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Once completed by mid-2023, DJSC will be a AU$500 million network linking Perth, Darwin, Port Hedland, Christmas Island, Jakarta, and Singapore. At Port Hedland, the cable will connect to the Project Horizon cable, running from Perth via Newman, Meekatharra, and Geraldton. Vocus also announced on Monday it has completed its project to put 200Gbps per wavelength technology into its Adelaide-Darwin-Brisbane fibre network. The company said its routes now have 20Tbps of capacity, for 480Tbps in total, and it was planning to deploy 400Gbps when it became commercially available....

Just like the name implies, this plan will offer most of what the Basic Plan has, but with ads. With the Basic with Ads plan, users will be able to watch Netflix on one supported device at a time and take advantage of almost all of Netflix’s streaming catalog. Video quality will remain the same as that of the Basic plans, supporting up to 720p/HD. Netflix shares that the ads will be 15 or 30 seconds long at launch, and you can expect an average of four or five minutes of ads per hour....

On October 26, the tech giant issued over 80 patches for vulnerabilities, including critical code execution flaws, privilege escalation, denial-of-service, and memory leaks. Normally, Adobe waits to release batch security updates until the second Tuesday of each month in what is known as Patch Tuesday – a practice also followed by companies including Microsoft. However, when the security of users calls for it, these vendors may release out-of-band or emergency patches – one of the most notable over 2021 being Microsoft’s fixes for zero-day bugs in Exchange Server that were being actively exploited in the wild....

The company said its Ultrastar Edge servers are designed for 5G, Internet of things and cloud deployments. The servers are built to enable data processing in remote locations including deserts, seas and other areas with intermittent or no network connectivity. Edge computing is increasingly decentralizing compute as real-time analytics, AI, deep learning and machine learning training has to happen on site before connecting to the cloud or data center. In addition, Western Digital has stepped up its data center cadence and has launched an effort to court creative pros with its SanDisk gear and SanDisk Professional....

First and foremost, there’s the Stable version, which is probably what you’re using now. The Stable version is reliable for most use cases and includes plenty of new features and security patches. There’s also the ESR version, which stands for Extended Support Release. This version is intended for large organizations, such as universities and businesses, that require a web browser at a larger scale. Firefox ESR does not come with the latest features but does include the latest security patches and stability fixes....

Based on its own telemetry data, Microsoft puts “safeguard holds” on certain PC configurations when new feature updates are released in order to try to prevent users from encountering known issues. Microsoft has disclosed a few of the possible Windows 11 22H2 blockers, but customers have been unearthing more on their own. Microsoft has published on its Windows 11 22H2 Release Health Information page a handful of the known issues that may be preventing users from getting this update....

This is an unfortunate scenario, but it should happen less now that American Express is accepted at 99% of places where credit cards can be used in the US. But for those few spots where you still can’t use your favorite card, here’s why. What’s the deal with American Express merchant fees? Before we talk about alternative payment options, let’s talk about why many retailers don’t take Amex in the first place....

Also: You’re using super glue all wrong And as a result of all these goings on, my workbench can get a little… disorganized. But there’s a tool that’s cornerstone to helping me stay organized, and that’s my label maker. Also: This replaced my multitool for a fraction of the cost But this is no ordinary label maker, this is an industrial unit that produces really resilient, hard-wearing labels. I’m using the Brother PTE300 label maker, and it’s awesome....

Technically, you can look at Windows 11 and argue that it’s really only a feature update to Windows 10. For Exhibit A, just look at the version string that appears if you open a Command Prompt window: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.194] Version 10, you say? Microsoft says that string is there for compatibility reasons, but it follows the exact same format that Windows 10 feature updates follow. Want more proof?...

Windows 11 could be the biggest launch since Windows 7, but its unveiling also reflects a new reality: Windows is just one product for Microsoft among many, with the operating system living alongside Microsoft Office, Teams, and its Azure cloud platform. Whatever the reality, Microsoft has to celebrate the arrival of the next version of Windows, some 38 years after the software giant’s co-founder Bill Gates unveiled Windows 1.0. SEE: Microsoft’s Windows 11: How to get it now (or later) Microsoft has been testing new features and the UI redesign with Windows Insiders for the past year....

If you want to use two-factor authentication (2FA) or even go full passwordless but you still have older devices with no biometric hardware (or you prefer not to use biometrics), a FIDO2 hardware key will let you use the same cross-platform authentication that’s built into Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Linux (although you may need to do a little more setup) and an increasing number of online services like Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Google Drive and more....

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Zimit will enable Workday to offer quote-to-cash process automation for services-based companies in media, communications and business services. Services industries have historically struggled with timely quotes because they are talent based and roles, phases and tasks all factor into rates. In addition, the purchase of Zimit will enable Workday to better target services industries with its finance, human resources and planning applications. Zimit already had Workday Approved Integration status and integrates with Salesforce, FinancialForce and other CRM and ERP applications....

Should you add it to the junk drawer where all your other old devices and charging cables go when you lose interest? Should you see if a family member has use for it? First, here’s what not to do: never dispose of your device in your household garbage. Not only will you send your device straight to a landfill and pollute the environment with the potentially toxic metals found in your device, but in some states and countries, you will be breaking the law, too....

Some 74.1% of the all threats blocked by Trend Micro in 2021 were email threats versus its products that blocked malware delivered over websites. Trend Micro’s figures are based on detections gathered from enterprise customers that use its Cloud App Security product on top of Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, which both feature in-built anti-malware systems. SEE: Ransomware attacks: This is the data that cyber criminals really want to steal The firm saw large increases in known and unknown malware, which rose 134% and 221% respectively year on year....

While we agreed to wait until she’s older for a phone, we also decided to let her try out Xplora’s new XGO3 and see if the smartwatch was a feasible placeholder. Immediately, she felt empowered by the fact that she had her own “phone” and began calling and sending my husband and me text messages, even if we were just two feet away! She loved the sense of independence that having her own phone number gave her, even if the power eventually went to her head, as evidenced by all the voice messages she’d send of her just saying “poopy”....

The space-based cameras were developed by the university’s International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS), as part of a joint initiative between the two organisations called Project Falcon Neuro. The sensor cameras were designed for earth observation and to analyse atmospheric events such as sprites, which are large electrical charges caused from thunderstorms. According to ICNS lead research associate Professor Gregory Cohen, the cameras operate more like a biological eye than conventional cameras....

This sector is set to become so significant that Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley recently told the audience of the virtual Collaborate Innovation 2021 event that it’s one industry the country needs to prioritise to remain globally competitive. “This is an area that will have a massive impact,” she said. In wanting to take advantage of this burgeoning sector, Australia’s Department of Defence has been taking steps to explore ways it can leverage quantum technology, not only for warfare but other areas too....

On the hardware side of things, as promised, I’ve swapped out the original whip antenna for a much larger 1090MHz antenna. While the antenna is technically designed for the top of a pole, I’m not planning on drilling holes in my roof, so it’s instead duct-taped to the inside of a window at the back of my home, facing roughly north. It certainly has made a big difference, almost doubling range and improving reception for local traffic, including the helicopters up and down the river....

“[We’re] using a rule-based system where we can enhance irregular patterns in the data that we’re seeing and quickly move them through a modelling process into investigation for fraud and compliance,” Scott Johnston, Revenue NSW deputy secretary and State Revenue chief commissioner, told the audience at the 2021 digital.NSW event. “A quarter of a million businesses received grants through this process. We can’t look at all of them. There’s extreme urgency to ensure that people got the money that they needed to but also to do it in the right way, and a lot of responsibility over the next six months and 12 or more will fall on us to effectively drive this this effort....

In a study, the researchers reviewed 50 published randomised controlled trials comprising more than 4,800 patients to assess the quality of evidence and outcomes for robot-assisted open surgery compared with laparoscopy, open surgery, or both. From reviewing those studies, the researchers found a majority of the findings demonstrated there were no clear advantages gained from performing robot-assisted surgeries when looking at intraoperative complications, conversion rates to open surgery, and long-term outcomes despite robot-assisted surgeries often coming with “extreme costs”....