That’s a key takeaway of a discussion that took place at the recent GOTO 2022 conference between Pierre Pureur, co-author of Continuous Architecture in Practice, and Kurt Bittner, head of enterprise solutions at Scrum.org. Designing and sustaining a well-functioning continuous software architecture requires, above all, patience, Pureur urged. For years, designing a software architecture meant designing something up front, then moving into the deployment stage. Under the traditional notion of architecture, “We don’t write a line of code until all the architecture is nailed down,” Pureur said....

This extra functionality adds up though: at $299/£249, this is something of an investment – especially as some sensors have a limited lifespan. Fitting in sensors for carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM1 and PM2.5), temperature, humidity and air pressure makes the View Plus quite a bit bigger than the Wave Plus, and about three times the size of the dinky Wave Mini. It also takes six (non-rechargeable) AA batteries to power it, or you can plug it in to a USB-C charger....

Score: 2.5 | Contact requirement: Yes | Packages and plans: 4 | Installation: Pro Alert 360 is the fourth-largest residential security and alarm company in the United States. The company has a lot to offer and specializes in providing high-quality professional service. Alert 360 isn’t a DIY home security company – it only offers professional installation and monitoring. But for consumers who want to outsource their home security to a trustworthy source, the company may be a good option....

The growth reflected “elevated consumer online activity and broad-based strength in advertiser spend,” Ruth Porat, CFO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, said on a conference call Tuesday. Alphabet reported net income of $18.53 billion and diluted earnings per share of $27.26. Total revenues came to $61.88 billion, up 62 percent. Wall Street was looking for earnings of $19.14 per share with $56.03 billion in revenue. “In Q2, there was a rising tide of online activity in many parts of the world, and we’re proud that our services helped so many consumers and businesses,” Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement....

The report sent Alteryx shares surging by 8% in late trading. CEO Mark Anderson remarked, “With our largest increase in net new ARR in the company’s history, Alteryx closed out fiscal year 2021 on a record note.” Added Anderson, “Closing a year of transformation, we start fiscal 2022 well-positioned to continue to drive growth and accelerate our journey to the cloud.”" Revenue in the three months ended in December rose to $173....

Consumers won’t be charged overdraft fees, returned check fees, or declined item fees either. And on top of the high APY, the account comes with a debit card that earns 1 Membership Rewards point per $2 spent. Membership Rewards points can be deposited directly into the checking account, and points are worth 0.6 cents each. According to American Express, if consumers already have an AmEx card that earns Membership Rewards points, the points will be pooled with those earned by the debit card....

Joe McNamee, Executive Director, EDRi (European Digital Rights) https://edri.org/ While the internet has opened up a world of information to the public, it has also opened up the public to protentional abuse of their privacy and rights. EDRi (European Digital Rights) was formed to give voice to these concerns and help set policy protecting citizen’s rights. We sat down with Joe NcNamee, their executive director and winner of the 2018 Barlow award, to discuss some of today’s most concerning threats to individual rights, privacy, and freedom of expression....

Qualcomm is calling its service Snapdragon Satellite, which will enable satellite-based two-way messaging for emergency use, SMS texting, and other messaging apps. Qualcomm says it’s not just for emergencies but also for recreational use in remote, rural, and offshore locations. Snapdragon Satellite for emergency messaging should be available in premium Android phones in select regions during the second half of 2023. Also: CES 2023 Day 3: HTC and Google make announcements, plus other top stories Iridium operates a constellation of 66 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, giving it global coverage so long as there’s a clear view from the device to the sky....

The telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) technique is designed to infect Android users with Copybara Android banking malware, which steals usernames and passwords for online-banking accounts – as well as information that allows attackers to bypass security questions. The campaign has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at ThreatFabric, who warn the attack is targeting multiple different banks and their customers. Attacks begin with SMS phishing messages containing a link that claims to be from an online bank....

Apple’s new line of MacBook Pros running the Apple Silicon M1 Pro and M1 Max chips shows that not only that the company is listening to users, but that it’s willing to backtrack. Even if backtracking takes years. The new MacBook Pro adopts features and designs from past MacBook Pro laptops. Apple wanted to take the laptops in a new direction. Users had different ideas. Must read: The new MacBook Pros highlight what’s gone wrong with the Windows laptops market First off, the Touch Bar is dead....

It was such a successful design that Apple stuck with it for more than a decade, even after the 2020 model was updated with Apple’s new M1 processor. But with the next-generation M2 processors on the horizon, there were rumours that the 2022 MacBook Air would receive a major revamp. The new design didn’t disappoint, reducing the laptop’s size and weight even further, while also providing a slightly larger 13....

That’s a little misleading, though, as many of the new features in MacOS 12 – codenamed Monterey – are focused on apps such as FaceTime and Notes, which the Mac shares with the iPhone and iPad. Many new features, such as Quick Notes and improved controls for video calls in FaceTime, were covered during the iOS section of the keynote, as were the new ‘focus’ features for reducing distraction while working on your Mac or iPad during the day....

The woman, a past student at the University of Oregon, handed over the mobile device in 2016 for repair for an unspecified issue at a Pegatron facility in California, as reported by The Telegraph. Pegatron has acted as a long-term supplier and partner with the iPhone and iPad maker. At the time, two employees of the firm allegedly accessed explicit images and video stored on the device. This content was then posted on the woman’s Facebook account, to appear as if she shared it....

However, on Tuesday, Apple gave us a preview of several new accessibility features the company states will arrive on the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch later this year – presumably in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. For users who are blind or have low vision, a new Door Detection uses an iPhone or iPad’s Lidar Scanner and the rear camera to identify a doorway, giving the user details such as how far away it is and describing any details about the door the user needs to know – such as if it’s open, closed or whether the door opens in or out, and what kind of handle it has....

The feature, Apple Safety Check, has been designed to help tackle domestic abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV). Apple has worked with organizations, including the National Network To End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCV) to design this new feature. Read on: How to find and remove spyware from your phone Safety Check is making its debut in iOS 16, the next upgrade to Apple’s mobile operating system....

Anyone who’s been buying iPhones or Macs over the past decade will know the pain of charging cables that would wear out over a matter of months. iPhone cables were the worst, with the sheathing on the end of the cable wearing through to the wires beneath. I remember a time when no Apple charging cable – iPhone, iPad, or MacBook – would last the lifespan of the product, and there was a never-ending search for something better from a third-party manufacturer....

Public school teachers across the US are invited to apply for this year’s program on the Samsung website now through November 2. Also: This is the weird sound of a meteoroid hitting Mars To apply, all teachers have to do is submit ideas on how their students can better their communities using problem-based learning. “The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest has not only taught my students valuable lessons in the classroom through hands-on learning, but has helped change the trajectory of their lives,” said Harry Preston, teacher at Green Street Academy and a 2022 National Finalist....

Within this bundle, you will find three Pro 4 cameras with mounts, four rechargeable batteries, a battery charging station, and a yard sign. With all these cameras being used, it might be hard to keep track of them all, right? Nope. Thanks to the Arlo app, you will have access to feeds from all of your cameras with object detection, notifications, and video history of past events. A wide 160-degree viewing angle means you can see most everything in on your property – especially with the four Pro 4 cameras in this bundle....

Financial services and manufacturing organisations also bore the brunt of attacks in Asia, taking on almost 60% of such incidents, according to IBM’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. IBM Security monitors 150 billion security events daily across more than 130 countries, pulling from data sources such as network and endpoint detection devices, incident response engagements, and phishing kit tracking. Finance and insurance companies, in particular, took on 30% of attacks IBM was able to remediate....

Off the back of this investigation, ASIC has released a report [PDF] outlining its expectations for market operators and participants when it comes to responding to future outages to improve market resilience. Some of the specific expectations it outlined for market operators were the need to have a comprehensive test strategy that includes a wide coverage of systems and data; regular regression testing across the entire suite of test scenarios to demonstrate that any changes will not introduce defects; conduct simulation testing ahead of major market changes; and work with other market operators whenever a new trading system or major upgrade is being implemented to ensure all relevant connections operate as expected....