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Here are a few of the more popular offers on upskilling bundles. Disclosure: ZDNet may earn an affiliate commission from some of the products featured on this page. ZDNet and the author were not compensated for this independent review. The best part is you can pay what you want. If that’s less than the average price, you’ll still take home something great. If you beat the average price, you’ll take home the entire bundle....

Stablecoins are digital assets pegged to national currencies that have primarily been used for facilitating the trading, lending, or borrowing of cryptocurrency so far. The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets said in a report about stablecoins [PDF] that legislative action was “urgently needed” to address the various prudential risks associated with this type of digital asset, ranging from credit risks to liquidity risks to operational risks to risks arising from improper or ineffective system governance....

MoneyBrilliant is a budgeting and cashflow tool designed to help users manager their money by displaying financial accounts and insights in one place. Westpac said the plan is to ultimately integrate MoneyBrilliant’s technology into its digital banking app. “The acquisition of MoneyBrilliant is another important step in Westpac’s digital strategy. In recent years we’ve seen demand grow for simple and practical digital tools to help customers manage their personal finances,” Westpac consumer and business banking chief Chris de Bruin said....

Advancements in technology and the complexity of the manufacturing process keeps well-educated and highly skilled mechanical engineers in demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 7% growth in this sector between 2020 and 2030. On this page, we examine the field of mechanical engineering and highlight some of the training paths available to you. What is mechanical engineering? Mechanical engineering represents one of the broadest engineering disciplines. These professionals work in fields such as biotechnology, acoustics, transportation, and thermodynamics....

But there are even more sweeping plans for creating a new Windows business model, as evidenced in several recent job postings for “the newly formed Windows Incubation team” on Microsoft’s career site. That team is looking to tie together Windows and Windows 365 even more tightly by building “a Web-based shell with direct integration with Windows 365.” The end game? Selling thin-client/low-cost devices to businesses and consumers and offsetting costs via ads and subscriptions....

Completing a balance transfer is a lot easier than you think, as you can usually submit the request via your credit card application, but things may not always go as planned. That’s because you aren’t guaranteed to be approved for any amount, and you won’t know that amount until you actually apply and get approved. So what happens if you’re approved for the card, but your transfer amount isn’t as high as you expected?...

Prospective MBA applicants should also consider their concentration options, the difference between part-time and full-time formats, and online MBA programs. They should think of both the academic to personal aspects of enrolling in an in-person or online MBA program –– including how to balance coursework with responsibilities outside of school. Earning an MBA appeals to many professionals seeking career advancement and higher paying roles. Our guide answers all your questions about what to expect in business school....

The “Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative – Water and Wastewater Sector Action Plan” includes several measures that officials believe can be taken in the next few months to address cybersecurity gaps within the water utility industry. The plan will create a task force of leaders in the water utility industry, kickstart incident monitoring pilot programs, improve information sharing and provide technical support to water systems in need of help. EPA Administrator Michael Regan said cyberattacks represent an “increasing threat to water systems and thereby the safety and security of our communities....

Conversational AI has existed now for several years, but the technology hasn’t been ready for anything but a lab. Now, however, thanks to advancements in AI technology, accelerated computing, and machine-learning models, conversational AI is ready to move into the business world as a mainstream technology, particularly in the area of customer experience. Earlier this month, a panel of experts from T-Mobile, RingCentral, and Hugging Face gathered at the NVIDIA 2021 GTC conference to discuss how conversational AI has enhanced their businesses and to share trends shaping the future of this emerging technology....

Many talented people have developed specialized skills through experience, certifications, and self-learning but have had doors shut in their faces due to a lack of a college degree. “Many employers still require a four-year degree because they have not updated or innovated how they screen talent and evaluate their potential,” according to a study recently published by Cengage Group. Also: How to perfectly answer the ’tell me about yourself’ interview question Among technology employers, 47% say skills training credentials are most important when considering a candidate for an entry-level job....

Also: The best VPNs of 2022 “It will be very important [that] the VPN service is patched and up-to-date because there will be way more scrutiny (scanning) against these services,” said Guy Bruneau, an ISC SANS instructor in a post last week. Bruneau’s warning is just one of the many cybersecurity industry alerts published over the past few days on the topic of VPN security. Similar warnings and security bulletins were published by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA), the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC), and cyber-security firm Radware....

Microsoft’s WorkLabs survey attempts to size up worker and employee expectations at a time of economic uncertainty, rapid technological change, and emerging expectations about hybrid work. It surveyed 2,700 workers and 1,800 business decision makers in the US, UK, and Japan. Also: What is ChatGPT and why does it matter? Here’s everything you need to know The research found that 89% of people feel “more fulfilled” when they have access to AI tools “because they can spend time on work that truly matters”....

Let’s deconstruct it all. New M2 processor: Right Apple did announce a new M2 processor. This processor replaces the M1, but notably, not the entire M1 line. It replaces the two-year-old base M1 and is the new entry-level processor in Apple’s line. Compared to the M1, Apple is claiming that the M2 yields an 18% CPU performance increase, a 35% increase in GPU performance, a 40% boost in AI and ML performance via its neural engine, and a 50% boost in memory bandwidth....

And some people also want your e-bike! Just as you would lock your home or car, it’s important to lock up your e-bike, both when it’s out and about, and when at home. Because if you don’t, it’ll be gone. I’ve been scouring the bike lock market, and as I was looking for the perfect lock for my bike, I came to the conclusion that one bike lock is not enough....

Really obsessed. You can see this information yourself by going to Settings > Battery, and there’s more information if you click on Battery Health. But I’m here to tell you that this number is junk. It’s a feel-good number that doesn’t really tell you anything meaningful about the actual health of your battery. My iPhone tells me that my battery is still at 98% capacity after months of use. This is nonsense....

This means that I have to bring the power with me. For short journey, nothing beats a power bank or even some V-mount batteries, or for heavier duty charging, I take a power station with me. Also: These mini V-mount batteries are better than power banks for photographers and drone pilots But what happens on longer, multi-day trips when the power station runs out? This is where you need a solar panel to keep your power station charged up....

The Zigma Spark 980 does not come with an auto-empty station. Rather it has a 600ml onboard dust bin and HEPA filter to minimise dust particles – large enough for several days cleaning of carpet and hard flooring before it needs to be recharged. Inside the box, there is the robot and charging base with a power adapter. There is a dustbin, a combined dustbin/water tank and two HEPA filters....

Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter was $338.4 million, or $1.11 per share. Total revenue was $1.051 billion, up 35% year-over-year. Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.09 per share on revenue of $1.02 billion. Zoom reported a total of 2,507 customers contributing more than $100,000 each in trailing 12 months revenue, up approximately 94% from the same quarter last fiscal year. That’s up from 2,278 customers at the end of Q2....

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection – now the Department of Home Affairs – went to tender in September, seeking a provider to design, implement, and operate a new visa business. The new visa business, labelled a matter of national security, will be outsourced to another party that will be charged with processing visa applications. During the 2016-17 12-month period, 8.78 million visas were applied for, and the government expects this number to reach 13 million by 2026-27....

The warning comes as the leaders of the G7 group of countries have jointly announced a commitment to fight what they described as the global challenge of ransomware. The declaration – made by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States at the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England – follows a string of high-profile ransomware attacks. SEE: Network security policy (TechRepublic Premium) Organisations that have had their networks encrypted by ransomware in recent weeks include Colonial Pipeline and meat processor JBS....