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iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 contain several new features for iPhone and iPad users, but alongside those are the security updates that users are urged to install to help protect their devices. Among the vulnerabilities are CVE-2022-46689, a security flaw in the kernel – the core of the operating system – that could enable the execution of arbitrary code. Another flaw in the kernel – CVE-2022-42842 – could allow a remote user to execute code remotely....

As part of the project, high-resolution cameras and GPS sensors will be attached to Brimbank’s garbage trucks to collect 3D perception data at a rate of 900Mbps. Data that is captured through the cameras and sensors will then be sent in real time to a cloud-based system to create a map of assets that require maintenance, such as road signs, bus shelters, or damaged roads. Maintenance teams will be able to access the information directly on their phones and upload proof of maintenance performed on the spot....

For years, iPhone users have been asking for one thing: an iPhone with a better battery life. The iPhone 13 delivered on this. As someone who has been an iPhone Pro Max user since the Pro Max line was released, the iPhone 13 Pro Max offers significant and noticeable battery life improvements. And that’s a key: noticeable. In previous years Apple has talked about improved battery life in vague terms, and what they delivered was similarly vague....

Privacy expert Max Schrems and his advocacy group NOYB – which submitted the original complaint against Facebook – published a draft decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) about the issue that was sent to the other European Data Protection Authorities. The decision suggests a fine of between $32 million and $42 million for Facebook’s violations of the GDPR, which include a failure to notify its customers about how it uses its data....

Some owners love it, some hate it. And some owners love it, but their partners hate the fact that there’s a glowing iPhone on the nightstand at night. Yeah, that can be annoying. But there is a fix. Well, a few fixes. But before we get to them, let’s familiarize ourselves with the Always-On display. Specifically, when it’s supposed to go off. Update: Apple now lets you tame the Always-On Display According to Apple support, there are a number of situations where the display is supposed to darken automatically to prevent it from being annoying....

Analysis by cybersecurity and bug bounty company HackerOne suggests that almost two-thirds of organisations maintain a culture of cybersecurity through obscurity, hoping that weaknesses and vulnerabilities will remain undetected or simply won’t cause issues. But by choosing to ignore vulnerabilities, organisations are leaving themselves open to cyberattacks and other security issues. Also: Cybersecurity: Let’s get tactical (ZDNet special report) Unpatched security vulnerabilities are one of the most common weaknesses exploited by cyber criminals to successfully hack networks and software....

The crowdfunding platform said as it moves to a “more open, collaborative, and decentralised future” it will decentralise its core functionality via an open-source protocol that has yet to be created. As with most things blockchain, a white paper is pencilled in to appear in the coming weeks. “This will live on a public blockchain, and be available for collaborators, independent contributors, and even Kickstarter competitors, from all over the world to build upon, connect to, or use,” the company said....

By one count, 63% of tech workers report they have started their own company post-layoff, according to a recent survey of 1,000 professionals laid off during the pandemic years, published by Clarify Capital. Most of these new ventures, 83%, were in the technology industry. Also: Just how big is generative AI? Think internet-level disruption And here’s the fun part: 93% report they are now competing with the company that let them go....

Start with the “Complete Introduction to JavaScript” course to find out how JavaScript works. You’ll be creating exciting interactive content before this first course is over. Follow that up with “JavaScript Useful Code Snippets & Applications”, which will teach you how to use JavaScript in everyday code so you don’t have to keep writing the same things over and over again. Next, move on to the “JavaScript Practice Course”, where you’ll gain more experience building 5 mini-applications from scratch....

If you’ve wished you could have a well-paid career in the tech industry, don’t let lack of experience or finances hold you back. You don’t need any technical background to learn coding, big data, and automation. The 2022 Complete Learn Coding & Automation Bundle covers all that and more for just $34.99. You’ll learn programming from scratch, dive deep into data analysis, explore automation and the Internet of Things with Google Assistant, and even learn how to use SEO to help your website rank higher....

It’s always been possible to run Linux graphical programs such as the GIMP graphics editor, Evolution e-mail client, and LibreOffice on WSL. But it wasn’t easy. You had to install a third-party X Window display server, such as the VcXsrv Windows X Server in Windows 10, and then do some tuning with both Windows and Linux to get them to work together smoothly. The X Window System underlies almost all Linux graphical user interfaces....

“The French Ministry of Justice is aware of the alert and has immediately taken actions to proceed to the needed verifications, in collaboration with the competent services in this field,” a government spokesperson told ZDNet. The Ministry of Justice was added to the LockBit leak site alongside data from dozens of European companies and towns, including the French city of Saint-Cloud. LockBit has become well-known for overstating claims of data theft....

It’s not that low-code/no-code isn’t being enthusiastically embraced – it’s actually booming. Nearly half (47%) of enterprises in a recent TechRepublic survey now use low-code/no-code in their organizations. Of the 35% who are not currently using LCNC, one in five (20%) said they intend to adopt the technology over the coming year. Today’s business users “can combine rich UI frameworks, libraries and a wide variety of APIs delivered as a service to build a more diverse suite of applications,” says Snigdha Kotta, product manager of APIs and developer experience for SAS....

See also: Cool tool: Hands-on with the Bosch GLM 50, an app-enabled laser measuring tool Meazor’s features Let’s look at each of the Meazor’s promoted features and see how they stand up to hands-on use. Laser distance measuring: Bosch’s laser reaches 165 feet with 1/8-inch accuracy. The Meazor claims 82 feet with 1/16-inch accuracy. In practice, I found Meazor’s measurements to be reasonably accurate, but it’s tough to tell whether it’s truly accurate down to the 16th of an inch....

Dubbed BlackGuard, zScaler says that the new malware strain is “sophisticated” and has been made available to criminal buyers for a monthly price of $200. Infostealers are forms of malware designed to harvest valuable data, potentially including operating system information, contact lists, screenshots, network traffic, and online account credentials including those used to access financial services and banking. A range of malicious software and exploit kits are sold every day underground, some of which are purchased outright....

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it initiated the legal proceedings against Meta as the company either allegedly aided and abetted in false or misleading representations by the scam advertisers or stood idly by as the ads continued to be displayed. Of note in the ACCC’s latest lawsuit is that its arguments are grounded on Meta being responsible for the ads it publishes on its platform. “The essence of our case is that Meta is responsible for these ads that it publishes on its platform,” ACCC Chair Rod Sims said....

In the tech giant’s new Cyber Signals report, the company says that just 22% of customers that use its cloud-based identity platform Azure Active Directory (AAD) had implemented “strong identity authentication” as of December 2021, which includes multi-factor authentication (MFA) and passwordless solutions, such as the Microsoft Authenticator app. MFA is one of the best defenses against remote phishing attacks as logging in to an Office 365 account with a compromised password requires that the attacker also has physical access to a second factor, like an account owner’s smartphone....

His advice to Microsoft’s corporate board? Your company needs to be more like IBM, he suggested. Buy Nokia, fire thousands of employees, and replace your CEO. In short, Microsoft should “reinvent itself.” So, how’d that work out? A decade later, even after failing spectacularly with its Nokia purchase, Microsoft is the second-largest company in the world, with 25 times the market capitalization of IBM. No reinvention required. It does help, of course, that the company had been building a juggernaut of a cloud business with Azure and Office 365 at the time, and both are now arguably at the core of the company....

Gradual evolution The ability to run SQL Server on Linux and in Docker containers, first enabled with the release of SQL Server 2017, was really the technological down payment for Arc-Enabled Azure SQL. Next, with the release of SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters (BDC), came the ability deploy multiple server instances of the database to Kubernetes clusters, along with a full command line interface for initiating and monitoring such deployments....

The issue might cause Windows to prompt the would-be printer for administrative credentials on every attempt to print in that scenario. This issue is likely to be more specific to enterprise environments, given the conditions required for Windows to trigger the credential prompt – but it could be somewhat inconvenient. “The affected environments described in this issue are not commonly used by devices designed for home use. The printing environments affected by this issue are more commonly found in enterprises and organizations,” Microsoft notes in its Windows release health known issues section....