The results are in, and with 17.5-million votes, the people have spoken, and they’ve said, by a 57.5% to 42.5% vote, that he should quit. Let me pause for a moment to quote former Twitter Trust and Safety Council member, Lesley Podesta, “The idea that someone makes decisions on a company he bought for $44b by running a twitter poll is astonishing.” Yes, it would be, except we’re seeing there’s nothing Musk won’t say or do....
American consumers are gaining confidence in crypto as it becomes more mainstream and grows in utility, Voyager Digital stated in its press release. About 64% of Americans surveyed, for example, believe that crypto will gain value in 2022, with 61% saying that they’re likely to purchase some form of cryptocurrency this year. “I think consumers look at it as a long-term investment and that there’s going to be an evolution of technology that’s built on blockchain,” said Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich in an interview with ZDNet....
Despite the upbeat report, UiPath shares fell 9% in late trading. CEO and co-founder Daniel Dines called the quarter “an exceptionally strong start to fiscal year 2022.” Dines noted first-quarter annualized recurring revenue, or ARR, rose over 64 percent, year-over-year, to $653 million, calling it, “a testament to our leadership position in enterprise software automation.” Added Dines, CFO Ashim Gupta said he was “pleased with our first quarter fiscal 2022 results as we continue to execute well against our land and expand go-to-market strategy....
Then its octa-core Snapdragon 888 5G chipset coupled with up to 256GB 16GB RAM combination is sure to give you a lag-free experience. Likewise, its mammoth 6000 mAh battery with 65W Fast Charging would comfortably lead to a day’s battery life. Along the same lines, these devices are proving to be quite an active player in custom development. Right from unlocking the bootloader to trying out a plethora of mods, the possibilities stand endless....
Along the same lines, there was an option to scan and fix various hardware issues. However, after Windows 10 build 1809, Microsoft has (kind of) removed the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter option from Control Panel on Windows 10. And this is causing a few issues to the end-users. But the good thing is that the feature hasn’t been completely removed, it’s still there, just hidden beyond the reach of normal users....
Reward credit cards can offer a slight reprieve, especially considering most consumers don’t have a choice about if they can buy gas or not. Here’s why the US Bank Altitude Connect is one of the best to choose. It does, however, carry an annual fee of $95, but the rewards make it relatively easy to cover it. Were you to only use the card for gas and ignore its other bonus categories, consumers would need to spend at least $2,500 at the pump....
In a speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Monday, Yellen cited that following a “thirty-year race to the bottom” on slashing the country’s corporate tax rates, the Biden administration will work with other G20 countries to agree to set a minimum rate. “Competitiveness is about more than how US-headquartered companies fare against other companies in global merger and acquisition bids,” Yellen said. “It is about making sure that governments have stable tax systems that raise sufficient revenue to invest in essential public goods and respond to crises, and that all citizens fairly share the burden of financing government....
However, the latest OS upgrade ended up introducing more bugs than what the device could digest. Fortunately, most of these issues got wide coverage and were subsequently rectified by Google via subsequent OTA updates. However, there is still one infuriating issue affecting a handful of users that are left to be addressed. Many Pixel 6 Pro users have voiced their concern that the USB File Transfer is not working, resulting in the inability of the PC to recognize the connected device....
Phone calls are often the last thing smartphone owners use their favorite wireless headphones for. Unfortunately, they usually come from spam callers. While it’s true that smartphones typically have a feature to deal with unwanted calls, their methods can be limited or ungainly. Robocall can not only handle spam calls efficiently and effectively but can also amuse you at the same time. RoboKiller has a predictive algorithm that takes under 0....
The demos, completed with Nissan’s Silicon Valley-based Research and Advanced Engineering team, tested different scenarios in which drivers could find it difficult to see nearby pedestrians or oncoming traffic emerging from behind visual obstructions. Now, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) in California will begin validating the technology for its Automated Driving Systems Grant Program. If it’s validated, it could be deployed in Contra Costa County around busy intersections, retirement communities or other vulnerable areas....
“A lack of experience and expertise with Kubernetes is the number one challenge that organisations are facing with trying to adopt Kubernetes,” VMware Tanzu product marketing lead Dormain Drewitz told media. “We also know that the way practitioners are learning is they’re learning by doing, and so making that easier for our customers and users to learn by doing, we want them to be able to learn by doing with us....
The likes of SSD, 4K video streaming at 120FPS, and hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing are just some of its noteworthy features. However, in spite of all the goodies attached, this console isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that the voice search feature is missing from the YouTube app on their PlayStation 5. The microphone icon is missing and the R2 shortcut doesn’t work either....
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PHOCUS is used within WA to record and track and trace positive COVID cases in the state, and can contain personal information such as case interviews, phone calls, text messages, emails, legal documents, pathology results, exposure history, symptoms, existing medical conditions, and medication details. The cloud system can also draw information in from the SafeWA app on check-ins – which the Auditor-General previously found WA cops were able to access – as well as from flight manifests, transit cards, business employee and customer records, G2G border-crossing pass data, and CCTV footage....
We know one of the best ways to protect corporate data is to require multi-factor authentication (MFA). The use of MFA is expanding, more than 50% of enterprises provide an option to use MFA, and, according to Yubico and 451 Research, over 74% of organizations say they are increasing investment in MFA solutions. Major platforms, such as Salesforce, announced that all logins to their platform will require MFA in February 2022, and organizations like the IRS have taken a strong stance on the requirement for MFA....
You can enjoy a discount of $320 on the front load washer, or 29% off its typical retail price, for a limited time. Normally, you would expect to pay $1099 – but for a limited time, Samsung is selling these appliances for $779. Space often comes at a premium in today’s cities and towns, and so while washers and dryers are extremely useful household appliances, you might not have the space for full-sized options....
And now, there has been another entry to this list. Numerous users have voiced their concern the Weather app tends to crash whenever they remove a location from their device running iOS 16. This issue has only started happening after the latest OS upgrade, it wasn’t there in iOS 15. With that said, there do exist a couple of workarounds that might help you resolve this bug. So without further ado, let’s check them out....
Here’s the executive summary of the report with four key takeaways: Here are 10 powerful statistics from the State of Connected Customer Report 2022: The report concludes with a reminder of the importance of excellent customer service and support experiences with the following findings: 96% of customers say excellent customer service builds trust. In fact, 83% of customers say they’re more loyal to companies that provide consistency across departments. To learn more about the State of Connected Customer Report 2022, you can visit here....
In June, a report from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce revealed that retail e-commerce in UAE had grown 53% year-on-year (2020 vs. 2019) as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Now worth some $3.9 billion, the organisation predicted the market would be worth $8bn by 2025, with mobile commerce adding a further $3.9bn to this mix. SEE: Digital transformation: Two CIOs explain how to make it work Although not every Middle East country is witnessing this growth, COVID has helped accelerate existing trends, encourage new players and behaviours, as well as draw fresh investment and optimism for the sector across much of the region....
In order to get you prepared for tomorrow’s livestream, which begins at 1PM ET, we’ve rounded up some of the things we’re expecting to see at the event. Read on to find out if you should be tuning in, or if you can safely skip Mark Zuckerberg’s speech and just settle into the full post-event coverage we’ll have here at ZDNET. Also: Best VR headsets The Meta Quest Pro Whether you know it as the Quest Pro or Project Cambria, chances are you’ve seen at least one of the many leaks surrounding the expected star of Meta Connect 2022....
