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Broadband speed slow? Try this before you give up

Few things are as rage inducing as broadband speed with a sporadic sleeping schedule, or internet with an attitude. You are in the middle of an online meeting and suddenly everyone is frozen making stupid faces or cutting off mid-sentence. Before you smash your electronic device in misplaced fury, make sure to scratch all the […]

Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates

The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal to be cleared for human consumption in the United States, company officials said. Several tons of salmon, engineered by biotech company AquaBounty Technologies Inc., will now head to restaurants and away-from-home dining services […]

In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress

As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. Mounted on the vehicle, the long-range acoustic device, or “sound cannon,” is the size of a small TV set but can […]

OSS and BSS in telecoms: What’s the difference?

There is often much confusion among youngsters in the telecoms industry around OSS and BSS systems. What’s the difference? What are they used for? And how will they change as times goes on? First off, lets start from the beginning. OSS and BSS are the backbone of telcos as they refer to two sides of […]

US says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack

The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russian intelligence operatives, saying the spear-phishing campaign should not further damage relations with Moscow ahead of next month’s planned presidential summit. Officials downplayed the cyber assault as “basic phishing” in which hackers used malware-laden emails to target […]

How are AI and ML Turning the QA Industry?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are the big-time game-changers. From healthcare to the manufacturing industry or other verticals, they have managed to transform multiple sectors of the economy and are helping together to improve our daily lives in numerous ways.     Many workplaces such as education, retail, healthcare, finance, and technology leverage AI to […]

Kenyan arrested in Qatar first targeted by phishing attack

A Kenyan security guard now facing charges in Qatar after writing compelling, anonymous accounts of being a low-paid worker there found himself targeted by a phishing attack that could have revealed his location just before his arrest, analysts say. While analysts from Amnesty International and Citizen Lab said they were unable to say who targeted […]

EU gives TikTok a month to respond to consumer complaints

The European Commission said on Friday it has given the Chinese-owned video app TikTok one month to answer complaints from a European consumer group over its commercial practices. The EU’s executive arm said it has started discussions involving the social media platform and the national consumer authorities following an alert launched earlier this year by […]

The Internet of things and your home security

Internet of Things based technology erupted into popularity mainly during the pandemic and is only accelerating in adoption to this day. Some figures project the IoT market to grow to around 1.6 trillion by 2025. In a decade or so, smart home security will be many more people’s business. Being a relatively young technology, many […]