For those looking to bolster their career in cybersecurity, certification from CompTIA is premier recognition of your skills. Over the past four decades, the non-profit trade group has become one of the pre-eminent IT knowledge centers anywhere, offering the professional-grade testing and credentialing that have become hiring manager short-hand for “top candidate who knows their stuff.” Of course, getting the right training to pass CompTIA exams and earn those valuable career certificates is almost as important as the training itself....

TikTok this week introduced new controls that allow parents to control their children’s time on the app. This new mode would allow a parent to monitor their teenager via their own accounts, restricting what they can see, how much time they can spend on the app, and who can send them messages. So the kids are taken care of — but what about the parents themselves? While TikTok is popular among teenagers, it’s got lots of content for everyone....

Thanks to COVID-19, the world has experienced an extraordinary simulation of what abrupt decarbonization might look like. At least in relation to transport, lockdown has revealed the enormous improvements in air quality and wildlife habitats, which result from curtailing fossil-fueled transport. But, at the same time, hastily implemented lockdown measures, including enforced confinement, have worsened inequalities that affect quality of life, access to food, education, work and mental health. [Read: 4 ridiculously easy ways you can be more eco-friendly] Growing public protests against pandemic restrictions, including road closures to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, have also mirrored the febrile and often polarizing public debate around carbon-mitigation policies....

The London-based company said it decided to pay the 285 BTC based on the advice of experts, and had kept regulators and partners in the loop throughout the recovery process. Although Travelex, which manages the world’s largest chain of money exchange shops and kiosks, did confirm the ransomware attack when it happened, it hadn’t yet disclosed a Bitcoin ransom had been paid to restore its systems. Travelex previously blamed the attack on malware known as Sodinokibi, a ‘Ransomware-as-a-Service’ tool-kit that has recently begun publishing data stolen from companies that don’t pay up....

Despite noticeable fluctuations in price, the cryptocurrency maintained relative health, with its market capitalization vastly surpassing $148 billion at the writing of writing. We’ve taken a closer look at the digital currency‘s performance, focusing specifically on its price movements during Q3 2019. But, first, let’s briefly recap Bitcoin‘s performance during the first six months of the year. Q1 recap Although notorious for its volatility, Bitcoin was relatively stable during Q1 2019....

It’s hard to imagine just what you can buy with all that money. But imagine if you had $115.6 billion like Bill Gates. You too would probably think a box of frozen pizza rolls cost $22, and not $8. So, let’s spend Bill Gates’ money. Introducing the web-app that lets you calculate all the different sorts of items you can buy and sell using Microsoft’s co-founder’s cash. The game lists a bunch of items along with their prices that Bill (you) can buy....

How in the heck did we get here? When Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced he was moving from Twitch to Mixer, the focus was mostly on the latter. Given Mixer’s not a very large or well-known website, there was some curiosity as to how it’d handle the sudden influx of fans that would follow Ninja to the platform. As for Twitch, it’s now got menagerie of other, equally interesting talent to fill the gap....

But what if he were to run for the position — or another government seat — again? The company today clarified that the ban is indeed meant to be permanent. In an interview with CNBC, Twitter CFO Ned Segal said “when you’re removed from the platform, you’re removed from the platform.” He further elaborated “our policies are designed to make sure that people are not inciting violence. He was removed when he was president and there’d be no difference for anybody who’s a public official once they’ve been removed from the service....

While there’s no official word, government sources told ANI that it’s the only major social network that hasn’t taken necessary steps to comply with the rules: Ameet Datta, a lawyer, noted that while the government will have to get a court order to remove Twitter’s intermediary status. — Ameet Datta ?? (@DattaAmeet) June 16, 2021 Additionally, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), a digital rights organization, wrote an explainer stating there’s no clear registered certification for intermediaries....

Twitter was originally built in mind keeping 140 character limit of text messages. So, it even built on top of SMS in 2010. Last year, Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked, and folks behind it used Twitter via SMS feature to tweet not so subtle slurs from his account. Later, the company disabled the compose feature for this service in select regions. [Read: Scientists think we’ll finally solve nuclear fusion thanks to cutting-edge AI] In a statement, the company said it’s shutting down the service as there are many vulnerabilities in the SMS model:...

To export your list or import someone else’s, you simply need to go to your blocked account settings on twitter.com, click on the advanced options menu on the top-right, and select import or export from the drop down menu. It’s a particularly useful feature for communities on Twitter who may suffer from frequent harassment by the same Twitter accounts, as such the women who were targeted during Gamergate, for example....

When users posted uncropped images containing both light and dark-skinned people, the social network’s algorithm often showed the light-skinned person in the preview. Which will the Twitter algorithm pick: Mitch McConnell or Barack Obama? pic.twitter.com/bR1GRyCkia — Tony “Abolish (Pol)ICE” Arcieri ? (@bascule) September 19, 2020 At that time, Twitter said, while its algorithm was tested for bias, it will conduct further investigations to resolve the issue. Last night, in an update, the company said it’s planning to give users more control over how the final image will look like: The social network explained that it’s machine learning algorithm relies on saliency — a measure that predicts where people might look first in an image....

Now, the social network is introducing a feature that’ll let you watch these videos without leaving the app. Twitter said that starting today, it’s allowing some iOS users to see YouTube videos directly without leaving the app. — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 18, 2021 Notably, Twitter’s had this functionality on the web for ages because…it’s in a browser. But having it on the phone saves the hassle of jumping between apps....

However, if you violate Uber’s guidelines by not wearing a mask or taking it off during the ride, the driver can report you to Uber — and you’ll have to face the music. You will first get a warning from the company. But with multiple violations, the company can kick you out of the platform. [Read: Facebook and ByteDance investor General Atlantic pumps $870 million into Reliance Jio] Sachin Kansal, Uber’s senior director of product management, told journalists on a call that both drivers and riders have to follow the company’s coronavirus-related guidelines strictly....

As pedestrians walk across the paving system supplied by the UK start-up, the weight from their footsteps compresses electromagnetic generators below, producing electricity which will be used to power two USB-charging benches as well as a digital screen. Funded by the Department of Transport through the £22.9 million (US$31.7 million) ADEPT SMART places Live Labs Programme, the pilot is understood to be the first of its type at a UK transport hub and the aim is to demonstrate the technology for other local authorities....

It’s the kind of piece that politicians, academics, and pundits refer to when discussing how technology can aid in the world’s pandemic response. It’s also a gift to politicians who think we should ignore medical professionals and prioritize the economy over human life. In short, the article is a travesty of ambiguous information. It uses the generic idea of artificial intelligence as a motivator to convince people that only those we can label as “high risk” should be forced to endure quarantine or shelter-in-place orders....

On paper, VanMoof is in with a good shot. Over the past couple of years, it raised $182 million (second only to Rad Power) and has emerged as, arguably, the most popular ebike brand. Or, at the very least, the most talked about company in the space — whether that’s good or bad. With the S5 and the A5, VanMoof wants to move beyond being a big deal to people who care about mobility, hoping — much like Tesla — to evolve into a company that defines an industry....

The brand, first set up in 2009 by co-founders Fanny Moizant and Sophie Hersan, allows fashion enthusiasts to buy and sell pre-owned items online. Unlike other technology startups and scaleups, Vestiaire Collective’s co-founders don’t hold the CEO role. This, of course, isn’t unusual as founders often have to hire someone with the relevant experience required to grow their business. In Vestiaire Collective’s case, the baton was handed over to Max Bittner, formerly the founder and CEO of Lazada Group, in January last year....

Speaking yesterday, Volkswagen’s chief strategist, Michael Jost, said that electric car batteries could be used to provide stability and security to energy grids, Reuters reports. [Read: Washington state finally lifting ban on zero-emission vehicle mandates] To do this, Jost says VW cars could charge when there is surplus energy created by the grid and then sell that electricity back in times of increased demand. In countries where renewable energy is a main power source, this concept could be quite useful....

Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a post pledging to combat misinformation about COVID-19 circulating on Facebook. “We’ve taken down hundreds of thousands of pieces of misinformation related to COVID-19, including theories like drinking bleach cures the virus or that physical distancing is ineffective at preventing the disease from spreading,” Zuckerberg wrote. But at the very same time, The Markup found, Facebook was allowing advertisers to profit from ads targeting people that the company believes are interested in “pseudoscience....