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Having access to the live Python lab environment will make it easy to get a lot of hands-on experience in “Python Programming for Beginners: Hands-On (Online Lab)” and “Python Object-Oriented Programming for Beginners.” Follow those up with “Python Package Management & Virtual Environments” so that working with packages, and even multiple projects, will seem like a breeze. Then it will be time to level up your coding skills in “Python Advanced Concepts....

We’ve all been guilty of a little mindless scrolling this past couple of years. Unfortunately, for many, an overdose of “me time” has been a side effect of the transition to remote work. The solution? Start using that screen time more mindfully with the Social Distancing Lifetime Subscription Bundle. Not only does it give you access to hundreds of book summaries and VPN protection, but it also contains a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, one of the oldest and most popular language-learning systems....

Even if you don’t win a million dollars, you will win at least a little something, and possibly more. Featured in Business Insider, Mashable, Nerdist, and on iHeart Radio, this puzzle has no losers. If you don’t hit the grand prize, you could win anything from 25 cents to a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand. All you have to do to get a chance to win is buy and complete the puzzle, then scan it using the camera on your tablet or mobile phone....

Codespaces allows users to use a Visual Studio Code-backed editor, terminal, and debugger along with GitHub version control in a browser or on a desktop device. High school and college students use GitHub’s educational tools and platforms. Integrating Codespaces into a GitHub Classroom experience means students can access it on almost any device with a browser, including iPads and Chromebooks. According to GitHub, using Codespaces can reduce variations between student devices — an advantage for teachers....

Through its $1 million Developer Defense Fund, GitHub is creating the GitHub Developer Rights Fellowship at the Stanford Law School Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic. In a statement, GitHub explained that the problem goes back to the creation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which has a section – 1201 – that has made it illegal to use source code that bypasses measures that control access to copyrighted material....

For starters, If all you’re doing is building an in-house program, all you need is a local Git instance that you can use by itself on your own server. You can also use Git as a centralized VCS on your own servers or cloud. There’s no need to subscribe to a VCS service when you can build your own. With this model, you can easily run a project with your team and partners scattered throughout the world....

CME Group plans to begin the migration with its data and clearing services and will eventually move all of its markets to the cloud. It plans to take a phased approach to the migration, working closely with clients to ensure a smooth transition as it introduces new products and services. “Through this long-term partnership with Google Cloud, CME Group will transform derivatives markets through technology, expanding access and creating efficiencies for all market participants,” CME Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy said in a statement....

On Thursday, Suzanne Frey, VP, Product, Android & Play Security and Privacy said in a blog post that the new suite will “provide a privacy-preserving bridge between Private Compute Core and the cloud.” Currently in Android 12 Beta, Private Compute Core is an open source platform that aims to isolate itself from other apps and the main operating system on an Android device to improve privacy and security. The new features are:...

It’s been almost two years since Google announced it would retire Hangouts in favor of Chat: in July 2021 Google started pushing Workspace users to Chat, while consumers with personal Gmail accounts could still use Hangouts via Gmail. Google will immediately move Hangouts mobile users to Chat after displaying an in-app screen asking them to make the move. People using the hangouts Chrome extension will be asked to move to Chat on the web or to install the Chat web app....

After installation, the apps use sneaky techniques to hide themselves from the user to avoid being removed, while serving up malicious ads that can link directly to malware. A total of 35 “clearly malicious” apps in the Google Play store have been discovered and detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender, many of which duped victims into downloading them. If users have downloaded any of the apps, it’s recommended they find and delete them immediately....

The complaint accuses Google of using anticompetitive tactics “to diminish and disincentivize competition in Android app distribution”, and said that developers have “no reasonable choice but to distribute their apps through the Google Play Store”. SEE: Managing and troubleshooting Android devices checklist (TechRepublic Premium) But Wilson White, Google’s senior director of public policy, said that Android actually helps create more choice of devices and apps. “We built Android to create more choices in mobile technology....

Google is now adding OSS-Fuzz to the pool of answers to the internet-wide Log4j flaw, also known as Log4Shell. The bug is tracked as CVE 2021-44228 and was partially fixed in Apache Foundation’s release of Log4j version 2.15.0 last week. OSS-Fuzz is Google’s free service for fuzzing open-source software projects and is currently used by over 500 critical projects. Fuzzing involves throwing random code at software to produce an error, like a crash, and uncover potential security flaws....

Grab said in a statement Thursday it completed its merger with Altimeter in a deal that raised $4.5 billion in gross proceeds, marking the largest US public market debut by a Southeast Asian company. Shareholders on Tuesday approved the SPAC deal, which was announced in April, and set the Singapore-based mobile platform on course for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker symbol GRAB The SPAC deal is touted to be the biggest US equity offering, clocking at an estimated value of $39....

First shared by Bleeping Computer’s Sergiu Gatlan, the letters state that “unauthorized access” to certain Guess systems between Feb. 2, 2021 and Feb. 23, 2021 led to a breach of Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, and financial account numbers. The letters – signed by Guess HR senior director Susan Tenney – only went out to four residents in Maine, per the state’s guidelines, but the company implied that more people were affected....

“Our analysis confirmed that the duplication is achieved by making use of the memory layout of HAProxy’s internal representation of an HTTP message to slip a select character from the header’s name to its value,” HAProxy explained in a blog. “Due to the difficulty in executing such an attack, the risk is low.” HAProxy provided a list of affected and fixed versions while also providing a workaround for those who cannot update right away....

So that means there’s still life in iOS 15. We’re expecting iOS 15.5 to drop any day now. So, what’s Apple got planned? Time to lower your expectations I’m afraid. Even lower than that. Keep going… According to the release notes for the release candidate – the version likely to drop onto users’ iPhones assuming no major show-stopping bug – it’s all rather underwhelming. Here’s what’s coming: I told you that you needed to lower your expectations....

So far, developers and early adopters have discovered some of the new features included in the forthcoming update. Also: How to update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now to fix a critical security vulnerability Sure to be one of the more popular features in the update is the fact that iOS 16.4 adds 21 new emoji to the iPhone and iPad. The new emoji include a goose, a shaking face, a pink heart, and a moose....

A.Team and MassChallenge’s 2022 Tech Work Report surveyed almost 600 tech founders and executives to provide insight into the future of work in the tech industry. In the survey, 39% of employers cited product and engineering roles as the most challenging positions to fill. In addition, 62% of respondents said it took them more than four months to find the right talent to fill these vacancies. The Great Resignation was identified as a major contributor to companies’ hiring headaches....

A survey of more than 1,100 software engineers in the US, Canada and Latin America found that developers were more likely to turn down a job opportunity if subjected to a frustrating interview process. Terminal’s State of Engineering 2021 report found that more than half (56%) would be put off a role if the interview process was disorganized, whereas 49% said they’d be more likely to pass on a job after being interviewed by someone who didn’t understand the role or the technology....

The Magic 4 Pro isn’t quite the best Honor has to offer – there is a Magic 4 Ultimate with a huge 512GB of storage and a different camera setup, but we’re unlikely to see that in the UK. Still, the Magic 4 Pro comes in (just) under £1,000 at £949.99 (inc. VAT) and includes Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a camera system including 3....