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Apple Maps' Look Around is now available on the web
- Apple has enabled Look Around for the beta version of Apple Maps on the web.
- Users can explore select cities in the US, Japan, and several EU countries.
- To access Look Around, users need to click on the binocular icon on the map.
- Apple plans to expand Look Around coverage to smaller cities and rural areas, as well as more countries.
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The Cybersecurity Blueprint for a Borderless World: Zero Trust
- With the explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the normalization of remote work, and the adoption of multi-cloud infrastructures, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) has emerged as the new gold standard for security.
- Zero Trust is grounded in three key principles: assume breach, verify explicitly, and enforce least privilege. And unlike previous security models, Zero Trust assumes every network—whether it’s your home Wi-Fi or the coffee shop hotspot is untrustworthy by default.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides foundational guidelines for Zero Trust, advocating for robust identity governance and policy-based access controls.
- Despite the widespread applicability, proactive cybersecurity is still rare. “Too often, vulnerabilities aren’t taken seriously until there’s a breach.”
- Reflecting on recent developments, Zero Trust must evolve alongside emerging technologies. AI-driven attacks and predictive containment are growing more sophisticated in an arms race.
- Still, Zero Trust isn’t foolproof. High implementation costs can put it out of reach for smaller organizations, and insider threats or social engineering can still bypass defences.
- Kumar offers two simple rules for adopting Zero Trust: “Minimize risk, and maximize resilience. Every solution you implement should align with one of these goals,” he says. “It helps to think of Zero Trust more as a mindset than a rigid set of rules.”
- Zero Trust principles extending beyond networking into physical supply chains and emerging technologies like quantum computing. Technologies like Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) and software-defined perimeters are expected to larger roles in creating highly localized, tamper-resistant security measures.
- “Regardless of how sophisticated the technology, the goal is to deconstruct security into its smallest, least manipulable components,” he explains.
- “Zero Trust is here to stay.”
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TechBullion
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Rewiring U.S. Healthcare: The Digital Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s Medicine
- American healthcare faces the urgent need for digitization.
- Harsha Penubadi, an expert in cloud infrastructure, highlights the challenges in modernizing healthcare's digital infrastructure.
- Efficient infrastructure can enable earlier disease detection, enhance patient safety, and support emerging technologies like telemedicine and predictive health analytics.
- Regulatory frameworks must treat infrastructure with equal weight to ensure patient data safeguarding and AI transparency.
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The IT sector and online casinos
- Salaries in the IT sector vary widely, so it's important to consider the potential earnings before considering a career change.
- IT workers in casinos have the opportunity to earn a significant amount of money.
- Exploring online casinos can be a way to utilize your IT skills and potentially earn additional income.
- Consider checking out websites such as Bison casino, Powbet casino, or Vulkan Vegas for the best options and offers.
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PTA Report: Telecom Investments and FDI Decline Amid Economic Uncertainty
- Pakistan's telecom industry experienced a significant drop in FDI and overall investments during the fiscal year 2023-24, as per the PTA's annual report.
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) was down 21% to $46mn, which is a third consecutive year of decline.
- Investments in the industry have surpassed $3.63bn in the last five years, but fell from $770mn in 2023-24 to $765mn in the most recent year.
- ARPU in Pakistan hit Rs 276 ($1.75) per month in 2023-24, up from 229 rupees ($1.45) the year before.
- Broadband and digital services are becoming increasingly important in boosting profitability.
- Key hurdles to 5G deployment in Pakistan are detailed in the PTA report, including high investment costs, low return on investment and a lack of available phones.
- The telecom sector saw a significant spike of 173% in phishing assaults in 2023–24, making it the seventh most targeted sector globally for phishing attacks.
- Despite these obstacles, the PTA's chairman emphasized their commitment to supporting technological progress in Pakistan.
- Efforts to create a digitally inclusive Pakistan were also highlighted by the state minister of information technology and the chairman of the Senate.
- The PTA will not blacklisted VPNs and does not know what to say about shutting down the internet for national security reasons.
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2025 App Essentials: 8 Features to Leverage SaaS Benefits
- SaaS, or software as a service, has become increasingly popular nowadays, and the stats say that in 2024, there will be more than 25,000 SaaS apps worldwide.
- To leverage SaaS benefits, customizable SaaS apps offer users the flexibility to tailor the application to their needs while maintaining a cohesive and efficient platform.
- Third-party integration is one of the key functionalities of SaaS apps.
- A user-friendly interface is crucial for the success of any SaaS app, which needs to cater to different population categories.
- For SaaS apps, automation is indispensable, and it can help businesses become more cost-effective and efficient.
- Multi-tenant SaaS app is one in which customers can access the same infrastructure, but the customer data of each user remains isolated and secure.
- Reporting and analytics are among those SaaS benefits that can be important both for you and your users.
- To tackle cybersecurity issues, you need to implement robust security measures at all levels of SaaS infrastructure, network security, and third-party applications.
- Creating a SaaS app is all about planning and strategic vision, and with Flatlogic's code generator, creating a SaaS app is just a breeze.
- With Flatlogic, you can add any features you want and finish the process in less than five minutes.
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Apple is reportedly trying to make a giant iPad-like foldable with no crease
- Apple is reportedly developing a foldable device with a display that opens up to be nearly 20 inches.
- The device is described as something akin to a giant iPad that unfolds into the size of two iPad Pros side-by-side.
- Apple is aiming for a 2028 release and is working to make the device creaseless when opened.
- The foldable is expected to run on iPadOS or a variant of it.
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Optimizing Data Flow in Modern Architectures
- Efficient data flow is critical for optimal performance and scalability in modern architectures.
- Data flow involves sources, sinks and intermediaries and includes communication, analysis, and decision-making.
- Scalability and performance optimization can be a challenge as systems grow in complexity.
- Identifying bottlenecks in data flow is critical for optimizing system performance and can be achieved using specialized tools and techniques.
- Mitigating bottlenecks requires strategic intervention, including load balancing, caching and data partitioning strategies.
- Data throughput is pivotal in determining the responsiveness and scalability of modern architectures, and can be improved using parallel processing, optimized algorithms, and compression techniques.
- Maintaining data consistency and integrity is critical to prevent erroneous insights, compromised decision-making, and degraded system performance.
- ACID properties, eventual consistency models, and distributed transactions are mechanisms that ensure data consistency in distributed systems.
- Data integrity can be maintained using checksums, validation processes, and error detection and correction mechanisms.
- By prioritizing data flow optimization and understanding the complexities of data flow, organizations can unlock new levels of performance and agility, driving innovation, growth, and value creation.
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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus review: Quirky in ways both good and bad
- Samsung's first entry to Chromebook Plus initiative, the Galaxy Chromebook Plus costs $699 and boasts a large 15.6-inch OLED screen and an extremely thin and light design for its size, weighing only 2.58 pounds.
- This laptop features an Intel Core 3 100U processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which is more than enough power for a Chromebook in this day and age.
- The Galaxy Chromebook Plus has more of Google's AI capabilities baked into it than any other Chromebook available, thanks to a new “Quick Insert” key that grants fast access to Gemini.
- The 1080p, 15.6-inch screen is crisp and bright, with excellent viewing angles and it happens to be the only Chromebook Plus with an AMOLED display. However, the screen does not have a touchscreen.
- While the laptop is clean and modern, Samsung's decision to include a number pad on the keyboard could limit its appeal.
- The laptop's physical ports include HDMI, two USB-C ports (one of which is used for charging), a microSDXC slot, a headphone jack and an old-school USB-A port.
- Google has also added a lot of smart and useful features to ChromeOS over the last year or so that make it more useful. It also includes Google's latest AI technology.
- Battery life is a bit limiting with between six and a half and eight hours off the charger but that's not bad considering the weightlessness factor with it's thicker design compared to last year's model.
- Despite its few inadequacies, Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is impressive with its sleek design and AI-powered features.
- For customers looking for a laptop with a number pad on its keyboard, the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus could be exactly what they're searching for although there are a few quirks. For everyone else, well, tere are ALTernatives.
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The Biggest Scams of 2024
- Deepfake Videos: Scammers use AI to create deepfake videos impersonating high-profile figures to promote fake investments.
- Fake Customer Service Accounts: Fraudsters pose as customer service representatives on social media to extract sensitive information from disgruntled customers.
- Copycat Websites: Scam websites replicate legitimate brands to harvest personal details for future scams.
- QR Code Scams: Scammers use tampered QR codes to infect devices with malware or unauthorized subscriptions.
- WhatsApp and Messaging Scams: Scammers exploit messaging apps like WhatsApp to trick victims into sharing sensitive information or transferring funds.
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Firefox will no longer support “do not track” feature
- Mozilla has removed the “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature from Firefox.
- DNT was a suggestion to websites to stop tracking users, but most websites ignored it.
- Instead of DNT, Firefox now recommends using the “Tell websites not to sell or share my data” feature.
- For more privacy, it is recommended to use a VPN.
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Xbox previews cloud streaming of games you own on consoles
- Microsoft has started a beta test for cloud streaming on Xbox consoles.
- The feature is an extension of the 'stream your own game' feature announced in November.
- It is limited to Game Pass Ultimate members and requires game support for cloud streaming.
- The Windows Xbox app is also getting updates, including a new Home screen.
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Jarvis, Google's web-browsing AI, is now officially known as Project Mariner
- Google has officially unveiled Project Mariner, formerly known as Project Jarvis.
- Project Mariner is an AI agent that can navigate within a web browser.
- It is an experimental Chrome extension currently available to select "trusted testers."
- Mariner is designed to automate certain rote tasks but still requires further development before public use.
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Balatro+ is Apple's Arcade Game of the Year because of course it is
- Balatro+ from LocalThunk wins Apple Arcade Game of the Year.
- The game is a mix of poker, deck-building, solitaire, and more.
- It has been available on iOS since September and on other platforms as well.
- Apple also recognizes other games and apps for their Cultural Impact.
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iOS 18.2 is here with Apple Intelligence image generation features in tow
- Apple has rolled out iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 with major enhancements to its AI features.
- Highlights of iOS 18.2 include Image Playground, allowing image suggestions based on conversations, and Genmoji, enabling custom emoji creation.
- Siri and Writing Tools now use ChatGPT for assistance, with limitations on the number of queries sent to OpenAI's servers.
- Additional features in the updates include new AirTag sharing, access to Sodoku puzzles for News+ subscribers, and volume controls on the lock screen.
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