UPS units are meant to provide power backup to keep devices, appliances and applications connected to the internet by supplying off-grid power to places like a data center during a power outage. But hackers have been targeting internet-connected UPS units to disrupt the backup power supply. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) said they “are aware of threat actors gaining access to a variety of internet-connected uninterruptable power supply (UPS) devices....

The robot vacuum company placed the blame for its financial declines squarely on supply chain constraints. Colin Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot, said in a press release: During that year, iRobot took in total revenues of $1.01 billion, up sharply from the $760.2 million posted for 2020. This kept the company’s FY 2022 in the black, but still only produced a modest net income of $30.4 million, or $1....

Jio Platforms chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani attributed the growth to “key consumption baskets” off the back of the festive season and lockdowns easing in India. “Our digital services business has delivered broad-based, sustainable, and profitable growth through improved customer engagement and subscriber mix,” Ambani said. The revenue growth culminated in the company’s net profit similarly seeing an uptick, with that figure rising 9% year-on-year to ₹3,795 crore ($511 million)....

“We believe this decision is not based on a technical assessment of Kaspersky products – that we continuously advocated for with the BSI and across Europe – but instead is being made on political grounds,” the security company said on Wednesday. “We believe that peaceful dialogue is the only possible instrument for resolving conflicts. War isn’t good for anyone.” One does not need to look much further than a classic Clausewitz quote to realise that war and politics are very much linked....

Complete novices can go from the basics to building a real-world web app and putting it online with “Total Web Development Course”. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to start a career as an actual full-stack web developer. And if you follow up with “Git Training: Step-by-Step Guide to Git Version Control”, your life will be a lot easier. If you already have JavaScript skills, you can boost your career with extra training that expands your experience....

The move was notable for a number of reasons. The ACLU of Washington said in a statement that the new King County ban on police use of facial recognition software was the first in the country to be county-wide and cover multiple cities. “The movement to ban this tech is growing across the country. Even when 100% accurate, this technology ends up disproportionately harming marginalized communities. No technology should outweigh the people’s right to privacy,” the ACLU of Washington said in a statement....

A survey carried out by reverse logistics firm Green Eletron has found that 87% of Brazilians have heard of electronic waste and 42% associate the concept with broken appliances. On the other hand, a third of respondents believe that electronic waste is related to spam, emails, photos, or files. The lack of knowledge on the e-waste theme is further reinforced in other findings of the survey: 71% of respondents claimed that there is not much information in the media on the subject....

The course, called eSmart Digital Licence+, is designed to help build digital intelligence. It is a gamified learning experience where students can explore an interactive story-world containing learning materials, relatable scenarios, and guided reflections about personal experiences with technology. Once students complete the milestones in the course, they then receive a Digital Licence+. Shadow Minister for Education Tanya Plibersek likened the digital licence to a “pen licence for the digital age”....

How can Lasers Attack Voice Assistants? Last year university researchers discovered that they could attack microphones in voice assistants using a laser light beam. Since then researchers from the Universities of Michigan and Florida in the US, as well as the University of Electro-Communications in Japan, have continued to investigate this phenomenon. They are, nevertheless, still unable to explain how this works. Laser attacks, which use what researchers call “light commands”, exploit smart assistants’ microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones....

Managing data is made much easier when you know your way around SQL. Short for Structured Query Language, SQL is the standard language for database management systems. If you want to make the most of your data (and your career in data), you’ll need to know SQL. The good news is that learning to navigate SQL is easier than you might think. Especially when you have the Ultimate SQL Bootcamp Certification Bundle at your disposal....

This week, digital solutions for corporate working gained another upgrade as Lenovo announced its ThinkSmart View Plus, a standalone digital collaboration tool. Lenovo announced the device alongside other corporate digital solutions: ThinkSmart One, a wireless controller for ThinkSmart One, and ThinkSmart Core. The digital controller features Ethernet connectivity and can control compatible devices up to 100 meters away. Because the device has HDMI pass-through, there’s no need for extenders or outlets at the meeting table....

If you are one of the many affected by these layoffs, then you know the pain. On top of that, you likely know just how hard it is to get noticed right now when applying for work. There are many people out there competing for a limited number of opportunities and you’ll need every advantage you can muster. That’s exactly where Rezi Resume Software can help. Here’s an unfortunate truth: getting noticed for a job just isn’t that easy....

After the conference, I spoke with Torvalds and he said, “I’d like to see the Rust infrastructure merging to be started in the next release, but we’ll see.” The next Linux release would be Linux 5.20. Torvalds and the other Linux kernel maintainers are currently working on Linux 5.19. The average time between new mainline kernel releases is 9 to 10 weeks. That means we’ll probably see 5.19 in early August....

With billions of internet-connected devices like cars, fridges and network devices online, IoT devices have become a prime target for certain malware activity – namely distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, where junk traffic aims to flood a target and knock them offline. Security vendor CrowdStrike says in a new report that the most prevalent Linux-based malware families in 2021 were XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi, which collectively accounted for 22% of all Linux-based IoT malware that year....

Fresh installation (duh): If you don’t have Mint already installed, or your installation is old enough that you think it is time for a clean start, this is the way to go.Upgrade from Linux Mint 19. This is relatively easy and fast.Upgrade from Linux Mint 18.3 (or earlier). This is much more tedious and time consuming.Update from Mint 19.1 Beta: I had installed the 19.1 Beta release from scratch on one system, so I was curious about what it would take to bring that one up to the final release....

Kent Walker, president of global affairs at Google and Alphabet, said that, given the importance of digital infrastructure to the world, it is time to start thinking of it in the same way we do our physical infrastructure. “Open source software is a connective tissue for much of the online world – it deserves the same focus and funding we give to our roads and bridges,” Walker said. In a blog post, Walker explained that during the meeting, Google floated several proposals for how to move forward in the wake of the Log4j vulnerability....

The project is a joint effort by the US’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI and NSA, as well as the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), Computer Emergency Response Team New Zealand (CERT NZ), New Zealand National Cyber Secure Centre (NZ NCSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK). The organizations said they issued the advisory in response to “active, worldwide exploitation by numerous threat actors, including malicious cyber threat actors....

It’s not surprising, then, that low code tools have become popular. They build on familiar concepts to give end users a toolset that helps them build and share applications they need. The logical successors of Excel and Access, they’re playgrounds that open up access to data and provide ways of linking applications and services, while building simple user experiences out of common building blocks. You can think of them as modern process automation tools, able to extract workflows from operations and turn those captured actions into code....

Must read: The new MacBook Pros highlight what’s gone wrong with the Windows laptops market Here are some things that you may have missed: Yes, you can charge using MagSafe and USB-C. The M1 Max is snapping at the tail of Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Laptop edition GPU at a fraction of the power consumption. Imagine what this GPU performance will be like in a Mac Pro with a 1000W PSU....

Krisp offers HD voice support as well as acoustic and room echo cancellation. Users are also able to remove noise both from the microphone and speaker thanks to the program’s bi-directional noise removal capability. You can watch this video for a quick overview of how Krisp works to improve the quality of remote meetings by eliminating background noise. But to really appreciate all of the app’s benefits, much more detail is required....