The Open Banking implementation started in Brazil in February 2021 as part of a broader modernization agenda for the financial services industry. Under the model, consumers have the right to access their financial data held by institutions via application programming interfaces (APIs) and consent to use that data by third parties for their benefit. Announced today (9), the scope of the fourth stage of the Open Banking roll-out covers data on financial services such as foreign exchange, investments, accreditation, insurance and pensions....

Conducted by the Regional Center for Studies for the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) of the Information and Coordination Center of Ponto BR (NIC.br), the survey presents the latest indicators on the access and use of information technologies and communication (ICT) in the country. According to the research, the use of the Internet in remote locations in Brazil grew from 53% of individuals aged 10 years and over in 2019 to 73% in 2021....

Introduced this week for pilots and flight attendants working for airlines Azul, Gol, and Latam, the technology is aimed at speeding up boarding processes by removing the requirement to show ID to access the departure lounge and aircraft. Procured by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Special Secretariat for Management and Digital Government of the Ministry of Economy, the new functionality is part of the ongoing Safer Boarding programme. The initiative has seen a number of trials taking place with approximately 5,000 passengers in airports serving the cities of Florianópolis, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, as well as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro....

The new broadband maps will be an improvement in accuracy of broadband availability compared to the census block level data the FCC previously collected. The public can view the maps at the FCC’s broadband map page where users can search by address or zoom into the maps and click a location. The maps also show which providers are available in each location, while users can download the map data. “Today is an important milestone in our effort to help everyone, everywhere get specific information about what broadband options are available for their homes, and pinpointing places in the country where communities do not have the service they need,” said FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel....

JavaScript makes the web go around and Google has had to patch multiple zero-day or previously unknown flaws in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine this year. In April, Google admitted a high severity bug in V8 tracked as CVE-2021-21224 was being exploited in the wild. Chrome has over two billion users, so when zero-day exploits strike Chrome, it’s a big deal. V8, an open source Google project, is a powerful JavaScript engine for Chrome that’s helped advance the web and web applications....

January sales often sees people looking for new personal computing devices while those who’ve received an upgrade over Christmas could be looking to sell their own model. Buying and selling second-hand devices can provide benefits to users, but the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that if these devices are not properly secured, valuable personal information could be exploited. Users who sell their devices without wiping them first could be handing their personal information and passwords on to others who might be unscrupulous when dealing with that data....

The earnings landed shortly after C3 AI outlined a strategic alliance with Google Cloud to co-sell and service the company’s AI applications. C3 AI reported first quarter revenue of $52.4 million, up 29% from a year ago, with a net loss of $37.46 million, or 37 cents a share. C3 AI ended the quarter with 98 customers, up 85% from a year ago. Primers: What is AI? | What is machine learning?...

People always argue that encryption is too complicated and therefore not usable, and that PGP doesn’t work at all. At mailbox.org, we try to show that it is possible to provide a secure e-mail system even with the existing SMTP protocols. We did not want to develop something completely new because e-mail is so widely distributed and used, it would be difficult to change fundamentally. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we are concentrating our efforts towards making e-mail more secure and more comfortable to use at the same time....

Update: Ram’s first battery-electric pickup truck makes its debut at CES May’s keynote address will be the first time an agriculture tech company executive will take the mainstage for a keynote at CES, underscoring the way tech innovations have become integral to every industry. The keynote address will take place at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas at 8:30 am PT and will be livestreamed here. There are plenty of major events to follow, including an afternoon keynote address from Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares....

On Chromebooks with Chrome OS 100, users can press the ‘Everything’ button on the left corner of the screen to open the Chrome OS launcher, which, like macOS Spotlight and Windows start menu, helps users search for apps, files and system settings. Launcher will now open on the side of your screen instead of from the bottom. For web search results, the Chrome OS launcher now shows more information within the launcher that looks similar to Snippets in Google Search results....

Epsagon’s technology is focused on distributed tracing systems for application environments including containers and serverless. Cisco said the deal will play a key role in helping the company ramp up its full-stack observability strategy. Cisco’s full-stack observability platform is comprised of AppDynamics, ThousandEyes, and Intersight, providing observability observability across applications, network infrastructure and security. Cisco said Epsagon’s technology and talent will complement its own observability vision and roadmap. “Epsagon’s technology and talent align well with Cisco’s vision to enable enterprises to deliver unmatched application experiences through industry-leading solutions with deep business context,” Liz Centoni, Cisco’s Chief Strategy Officer and GM of Applications, write in a blog post....

One of the best things about this e-learning bundle is the way the training is delivered. Not only can you cover it all without taking any time off from your regular job, but everything is taught through videos so that it’s almost like watching an informative talk show. With such high production values, engaging content, virtual labs, and practice tests, it’s hard to imagine how this training could be made any easier....

The company, which makes cloud-based spend management software, saw total sales grow 42% year-over-year to reach $179.2 million. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was 26 cents. Analysts were expecting a net loss of 6 cents per share on revenue of $162.96 million. “We are proud to report another fantastic quarter where we delivered record revenue, strong, calculated billings growth, and our third year of consecutive quarterly non-GAAP profitability,” CEO Rob Bernshteyn said in a statement....

“Starting today, developers from healthcare organizations, government agencies and organizations authorized by public health authorities to distribute COVID vaccines and/or tests will have access to these APIs to create a digital version of COVID vaccination or test information,” the search giant said. The functionality is available in the US, and available on Android devices running version 5 or greater that are Play Protect certified, and have a lock screen enabled....

App development is uncomplicated when you use the easiest app builder in the world. AppMySite makes creating and managing apps effortless by providing an intuitive environment for their development. You have the best of both worlds, with an extensive library of easily customizable premium designs in addition to the ability to upload artwork of your own. The result is endless combinations of high-quality illustrations and images. You are in complete control and can create icons, a splash screen, and more within a matter of minutes....

CrowdStrike was chosen as one of the platforms to support the initiative at multiple federal agencies and will use its CrowdStrike Falcon platform to “secure critical endpoints and workloads for CISA and multiple other major civilian agencies.” Executive Order (EO) 14028, which President Joe Biden signed in May, listed a variety of measures that needed to be taken across the government to better secure systems in the wake of the SolarWinds scandal and other breaches....

“I bought two crypto-mining rigs for €3,000 each, hoping that this investment could soon make me a passive income of around €500 a month. I was mining Ethereum, which at the time had a price of around €300,” Anastasov tells ZDNet. Having bought the mining rigs in October 2020, during the next few months, Ethereum’s price nearly doubled. “In December, the price of Ethereum increased to €600, and already in January 2021, it was more than €1,600....

The advantage to the Studio3 is that the noise-cancelling really works, and you can toggle between transparency and noise-cancelling mode with ease. Hands-off calls are a game changer, and the cushioning on the over-ear pieces is high-quality. The battery lasts a while, up to 22 hours, and it charges quickly. Using these headphones is comfortable because of the padding at the top of the headphones that prevents the top from digging into your head with extended use....

Privacy used to be considered a concept generally respected in many countries with a few changes to rules and regulations here and there often made only in the name of the common good. SEE: Meet the hackers who earn millions for saving the web, one bug at a time (cover story PDF) (TechRepublic) Things have changed, and not for the better. China’s Great Firewall, the UK’s Snooper’s Charter, the US’ mass surveillance and bulk data collection – compliments of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing – Russia’s insidious election meddling, and countless censorship and communication blackout schemes across the Middle East are all contributing to a global surveillance state in which privacy is a luxury of the few and not a right of the many....

Data Left Unsecured for Two Years In a letter to the victims sent on June 11, Volkswagen wrote that on March 10, the company was drawn to the fact that unauthorized persons may have gained access to certain customer information. The automaker immediately launched an investigation into the nature and extent of the data breach. It revealed that an unknown person had obtained “limited personal information” from Volkswagen and Audi customers in the US and Canada....