the world was surprised by a failure in three of the largest social networks on the planet: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ), Instagram and WhatsApp, all of the global giant Facebook. Both the mobile apps and the web versions are not 100% working at the time of publishing this story. Facebook’s goggle-based virtual reality apps were also flawed. In …
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, affirmed this Friday that with the reopening of the border with Colombia, scheduled for September 26, 2,000 million dollars of commercial exchange will be generated in what remains of year. “Just with the opening of the border this year, it is estimated that we could reach 2,000 million dollars …
Shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) have held up well relative to the broader market in 2022. CNBC’s ‘Fast Money Halftime Report’ panel discussed the tech giant’s valuation on Tuesday, with shares trading flat ahead of the company’s ‘Far Out’ event this week. “[Apple] is a good company, but it doesn’t have a convincing valuation of …
Germany’s economics ministry is considering a series of measures to make doing business with China less attractive as it seeks to reduce its dependence on Asia’s economic superpower, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. affair. Measures could include reducing or even removing investment and export guarantees for China and stopping promoting trade fairs …
BMW (ETR: BMWG ) will power its new class of electric vehicles, due to go on sale in 2025, with cylindrical battery cells made at six plants by partners including China’s CATL and EVE Energy, in times when the automaker intends to speed up charging and extend autonomy. The German automaker has already placed orders worth several …
China wholesale sales rebounded strongly in August, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed, according to CnEVPost. What you should know Tesla’s sales of units made in China reached 76,965 in August. This represented a 173% month-on-month increase from the 28,217 units sold in July, when factory modernization hit sales. The main number is …
The German government will introduce further measures to promote the expansion of renewable energy, including a new tender for solar power and improved regulations for biogas plants, a draft law showed on Tuesday. , while Berlin looks for alternatives to Russian gas. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Germany’s attempt to reduce imports of …
U.S.-listed shares of several China-based tech-related companies fell on Thursday after Beijing found that 43 apps illegally manipulated user data and ordered their companies arrays that solve the problem. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA ) Holding fell 6.3%, while Tencent (HK: 0700 ) Music Entertainment Group lost 6.9% and video streamer iQiyi shed 4%. The IShares China …
A Delaware judge on Wednesday granted Elon Musk’s request to add a whistleblower’s claims to his lawsuit against Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR ), but denied the billionaire’s request to delay the trial for Musk’s attempts to walk out of his $44 billion deal for the company, according to a court order. “I am convinced that even a four-week delay …
Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR ) slumped on Thursday after reporting a rise in ad sales, though it warned of rising costs and expenses and said user growth could slow. in the coming quarters as the flow seen during the coronavirus pandemic tapers off. The social network also said stock-based compensation for new hires …
The white canes used by visually impaired people to get around have been transformed into a “smart cane” that not only detects obstacles, but also provides information about shops and restaurants they pass. The device is the brainchild of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor who was born blind and suffered a fatal accident three years …
The digital revolution has swept through the financial industry and society at large. Thus, since the expansion of the Internet, things are changing forever. In this sense, every day fintech companies collect billions of data from the market and users. Data, data and more data, but: how are they processed? Are they used correctly? Do you get game from …
Twitter on Tuesday introduced an “Arabic (feminine)” language setting, which allows the social network to speak to users using feminine grammar, part of what it sees as a push for inclusion and diversity. “We want our service to reflect the voices that shape the conversations that take place on our service,” said Rasha Fawakhiri, Twitter’s …
Google, owned by Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), has stepped up its competition against Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:NASDAQ: MSFT ) by showing off multiple updates to the Workspace productivity interface, including new features for users with free accounts, a payment plan for entrepreneurs and new capabilities for its Meet video conferencing system, with the intention of competing with Zoom Video …
The parties of the tripartite government coalition in Germany agreed after hours of negotiations on a new aid package, the third, so that citizens can face the sharp increase in energy prices and of the cost of living. The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will present today at a press conference the content of this new …
Gabriel Parra was happy to be hailed as the “Venezuelan star” after setting the fastest time in an international F1 eSports competition in May. “Truly, when I saw the result (…) it was something like magic, surprising, that dream I always had as a child I could make it come true,” said Parra, 23, who …
Unnax, Electronic Money Entity (EDE) supervised by the Bank of Spain, launches the first Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform in the country. After a year and a half of intense work, Unnax has gone from being a provider of Open Banking solutions to a relevant player in integrated finance. With its modular platform, Unnax …
Twitter Inc. was back online on Thursday after an hour-long outage prevented thousands of users around the world from accessing the social network’s website. The outage affected nearly 2,000 users as of 1300 GMT, down from a peak of 50,000 incidents reported an hour earlier, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The incident comes days …
Italy’s data protection authority has formally warned Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok of an alleged breach of European Union rules to safeguard user privacy, it said. on Monday the control body. TikTok had told users in recent weeks that it would offer them targeted advertising from July 13, without asking them for consent to use data …
A U.S. congressional committee has asked data brokers and personal health apps to say how they handle users’ reproductive health data, amid concerns that states use information to track patients seeking abortion in places where it is illegal. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said they were concerned that location data, search history and other …
Unnax, the first Spanish Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, has obtained the passport that authorizes it to operate throughout the European Union. Awarded by the Bank of Spain, this new milestone allows the Barcelona-based Fintech to operate in any EU country. Until now, the startup had its activity passported only in France, Portugal, Italy and Poland, in addition to …
The executive vice president of the Chinese automobile company BYD, Lian Yubo, assured in an interview with Chinese state television broadcast today that the firm will supply “very soon” lithium-ferrophosphate (LFP) batteries to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ). BYD, which produces batteries for its own electric and hybrid vehicles and is present in more than 200 countries, launched …
Britain’s competition watchdog said the $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI ) by Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT ) could harm competition in consoles, subscription services and cloud gaming, so it needs to be investigated. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Thursday that the deal, the biggest in gaming history, could hurt the …
The cloud gaming platform has been on a tightrope since Google decided to dispense with its internal studies. Google Stadia has mutated, it is no longer the same platform it was when it was announced years ago. The American giant invested in studios and its own games, but the project took a different turn when …
The humanitarian organization Amnesty International (AI) pointed out this Monday (07.18.2022) that, a year after the revelations about the Pegasus Project there is still no agreement on the global suspension of the sale of spyware, with which the surveillance sector continues to operate without control, as has happened in the last year with individual attacks …
The Pegasus surveillance tool, from the Israeli company NSO, is a worldwide bestseller because it allows live spying on smartphones and computers. An international investigative team first reported the extent of global espionage on July 18, 2021. Customers are said to include German government agencies that want to use the spy software to track down …
Deepfake is a word that is fashionable: it is about computer-generated images (in the form of photos and videos) that imitate the human appearance. Sometimes they mimic someone real, like a celebrity or acquaintance. But sometimes they are completely unique fake faces. It may be a way to create any new person on the internet, …
About 40 percent of teen users prefer platforms like TikTok or Instagram to search, rather than Google Maps or Google Search. It is one of the conclusions that Google has reached in a survey of US users between the ages of 18 and 24 (Generation Z), and was recently mentioned by Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan …
The digital revolution has completely changed the way we live and work. The internet, mobile devices, and cloud computing have made it possible for us to connect with each other and access information anytime, anywhere. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the biggest digital industries today and how they’re changing …
Starting a new business is always exciting, but it is backed up by a lot of critical thinking, planning, and fund management. As startups go digital, it is very important to choose the right virtual platforms, such as data room software, to streamline your business processes. Virtual data rooms help you streamline your data management …
At major IT organizations, virtual assistants have become somewhat of a norm. In 2011, Apple introduced Siri, which quickly became one of the most well-known and widely used virtual assistants on the market. Alexa was introduced by Amazon in 2014 and soon became one of the most popular and trusted house helpers. Then, in 2016, …
Social media has a direct impact on your job success. Recruiters quickly read your profiles and jump to conclusions, forever sending your candidacy to the scrap. Unethical? Yes. But that’s the reality. Today we will tell you about how social networks can have a positive impact on your job search and why you should invest …
Do you think the best way to prove that you are a successful Redditor is to get more upvotes for your posts? Maybe you aim to boost your visibility here to increase your authority in your community or to highlight your brand’s digital marketing campaign. Getting more upvotes for your posts will enable you to …
The Sony PlayStation Store turned 20 this week, revolutionizing the gaming industry and bringing us legendary titles like Gran Turismo, Tekken, and Resident Evil. The machine was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, only a week after Sega’s Saturn system. However, the Sony machine succeeded because of its robust technology tailored for real-time 3D …
Everywhere we turn, we’re being asked to enter our personal information into digital forms. Whether we’re creating an account on a new website, filling out an online application, or purchasing through an online store, we’re constantly inputting sensitive data that scammers could use to steal our identity or commit cybercrime. With so much of our …
The YouTube channel can be linked to his Google account, but also linked to a brand account like Numerama. In any case, the more you follow these instructions, the less likely you are to be fooled. It requires being rigorous and careful, but the game can be worth it, especially when running a popular YouTube …
If you want to make the most of your online presence and get the most bang for your buck, you should consider different options for how you communicate. If you think you’re great at socializing online, think again. There are various means of communication, and some are cheaper than others. We are going to look …
The PS6 will be Sony’s follow-up to the PlayStation 5, a system that, despite its positive reception, has been marked by its difficulty in obtaining. Given how long they have already waited for a PS5, some gamers may believe they would be better off waiting for PS6 news. Apart from the jokes, the PS6 is …
Grow with your Instagram as there are some new tricks that can put your brand’s name on the map. Reaching ahead of the competitors in business has never been easier. Some latest strategies are specially designed for marketing a brand along with plans to buy active instagram followers. Bring your business to Instagram as this …
MOV is actually a commonly used video format, you can find it as the default video format of Apple devices, like iPhone and iPad; and DJI Drone, Canon, GoPro, and other cameras. Videos in MOV format are always in high resolution, that’s why they are so popular among professionals. However, due to codec incompatibility and …
Meta Platforms Inc. will make it easier for brands to serve three-dimensional ads on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with an e-commerce technology firm. The integration with VNTANA will allow brands to upload 3D models of their products to social media platforms and easily convert them into ads, VNTANA said in a statement. The move is another step …
Apple is planning to launch an iPad Pro between September and November of this year, with the great novelty of the inclusion of an M2 processor in the tablet. The company released the last major update to the iPad Pro model in 2018 when it introduced a design with harder corners, an edge-to-edge display, and …
In recent years, the gambling industry has been transformed by technology, with advancements in digital gaming, virtual reality, and interactive displays. This has led to a more immersive experience for players, producing more excitement and accessibility. Casinos are rushing to keep up with the latest trends, which is good news for gamblers. Here is how …
Here is a breakdown of the best tech apps available for Android users, from services that help you hone a particular skill to apps you will use daily for various needs. We had a look at the current supply of Android apps on the Play Store and found the best options for most of your …
Much has been said about the meteoric rise of Apple over the past decade, with its smartphones, computers, and tablets pervading every level of popular culture and its software entering homes and offices in every corner of the globe. There have also been the naysayers that have predicted Apple’s hardware dominance will come to an …
Do you remember the last time you thought about something you couldn’t remember? It probably wasn’t that long ago, maybe even today. We often wonder, “Why has my memory gotten worse?” This question usually comes when we notice that we have to “google” even the most seemingly obvious things and facts, unfortunately, leaving our memory. …
If you are looking for means to pull a lot of data from various online sources, you’ve probably crossed paths with web crawling and proxies for web crawling. What is a web crawler? How does it work? What is the role of proxy servers in web crawling? The chances are that these are the questions …
The marketplace allows customers to interact with businesses using an app. Having that interaction can be immediately followed up with a purchase that can happen in minutes or even seconds, and finally, be followed up by a thank you. With this, the consumer receives the service/product right away, and you receive the purchase funds within …
Android 13 is just around the corner, and while Android 12 is still fresh-faced, the first Android 13 developer preview is already here. Here’s all you need to know about what to expect from Android 13, based on existing reports and insights from its first developer preview. We can expect Android 13 to launch in …
Steam Deck is one of the gaming platforms that has generated the most hype lately. Not for nothing, it is a portable console with direct access to Steam and incredible technical features. It has the ability to connect to our TV through almost any dock. It is also presented as a portable gaming computer with the ability …
Statistics show that WordPress is the most popular content management system ever. It is incredibly popular among non-skilled end-users and IT professionals due to its ease of use and open source. WordPress is known for its user-friendly admin panel and variety of website customization tools. However, many people strive to create something unique and non-trivial. …
Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, is a real marvel to improve the efficiency of the company’s devices of the bitten apple logo. It is present in iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and even in Apple AirPods. Its proactivity and the efficiency of its logarithms make it possible for users to request and execute tasks such …
With the developing economy and growing online purchasing habits, Europe faced a significant increase in online fraud. PSD2 was released to manage and minimize fraudulent activity safeguarding consumer money while also increasing competition among financial institutions. Let’s have a look at the PSD2 timeline and figure out how it all went. The PSD2 timeline It …
Did you know that Gmail was called “Caribou”? We tell the history of this e-mail service that everyone uses and explain why it is popular. The Story of Gmail Today, we use many services on the internet as if they have always existed, and we can quickly access any information we are looking for. For …
The mobile application market is growing, as more and more users start relying on smartphones not only as a means of communication but also as effective maintenance, management, financial, and collaboration tool. No wonder mobile apps enjoy enormous popularity these days, and the number of appreneurs eager to enter this lucrative market is also growing. …
When it comes to identifying success stories, you would find it extremely difficult to beat what the online gambling industry has achieved in recent years Given that the sector has existed for less than three decades, it is astounding to think that it is expected to generate annual global revenues of more than $100 billion …
Google says the free offer is over for early adopters of the company’s custom domain G Suite service. Google has long offered the ability to use its apps on a custom domain, allowing you to have a Google email address that ends in your domain instead of “gmail.com.” For the first six years of the …
Apple always was one of the most serious players in the technology field, but when in late 2006 the company started its new line of laptops called MacBook, it quickly became one of the most popular devices among computer users and started an era of user-friendly operational systems. Nowadays, Macintosh, MacBook, or Ipad can be …
Recently, the hype for the new virtual reality headset, PSVR 2 coming from the bucket of Sony has stormed all technology freaks. The new headset is supposed to support the PS5. So, when is the new PSVR 2 dropping on the world of technology? Here is everything we know so far. Sony is known for …
Don’t feel like digging out the Arduino and breadboard or even the soldering iron to try out a routine? Post-material handicrafts with popular microcontroller boards such as Arduino Nano, Uno, Mega, the Raspberry Pico or even the common ESP32 modules are possible Wokwi, a simulator that also offers various peripherals such as LEDs and displays …
In a recent campaign, cyber criminals in Pakistan are targeting biological and medical facilities, among other things. Security researchers have been on their trail for a long time and, with involuntary help, have now been able to find out about routes of infection and the Trojan called Ragnatela (Italian for spider web). According to a …
When it comes to games on the PC, the mouse is the number one input device. Because a good model can make the difference between victory and defeat. That doesn’t mean that a good gaming mouse automatically increases your skill level. Rather, it is about finding the ideal device for you that fits your personal …
We’ve been talking about the new series of phones called redmi K50 for quite some time. Many have been rumors about its possible specifications and release dates, but Xiaomi has wanted to silence all this noise around it to confirm that this new family will see the light next February officially in China. In principle, …
One of the two undersea cables that connect the Norwegian archipelago of Spitsbergen in the North Atlantic with the Norwegian mainland has failed and there is currently no reserve for the connection of the world’s largest satellite ground station to the rest of the world. This was announced by the Norwegian state company Space Norway, …
Thousands of people in the east of Berlin had to get by for hours on Sunday evening without heating and without warm water – with outside temperatures of around three degrees Celsius. A brief power outage at the state’s own electricity network operator Stromnetz Berlin had paralyzed the Klingenberg thermal power station in the Rummelsburg …
Politicians from the Greens and FDP are calling for the Luca app to be deleted from smartphones and demanding that the expiring contract with Culture4Life GmbH – the company behind the Luca app – not be extended. The state government of Baden-Württemberg wants to continue the cooperation. Corona warning app – a good alternative This …
A shock wave has reverberated across Israel in recent months. The multi-billion dollar Israeli company NSO Group, which has been selling hacking tools to governments around the world for more than a decade, finds itself the focus of scrutiny after a series of public scandals. The crisis is so severe that even the company’s future …
Cell phone batteries cannot be changed, and TV repairs are more expensive than a new one – consumer advocates believe that this must change quickly. The Federation of German Consumer Organizations has called on the new federal government to implement the planned right to repairs as quickly as possible. “We would have liked to get …
The Mozilla Foundation will no longer accept donations in cryptocurrency until further notice. Recently the foundation, which develops the free internet programs Firefox and Thunderbird, publicly reminded us that donations are also accepted in crypto money. There was then strong criticism from many quarters that the generation of cryptocurrencies is climate-hostile and wastes energy. The …
Table of Contents Hacking made easy: attack in a virtual training environment Build training environment Choose target Take safety precautions Hack target More tools Read article in c’t 2/2022 Hacking is not black magic, but a skill that can be acquired with a little experience and a lot of practice. And there are many good …
In the entire past year, 355,691 battery-electric cars (BEV) were newly registered in Germany. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), this is 83.3 percent more than in 2020. The BEV thus accounted for 13.6 percent of all new vehicles. 754,588 of the newly registered cars are hybrid-powered, which is an increase of 43.0 …
IBM application admins should update Cloud Private, Db2, Elastic Search, Event Streams and Netty. If this does not happen, attackers could attack systems and manipulate data, for example, or access information that is actually isolated. Patch now! The developers have closed most of the gaps in the DB2 database system. A vulnerability (CVE-2021-29678) is associated …
According to the industry association Bitkom, the shortage of IT specialists has worsened again: at the end of 2021, 96,000 positions for IT professionals were unoccupied, according to a survey. That is an increase of 12 percent compared to 2020, when the association reported 86,000 vacancies. Currently around two thirds of the companies surveyed (65 …
Iran and Kosovo are temporarily banning cryptocurrency mining to reduce power consumption. This should relieve the power grid and power plants, which means fewer power cuts. In Iran, the ban has been in place since December 28, and in Kosovo it was announced three days later. Both countries suffer from power shortages. In Iran, the …
Each year, the operators of the monthly TIOBE Programming Community Index choose the programming language of the year with the highest increase in ratings. For the second time in a row, the title goes to Python. However, there was almost a first-time winner, because in the last month of 2021 Python overtook the increasingly popular …
US wireless operators AT&T and Verizon want to accommodate the authorities and the government because of security concerns in air traffic due to an expanded 5G offering. In the vicinity of certain airports, the use of the new signals could be suspended for six months, wrote Verizon boss Hans Vestberg and AT&T driver John Stankey …
The demand for data centers is growing around the globe with the increasing attractiveness of online services such as streaming and video conferencing, especially during the ongoing corona pandemic. Ireland, where US Internet companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft already have their European headquarters, has also developed into the fastest growing market for …
Hydrogen is considered a promising energy carrier. Directly and indirectly, it serves, among other things, for the climate-neutral propulsion of land, water and air vehicles. A persistent problem with its use is that hydrogen is a very volatile gas, and its storage has so far required some effort. It is either stored in pressure tanks …
For the second time the VR / AR Association (VRARA) invited companies, developers and idea creators to the North American HoloLens Industry Summit. The virtual international conference on augmented reality glasses HoloLens, sponsored by Microsoft and Insight, is scheduled to take place on January 26th. The still possible Standard registration is free and includes access …
File systems that have something to do with health data are particularly well secured, one would think. Ironically, the electronic patient file (EPR) is not. Doctors usually save findings in it as documents and images. In order to guarantee at least formal protection against viruses and Trojans, only certain file types may be loaded into …
Computers for on the go do not have to be expensive: there are countless models in the price segment under 300 euros that can be taken with you almost anywhere and have enough computing power for simple tasks such as surfing, streaming, communication and office jobs. Some of these slim and light notebooks even fall …
The Tor browser, which users can use to cover their tracks on the web with the help of the anonymization network behind it, should be able to bypass attempts at censorship much more easily in the future. Georg Koppen, head of the team for a “healthy” network at the Tor project, announced this on Tuesday …
Anyone who treated themselves to a HomePod mini for Christmas may currently experience operating problems with the inexpensive Siri speaker. For a few days now, users of Apple hardware have been reporting various operational difficulties when communicating with the loudspeaker in German. Simple commands are ignored The device also knows the current HomePod OS 15.2 …
Software solutions tailored to the needs of your business can help you outshine competitors, drive sales and boost brand awareness. Today, when consumers are glued to digital screens, it is essential to capture their attention with state-of-the-art solutions. Developing software in-house is always more expensive than outsourcing to another city or country. Ukraine is chosen …
Ralf AdamsSQL – the basic course for training and practiceWith examples in MySQL / MariaDB, PostgreSQL and T-SQLHanser, 4th, updated edition, October 2021637 pages, 29.99 € (book, eBook)ISBN: 978-3-446-47168-9 The time when you could acquire SQL know-how in a book with the motto “We learn DBMS in 14 days” is long gone. Ever since MariaDB …
Just two weeks ago, Meta opened access to Horizon Worlds, a platform for virtual reality. In Horizon Worlds, up to 20 avatars can meet in virtual space, explore and restructure it. First descriptions of the platform are reminiscent of the survival computer game Minecraft. But it doesn’t seem to be completely harmless there. According to …
Harnessing the power of blocking apps is a major step toward fighting distraction It’s hard to imagine a harder time than now to be a student. This is paradoxical as more resources are available for students – at the press of a button – today than ever before. But those buttons are a part …
As a beatmaker, at one point you probably have wondered if you should mix your beats. On one hand, mixed beats sound better and seem like a finished product to sell. On the other hand, the artist after buying your beat will use it for creating a song and will mix and master again, so …
Traveling becomes so much fun when you have a smartphone in your pocket. With your smartphone, everything is easier, from capturing your favorite moments and booking your flights. Buying smartphone accessories can help you improve this experience. Proper accessories enable you to do much more with your smartphone. If you have planned a trip and …
If you were hunting for a new MacBook, hold on as we have something exclusive for you. Gear up as Apple is ready to drop the ultimate bomb soon. Recently, tons of rumors are blinking around the Internet revealing Apple’s plan to launch the MacBook Pro 2022. So, when will the new MacBook drop, and …