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The work out of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) said that “growing” electronic components directly onto a semiconductor block avoids messy, noisy oxidation scattering that slows and impedes electronic operation. UNSW Professor Alex Hamilton said the home-grown, all single-crystal design would be ideal for making ultra-small electronic devices, quantum dots, and for quantum bit (qubit) applications. “Making computers faster requires ever-smaller transistors, with these electronic components now only a handful of nanometres in size – there are around 12 billion transistors in the postage-stamp sized central chip of modern smartphones,” the researchers said....

“MuddyWater is an Iranian threat group; previously, industry has reported that MuddyWater has primarily targeted Middle Eastern nations, and has also targeted European and North American nations,” Cyber Command said in a notice. “MuddyWater is a subordinate element within the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).” On Twitter, Cyber Command said MuddyWater was using a suite of malware for espionage and malicious activity, with attribution provided by the FBI National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force....

The California-based company, which provides high-speed satellite broadband services, told ZDNet the outages were caused by a cyberattack. “Our investigation into the outage continues, but so far we believe it was caused by a cyber event. We are investigating and analyzing our European network and systems to identify the root cause and are taking additional network precautions to prevent further impacts while we attempt to recover service to affected customers,” said Christina Phillips, vice president of public relations at Viasat....

Full disclosure: This doorbell will require the wires and chime connections from your old doorbell, so don’t get rid of those to make way for this smart one. You also may want to opt for professional installation, but these upfront quirks shouldn’t scare you away from the perks of this amazing doorbell. Featured in our picks for best doorbells, the Eufy Security Wi-Fi video doorbell offers a 2K HD resolution with a 2560 x 1920 quality....

As part of its foray into the Australian BNPL market, the payment giant has partnered with ANZ and Quest Payment Systems. This will allow Australian consumers with existing ANZ credit cards to access Visa Installments when they’re making payments in-store or online, without taking any extra steps. Customers can view their installment purchases, balances, and repayment information using their existing ANZ banking app. Best buy now, pay later app 2021...

For example, I could watch this robot excavator dig all day. The truth is, you’re going to be watching a lot of robots at work soon. That’s because the construction industry is facing an unprecedented transformation as workers retire and competition heats up for more efficient building processes. While you may not be a construction worker, you should pay close attention, as this sector is a bellwether for the quickening march of automation....

The reason for the investor enthusiasm is readily apparent. This year saw e-commerce sales penetration more than double to 35%, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic’s acceleration of existing online shopping trends. The same-day delivery market in the US is poised to grow by $9.82 billion over the next four years. Meanwhile, supply chain catastrophes and strained fulfillment capacity has created a bottleneck. Fabric thinks it can solve the problem with a fully integrated micro-fulfillment process powered by AI and robots....

In early April, however, an unexpected document popped up in the mail. It was a Form 1099 for a very small amount of freelance work I had done the previous year – and forgotten about. For whatever reason, the document hadn’t been sent to me until fairly close to that year’s tax deadline. This was a stressful situation, to be sure. Would I be hit with any fees or interest charges?...

For this reason, false alarms pose a major drain on public resources. The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing study states that false alarms account for 94-98% of alarm calls, at an estimated annual cost of $1.8 billion. To keep homeowners accountable for their security systems, many municipalities have imposed false alarm fees. False alarm fees vary widely depending on where you live, but they tend to increase with each offense. Your first false alarm might cost you, say, $50....

The investigation started in December 2018 and “examined whether WhatsApp has discharged its GDPR transparency obligations with regard to the provision of information and the transparency of that information to both users and non-users of WhatsApp’s service.” “This includes information provided to data subjects about the processing of information between WhatsApp and other Facebook companies,” the DPC said in a statement. The DPC initially submitted its decision in December 2020 but faced backlash from eight other EU regulating bodies because the fine was considered too small at just 50 million euros....

One of the worst assumptions that consumers make when it comes to their credit is the belief that simply paying bills on time is all it takes to safeguard their credit scores. While paying your bills on time is the single biggest factor in your credit score, it’s hardly the only factor. Credit scoring is more complicated than that. Credit scoring models – like FICO and VantageScore – are also designed to focus heavily on what’s called your ‘credit utilization ratio’....

We use our mobile devices to read books, stream content, and so much more these days, so it doesn’t take long to blow through their battery life. And if you can charge these devices wirelessly, ditching all your cables and charging pucks can feel liberating. But it’s better when you can wirelessly charge three devices at once, and that’s precisely what you get with the 3-in-1 Foldable Magnetic Wireless Charger....

Up to March that would have been a walk down to the coffee shop, but that’s not really practical. So I’ve been looking at how I can use other rooms in the house to get a change of scene and away from looking down at my laptop. SEE: Top 100+ tips for telecommuters and managers (free PDF) (TechRepublic) We’ve recently upgraded our main TV, going from a LCD monitor hooked up to an Xbox to a 46" 4K Panasonic semi-smart TV....

In EBDITA terms, Xero also saw a 19% decline year-on year from NZ$121 million to NZ$98 million. Free cashflow was also down to NZ$6.4 million compared to NZ$54 million during the same period last year. “EBITDA, net profit, and free cash flow decreased versus H1 FY21 due to an increased level of investment spend across both sales and marketing and product development,” Xero said on Thursday. “The movement in these metrics reflects the heightened focus on cost management in response to the initial impacts of COVID-19 in the prior comparable period....

As many will be encouraged to return to offices, perhaps video conferencing will be replaced by a return to communicating with the person in the next cubicle via Slack or IM, while you’re still wearing your headphones. Some companies, though, are still driven to creating new ways of profiting from the pandemic-fueled video conferencing ways. One that just appeared beneath my brows offers a service that I feel many will enjoy....

The statistic was shared in a blog post outlining how YouTube views removing misinformation on its platform. Other statistics included in the blog were that the video platform removes nearly 10 million videos a quarter, with the majority of these videos receiving less than 10 views before they are removed, and content in violation of YouTube’s policies represented 0.16% to 0.18% of total views. While sharing YouTube’s ability to remove content, Mohan noted that speedy removals are “not nearly enough” and wrote that YouTube was working on “ratcheting up information from trusted sources and reducing the spread of videos with harmful misinformation”....

But starting Monday, the company is rolling out new features for its subscribers that range from adding the ability to control your video queue on a mobile device to an upgrade to video quality on the iPhone. Also: How to limit screen time on YouTube Kids YouTube announced five new features in a blog post Monday morning. The mobile queueing feature is exactly what it sounds like. Premium subscribers can create what’s effectively a playlist of YouTube videos, with full control over what video or videos are played, and the order of said videos....

The decision to bring forward the flights follows the federal and New South Wales governments confirming last week that international borders would reopen from November 1. “These decisions – combined with plans by states and territories to reopen domestic borders – support all Qantas and Jetstar workers based in Australia and New Zealand who are currently stood down to return to work by early December 2021. This includes around 5,000 employees linked to domestic flying and around 6,000 linked to international flying,” Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said....

ColdQuanta, a US-based company that specializes in the manipulation of cold atoms, unveiled the new quantum processor unit, which will form the basis of the company’s 100-qubit gate-based quantum computer, code-named Hilbert, launching later this year after final tuning and optimization work. There are various different approaches to quantum computing, and among those that have risen to prominence in the last few years feature superconducting systems, trapped ions, photonic quantum computers and even silicon spin qubits....

The ransomware attack led to a data breach, exposing a significant amount of health and financial information for about 350,000 ReproSource patients. In a statement to ZDNet, Quest said ReproSource provided notice that it experienced a data security incident in which an unauthorized party may have accessed or acquired the protected health information and personally identifiable information of some patients. “On August 8, 2021, an unauthorized party accessed the ReproSource network....