Under the collaboration with IntelePeer, IBM added IntelePeer Atmosphere Communications PaaS to Watson Assistant to set up voice tools and a new phone number for a virtual agent in minutes. If a company already has a contact center system, IntelePeer can connect Watson Assistant and the existing phone system. What is AI? Here’s everything you need to know about artificial intelligence IBM also said that Watson Assistant can connect with most contact center platforms without code in as little as an hour....

“Building on Intel’s unquestioned leadership in advanced packaging, we are accelerating our innovation roadmap to ensure we are on a clear path to process performance leadership by 2025,” Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said during a webcast Monday. “The innovations unveiled today will not only enable Intel’s product roadmap; they will also be critical for our foundry customers.” Qualcomm will be using Intel’s upcoming 20A process technology, which is expected to ramp in 2024....

Not to mention that some of these tips don’t give you any extra battery life at all in return for your efforts, and some even result in reduced battery life. How ironic is that? I’ve tested literally hundreds of “tips” and “tweaks” that are supposed to give you better battery life, and there’s only four – yes, four – that, in my opinion, are worth bothering with. And they’re simple....

First off, iOS 15.3 contains a bunch of security fixes, so this makes the update a must. The longer you hold off installing it, the longer you leave your iPhone open to vulnerabilities. The other thing that needs saying is that I’ve not come across any show-stopping bugs. Nothing that’s going to brick your iPhone and nothing that’s going to mean you can’t use your iPhone. That said, iOS 15....

Let’s compare the new third-generation iPhone SE (2022) with the second-generation iPhone SE (2020). Price The first thing that eagle-eyed buyers will notice is the price. It’s gone up, from $399 to $429. This is a small, but nonetheless significant increase, especially given all the rumors that suggested the iPhone SE would get a price cut. Given that supply chains are constrained, and prices are being pushed upwards, it’s not surprising that there’s been a price bump....

This article is part of a five-part blog series in which we look at what Black Mirror got right (and wrong!) about tech development. I’ve already taken the themes of artificial intelligence and sex in virtual reality under a loop. For this post, I’m looking at the world of social media, neurological implants, and our desire to keep a digital record of every single thing that has ever happened to us....

The report notes: “The pace of digitization has undoubtedly accelerated over the last 12-18 months. As a result, many CIOs and IT leaders are now leading their organizations through the change by solving critical operational issues and driving innovation faster. But for organizations that want to do more than just survive, IT and business teams must prioritize mutual collaboration to grow and scale innovation.” When IT and business teams align and collaborate in new ways through integration and automation, companies find that they can innovate at scale and deliver more connected products and services than ever before....

Most organizations find risk management challenging, but it’s vital to keep their systems safe. So it should be no surprise that risk management skills are highly valued worldwide. If you’re a mid-career IT or IS professional who would like to give your IT career a boost, then specializing in risk management is an excellent choice. And right now, the Essential Risk & Information Systems Control Certification Training Bundle is available for just $29....

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) hailed its enforcement action as the first time it has focused on “unlawful marketing practices in the financial services sector”. ACMA found that between January and September 2020, Kalkine made over 7,200 calls to 5,400 phone numbers on the nation’s Do Not Call Register, while Kalkine Media sent 2,774 spam texts to 2,700 people during the same time frame. “This unlawful marketing was an intrusion on the privacy of thousands of Australians,” ACMA chair Nerida O’Loughlin said....

ExpressVPN co-founders Peter Burchhardt and Dan Pomerantz will be paid $354 million in cash once the deal closes, and then $237 million in Kape shares, giving them a 14% stake in the company. The remaining $345 million will be paid in installments of 12 months and 24 months after the deal is closed. “The ExpressVPN team is delighted to be joining the Kape Technologies family. It was essential to us that anyone we teamed up with shared our strong fundamental commitment to user privacy, and Kape has demonstrated that in spades through its family of brands,” Pomerantz said in a press release....

The company saw growth across all of its businesses, including 5G, data centre, and content services. KT said it had 5.6 million 5G subscribers as of the end of the third quarter. This led to its mobile service revenue increasing 3.8% year-on-year, the telco said, thanks to the increase in average revenue per user. Its data centre business saw revenue soar 34.7% from a year prior, KT said, thanks to the opening of two new data centres during the quarter....

The Ransomware Payments Bill 2021, if passed, would require organisations to inform the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) before a payment was made to a criminal organisation in response to a ransomware attack. The Bill was originally introduced into the lower house in June by Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security Tim Watts, but in a joint statement with Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Kristina Keneally, the pair said the government failed to bring it on for debate....

“We have a variety of cyber specialties in the Air Force,” Leslie Brown, chief of public affairs for the Air Force Recruiting Service, said in an email to ZDNet. “Enlisted applicants will be able to choose from numerous careers such as knowledge ops, or from careers that are mainly desk jobs such as cyber programming, or a career that is a hybrid between a desk job, and on the field such as client systems or a career that is mainly outside such as cable antenna systems....

Start with student favorite “IP Addresses & Subnetting,” which has earned an impressive rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars. While all manner of IT professionals could use subnetting skills, you only need a basic knowledge of computers to take this course, where you’ll learn how to subdivide large networks into smaller, more efficient ones. Similarly, IT pros should know at least the fundamentals of encryption. “Encryption for Beginners with OpenSSL” takes a step-by-step approach that will make it easier for you to learn them....

Certifications from CompTIA are recognized in the tech industry worldwide and can really make your resume stand out among a horde of competition for the best positions. You can learn all about the most up-to-date methods of pen testing and vulnerability assessment used to fight network attacks in the hands-on exercises of the “CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-001) Ethical Hacking - The Total Course”. Just this one certification will qualify you for a number of positions, and students love it....

The Lectric XP 3.0 is a significant upgrade over the XP 2.0 with an integrated rear rack for a passenger, increased peak wattage (1000W) in the rear hub motor, improved pedaling efficiency, upgraded brake rotors, and increased travel on the suspension. While I don’t rate the bike quite as high as customers’ 4.9/5 stars on Lectric’s product page, the bike was a blast to ride and one of my test passengers enjoyed it enough to want to stay seated even after I was done testing....

By acquiring Tile, which makes Bluetooth-enabled finding devices trackers, Life360 will gain access to a broad swath of customers. Tile’s technology is embedded in more than 50 different third-party devices, like wireless earbuds, headphones, laptops and dog collars. More than one million third-party devices already have activated Tile technology. Meanwhile, Tile devices are sold directly to consumers via more than 27,000 brick and mortar stores. Additionally, both companies have significant paid subscription services, and the acquisition is expected to increase Life360’s paid subscriber base by about 45% to around 1....

That’s exactly what I’m going to help you with today. Together, we’re going to zip and unzip a file on Linux. I’ll show you first how to do it from the command line and then using the GNOME File Manager GUI. Once you’ve gone through this, you’ll be zipping and unzipping files on Linux like a pro. Requirements The only thing you’ll need to follow along is a running instance of Linux....

A good VPN will let you bypass these geo-restrictions by changing your IP address and rerouting your internet activity to a server in a country that allows you to access the stream. Want to watch the fifth and final match of India vs. England? Just follow the steps below: Though India can’t lose the series, England could upset their first win since the matchup’s inaugural run in 2007 with a draw....

On Saturday, the platform said a security breach allowed hackers to withdraw $150 million worth of cryptocurrency. Blockchain security company PeckShield said the losses were actually around $196 million, with about $100 million in various cryptocurrencies coming from Ethereum blockchain and $96 million coming from currencies on the Binance Smart Chain. BitMart suspended withdrawals on December 4 after securing the affected Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain hot wallets. “Other assets with BitMart are safe and unharmed....