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Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change for North America and Europe will support startup companies creating technologies to counteract climate change. The programs supply startups with Google’s technical talent, tools, programs, and products. Startups can apply to the accelerator programs until January 19, 2023, the programs will begin on March 7, and graduation from the program is on May 11. The selected companies will receive Google’s resources equity-free. Also: Singapore looks to drive green fintech development with Google Cloud partnership Since the North American accelerator program launched three years ago, Google says 22 startups have entered and successfully grown their businesses through the accelerator program....

Google knows it is a target – and has a team of security experts who are tasked with conducting their own attempts to break in, with the aim of helping to secure the company and its users from the latest cyber threats that might come from malicious hackers. “The team essentially has the mission to make Google safer and more secure for our users, for Google itself and our infrastructure – and we do that by simulating threats and attacks that Google is actually exposed to,” says Stefan Friedli, red team tech lead and manager at Google....

The full list of new supported languages includes dialects spoken by a total of 300 million people across the globe, Google said. The most widely spoken of the new lot, Bhojpuri, is used by around 50 million speakers in northern India, Nepal, and Fiji. Meanwhile, the rarest addition, Sanskrit, remains in use by just 20,000 individuals in India. More: Google I/O 2022: Here’s everything Google has announced so far Other tongues such as Aymara and Guarani come from South America, while Krio, Lingala, and others can trace their origins back to nations across Africa....

The leaked data was obtained after the hacker breached DH earlier this year, on March 10, 2020. At the time, DH owner Daniel Winzen told ZDNet the hacker breached his portal, stole its database, and then wiped all servers. On March 26, two weeks after the breach, DH shut down its service for good, urging users to move their sites to new dark web hosting providers. Around 7,600 websites – a third of all dark web portals – went down following DH’s shutdown....

“After an investigation by developers, ecosystem teams, and security auditors, it appears affected addresses were at one point created, imported, or used in Slope mobile wallet applications,” Solana revealed on Twitter. The blockchain platform said the Solana protocol and cryptography were not compromised. Slope has instructed its users to create a new wallet with a different seed phrase and transfer all their assets. ‘Private Key Compromise’ Led to Breach On Wednesday, blockchain auditor OtterSec, who worked with Solana and Slope to investigate the breach, said the fact that illegal transactions were being signed by wallet owners indicates “some sort of private key compromise....

Hackers Fool Millions of Surfers with Fake Ads Cybersecurity company Confiant first reported the malvertising in April 2020. At the time, the researchers found 60 unpatched ad servers that were compromised by the Tag Barnakle gang. The hacker group placed malicious advertisements on otherwise reliable sites. Once the gang breaks into a server, they put their payload on it and use browser fingerprinting code to target only very specific visitors. Fingerprinting provides attackers with valuable information about the device or the browser surfers are using, network blocks, and more....

We sat down with Roger A. Grimes, a computer guru who was hired to hack companies to test their cybersecurity, to talk about his book and the importance of ethical hacking. vpnMentor: What made you write this book? Grimes: A lot of reasons made me want to write it, but the primary impetus was two audiences: 1) To give a general introduction to people considering a job in IT security, and 2) To give guidance to people who are doing or considering illegal unethical hacking, particularly students....

OK, but I warn you, there are a few Apple products on it. I’m going to break this list into a few handy categories Must read: iOS 14 on iPhone: Three guaranteed ways to improve battery life Everyday pocket carry On my desk Tools On the move I have the AirPods Pro case in a Spigen Rugged case to protect it from pocket abuse. If I wasn’t an iPhone user, this would be my daily driver....

The changes, effective as of April 1, will see it simplify its management structure based on three sectors – digital systems and services, green energy and mobility, and connective industries – while still maintaining its current business unit structure. Under the plan, the current US-based Hitachi Global Digital Holdings – the holding company that oversees Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Consulting – will be renamed to Hitachi Digital, and will be responsible for implementing global digital strategies across the entire Hitachi Group....

Although Hotspot Shield maintains that they do not retain logs of online activity, the CDT submitted a file that states otherwise. The Center for Democracy and Technology claimed Hotspot Shield violated their privacy policies, and the submitted file requested the FTC investigate. Hotspot Shield is a popular free VPN proxy service that allows users to browse the web anonymously and access blocked websites. Although the VPN provider claims to not retain logs of their users’ activity, recent reports suggest that the free proxy actively injects Javascript codes for advertising and redirects traffic to e-commerce websites....

The White House continues to ignore requests for comment, but Congressman Ted Lieu, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig on Monday demanding the agency “halt its plan to employ facial recognition technology and consult with a wide variety of stakeholders before deciding on an alternative.” “Any government agency operating a face recognition technology system – or contracting with a third party – creates potential risks of privacy violations and abuse....

You can view the entire sequence of numbers on this demo site. Google Cloud’s Developer Advocate Emma Haruka Iwao has set a new world record for calculating the most digits of pi, using Google Cloud infrastructure to determine that the 100-trillionth decimal place of pi is 0. The project took her just under 158 days and some serious computing power. Iwao’s record beat the 2021 record set by scientists at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, who calculated the mathematical constant to 62....

In the five years since I first explored the potential impact of a Digital Cold War on the IT industry, tensions with Russia have gotten worse, especially following a series of cyberattacks on systems in the United States. These include Russia’s involvement in the SolarWinds breach, as well as its interference with the 2016 US presidential elections via attacks on the Democratic National Committee infrastructure and the purchasing of tens of millions of ads on Facebook in an attempt to sow discontent among US voters....

Walmart reported third quarter same store sales of 9.2%, earnings of $1.11 a share and revenue of $140.5 billion. Walmart’s e-commerce sales grew 8% following massive COVID-19 gains a year ago. The retail giant also upped its outlook for fiscal 2022 and projected adjusted earnings per share of $6.40 compared to its previous guidance of $6.20 a share to $6.35 a share. It’s not surprising that Walmart, a long-time low cost provider, will be popular as inflation in the US spikes....

Also: The best ergonometric mice you can buy In fact, I would say the modern iterations of the hardware, like Apple’s Magic Trackpad, would be far superior, thanks to better multi-touch gesture support. Even so, I still love my T650, and I use the touchpad in addition to my MX Ergo mouse. This combination is one I believe many who work with a desktop machine all day could benefit from....

A VPN lets you securely access your geo-restricted accounts from anywhere. It isn’t easy finding one that can reliably access Instagram from China because most VPNs aren’t allowed there. My team and I tested 50+ VPNs and listed services that still work there without issues. They have robust features for bypassing geoblocks on international sites and providing online privacy. ExpressVPN is my top choice for safe browsing in China. It runs a global network of obfuscated servers to quickly get around firewall blocks and watch Instagram reels....

You’re at a party or some event such as a hike in a beautiful spot. You’re using your iPhone to take pictures, but you don’t want to walk around with it in your hand all the time. But you also want to be able to get quick access to the camera to take those awesome shots when they come your way. Now, Apple’s given iPhone owners quick access to the camera from the lock screen....

There is, of course, a couple of caveats to this. First, you must be authorized to add third-party apps to your Slack workspace. You’ll have to ask your Slack admin to add the app if you’re not authorized. Second, this third-party app isn’t free. However, it does offer a 14-day trial. Once that trial expires, you’ll have to pay either $3.99/month or $39.99/year for the app. Given what you get for this, it’s a pretty sweet deal....

In web browsers, for example, this setting automatically requests that web applications disable tracking for users. Not all web browsers enable that setting by default, but users can always switch it on. Once enabled, the browser will send the Do Not Track request to websites, analytics companies, ad networks, plug-in providers, and any other service or application that attempts to track your activity. That option isn’t just available to web browsers....

If you’re looking to minimize your online presence, here are some steps to take: There are also ways to be more anonymous online, if you want to take that route. Email providers like ProtonMail offer anonymity and privacy protection for communications, while a VPN can hide and change your IP address, so hackers or any other third parties can’t see your true location. A good VPN option is NordVPN: Whether you fall into one of these categories or simply need an online break, you’ve probably wondered about deleting yourself from the internet entirely....