people are seeking alternatives for the increasing cost of cloud storage – along with affiliated fees for egress and data protection....

Most golfers would love to travel to the PGA courses seen on the Golf Channel, but that isn’t always an option. A great alternative would be visiting them virtually, and that’s precisely what TruGolf, a mini-golf simulator, can do. This game renders world-famous courses in glorious 3D, and it can turn all of your practice shots into bonafide golf lessons. The TruGolf swing stick gathers valuable information about how you play in real-time....

The ANU cryptographer, Thomas Haines, found several key components within the e-voting system could be compromised when performing a review of the system, which he said opened up the potential for single points of failure for both privacy and integrity. “Avoiding a single point of failure is a very desirable property for an e-voting system – some might say a necessary one – but the current system falls short of achieving this on a few points,” Haines said....

The list is dominated by the usual suspects: Five of the world’s 10 largest companies (by 2021 market cap) are represented here. In fact, Tesla takes home the silver with two turkeys, while Microsoft gets the gold with three turkeys on the list. If you notice any tech turkeys we forgot to include, let us know in the Talkback. Without further ado… 2021 Turkey Trends Screwed up Supply Chain: WHERE ARE THE CHIPS?...

Many careers that can net you over $60,000 annually only require an associate degree. The best associate degree jobs are highly specialized and require strong skills in critical thinking and technical know-how. Read on for the 10 best associate degree jobs that offer plentiful job opportunities, high salaries, and strong professional satisfaction. 10 in-demand careers you can start with an associate degree In curating this associate degree job list, we looked for three desirable qualities:...

The desktop Chrome browser for PCs and Macs is best protected by VPN applications designed for those operating systems. We’ve done a closer look at the best VPN for Macs and the best VPNs for Windows, which should help. Essentially, you’re installing a VPN application that runs in the background and protects all network traffic. Chrome extensions are available for most of the popular VPN services that allow you to turn on and off features, and provide added protection against WebRTC leaks....

Problem is, using these features can put a serious dent in your cellular data plan, which either means that you end up paying extra fees or being kicked to a lower-speed tier by your provider. Also: iOS 16: How to get the most out of your iPhone’s new lock screen OK, let’s take a tour of the settings in iOS 16 that are the ones most likely to burn a hole in your data plan....