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This includes more direct messaging around a return to the office and a general reining-in of the flexible-working opportunities that employees have become accustomed to over the past two years. When times seem uncertain, many are defaulting to old ways of doing things that seem safe and familiar, which, more often than not, means ‘command and control’. From a management perspective, this might seem logical: hard times call for hard work, and the only way to ensure employees are giving it their all is to have them under the watchful eye of leaders....

Bad news if you’re an Apple lover. The Cupertino company just announced vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit to take complete control of your devices. What makes this truly alarming is the scope of this vulnerability. Most likely, you’re vulnerable to this recently discovered flaw if you have an Apple device. Read on for instructions on what to do. Apple’s grim announcement This week Apple revealed a flaw that affects multiple devices and software, which hackers can exploit to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges....

While convenience is the main advantage of using a debit card, there’s another big one, too: With debit cards, you can’t slide into debt like you can with a credit card. You have the ease of paying with plastic, which allows you to make online purchases, and most banks will let you log in online to track your purchases, but you’re spared the monthly bill – and you’ll never pay interest because you’re spending money you already have....

The tool in question is called cron and it allows you to schedule jobs for the Linux operating system. Also: Patch now: Serious Linux security hole uncovered Say, for example, you’ve written a simple backup script to back up everything in your Documents folder. It’s named backup.sh and looks something like this: You save that script in /usr/local/bin and give it the proper execution permissions with the command: Now, instead of running that backup script manually every day or week, you can use cron to make it automatic....

Not all careers are equally protected against an economic recession’s trials. Fortunately, recession-proof jobs are surprisingly diverse, ranging across such fields as computer services, healthcare, and utilities. Read on for advice on what interesting and meaningful careers you can find among traditionally recession-proof jobs, how much they pay, and how to get started. 15 top recession-proof jobs A good list needs a solid methodology. We chose jobs that met the following requirements:...

Actually, building composable businesses means more work than ever for tech pros and managers – it just adds a new dimension to their jobs. Appropriate technologies still need to be identified, tested, implemented, and replaced. With the move to composable, “enterprises will need help at all levels - strategic consulting, business services, enterprise software, cutting-edge technologies, operations support - very little is out of scope,” Rajesh Kandaswamy, a Gartner analyst, noted....

That includes this next product, but it comes about as close as we’ve seen. And as a bonus, it might just improve your game so you can get more enjoyment out of the real thing. The PhiGolf Mobile & Home Smart Golf Simulator fuses the latest motion sensing technology with a stick that replicates the feel of a real golf club. The result is a virtual game of golf you can play with a very real swing, and the results are as entertaining as they are educational....

Apple, Samsung, Sony, they all sell two versions of their respective tablets. WiFi only models, and models with a built-in 4G LTE modem. Now Sony’s 6.4 inch Xperia Z Ultra may have started out as a phablet, but it looks like the device is soon going to be available in a WiFi only model. Photos of the device, known by the model number SGP412, have hit the FCC of all places, so you know it’s legit....

A security company known as Dr. Web has discovered a new dangerous Trojan which focused on attacking the Android devices particularly because it has the ability to buy and then install apps on the same device directly from the Google Play Store. Specifically, it is a Trojan called Android. Slicer which remains hidden in an application that promises to provide cleaning functions of our phone memory and control closing unused applications....

But it’s not just downloading that you need to be wary of. You also need to make sure that you’re keeping your apps up to date. Developers don’t just release new features with updates. They also send patches or fixes for bugs. If you aren’t staying on top of them, you could be leaving your device open to serious issues. That’s what happened with a popular video editing app recently — and now users are stuck cleaning up the mess from millions of fraudulent transactions....

This Temporary Tattoo Can Control Your Smartphone Many of you might be wondering, what am I talking about? What if I tell you that soon you can control your Smartphone through a temporary tattoo? But it is true, after having shown one electronic tattoo that will not let you drink too much, now is the time to introduce the DuoSkin project. According to the information disclosed, MIT and the tech giant Microsoft are working on a project aiming to use tattoos and provide them with features to interact with devices, such as our smartphones, computers, and smart devices....

If you’ve never used the popular app, check out our beginner’s guide on how to use it. Tap or click here for a complete breakdown. Sadly, not everything in life or TikTok is all fun and games. One minute, you’re dancing the stress away, filming yourself having a fun time, and the next, your life is in danger. You won’t believe the shocking video captured by this popular TikTok performer....

Vulkan will perform what’s called low-overhead graphics rendering, which is helpful for creating games that don’t drain so many system resources. In particular, it will be good at reducing the C impact of draw calls—much like DirectX 12 on ndows or Metal on iOS. It’s a logical step as Android already supports the OpenGES A, also from the Khronos group. ong with Vulkan, announced developers can also opt for OpenGES 3....

After hearing complaints about this problem, Uber is sending Tesla riders a special push notification with instructions on how to open the door. The ride-hailing company is also promoting an instructional video on its social media channels (check out the tweet below). Uber has been offering rides in electric vehicles via its Comfort Electric promotion, which it launched in May in a few cities. Users can simply push a button in the Uber app to request a ride in a premium EV, such as a Tesla, Polestar, or a Ford Mustang Mach-E....

Auckland District Court ruled last Friday that Vodafone NZ was guilty on nine charges of violating the Fair Trading Act between October 2016 and March 2018. The New Zealand Commerce Commission (ComCom), which brought the case last year, argued fibre was a generic description of fibre to the home, especially in relation to the country’s government-subsidised Ultra-Fast Broadband network, and consumers where likely to think the same in Wellington, Kapiti, and Christchurch where Vodafone was promoting its FibreX service....

In this Q&A, Meerah Rajavel, chief information officer for Citrix at the time of this interview (now CIO for Palo Alto Networks), shares her observations on what it takes to keep up with everything and flourish in this industry. To be and remain relevant, technical professionals need to focus on three areas: cloud, security and programming and scripting languages. Certification with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, and GCP are extremely relevant and in-demand today, and as hybrid work has become the new norm, certifications in digital workspace companies are also critically important, along with security-focused credentials like CISM, CCISP, and CISA....

Not sticking with the normal formula, Apple just surprised everyone with an announcement out of the blue. A new model of AirPods is being released — this week! Keep reading and we’ll tell you what to expect. Apple announces new AirPods Pro Apple surprised fans Monday with the announcement of a new model of its popular earbuds: The AirPods Pro. The new buds are now available, but keep in mind, they require Apple devices running iOS 13....

The momentum is there for a flourishing space economy that, according to NASA leaders, could in 20 years take public and private missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), with services and infrastructure on the lunar surface and in cislunar space. It’s a fast-growing economy, NASA leaders said at the 37th Space Symposium, that offers promising opportunities for young people who want to get their foot in the door. The space economy is already a $400 billion industry “and on the way to $1 trillion, and I suspect it’ll get there faster than we think,” James Reuter, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at NASA, said during a panel this week at the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs....

In the previous article we’ve seen that whether we’re using the int 0x2e interrupt or sysenter instruction, the same method in kernel is being used. We also identified that the KiSystemService is being called in both cases. In this article, we’ll take a look at the details of how this actually happens. Whenever we use the 0x2e interrupt or a sysenter instruction, the system service number is being used to determine which system call will be invoked....

Like many other third-party apps on Google Play, a number of these flashlight apps have proven themselves to be rather suspicious in their behavior. In addition to requesting unusual permissions like location tracking, several were even found to contain malware that infects the users who install them. If you have any of these flashlight apps installed on your phone, it’s time you removed them for the sake of your privacy and security....