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A recent investigation has revealed the shocking conditions animals are exposed to at an Aldi chicken supplier. An undercover investigator for Mercy for Animals, a non-profit animal protection charity, captured the footage at a contract farm for the supermarket chain. This comes soon after the charity exposed the names of major retailers that are lagging behind in their efforts to address welfare issues associated with chickens raised for meat. Aldi is among the companies that ranked the lowest for standard practices in the chicken industry. Animal cruelty on chicken farms The hidden-camera footage shows tens of thousands of chickens packed into overcrowded sheds, forced to live in waste-soaked litter for weeks. The investigator also documented countless birds, including day-old chicks, suffering from severe open wounds, twisted necks and beaks, and other serious injuries. Many of these conditions arise from the way chickens are routinely bred to grow unnaturally large over a short space of time. This inflicts a huge amount of physical and mental stress on the birds. In the hard-hitting video, workers are seen hurling sick and injured live birds into buckets to die. Some were crushed under the weight of corpses piled on top of them. In light of the footage, Mercy for Animals is calling on Aldi to adopt meaningful animal welfare standards for all its chicken suppliers. The charity is urging Aldi to undertake the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC), which requires extra space, litter, and lighting, as well as environmental enrichments. As a way for individuals to take action, Mercy for Animals encourages eliminating animal products altogether. It states on its Aldi Uncovered website: “We can end this cruel, unsustainable system. By choosing plant-based foods, we can build a food system that is good for animals, people, and our planet.” https://plantbasednews.org/culture/ethics/investigation-exposes-animal-cruelty-aldi-supply-chain/

We increasingly live in enclaves. We live our lives inside digital ecosystems configured by the collection and analysis of our personal data. Most of us, in one way or another, rely on Facebook, Apple, Google, Amazon and other digital platforms to live our lives nowadays. The business models of the tech firms that run these platforms are designed to lock us into their enclaves, to rely upon their services and products and to hand over our personal data to build their algorithms. Consequently, they want us to stay in their enclaves. If we do leave, they’ve found ways to digitally stalk us around the rest of the web through cookies, application programming interfaces and other plugins. And this is where the federal government’s new Online News Act comes in. The act is an attempt to address the consequences of this individual retreat into our respective enclaves. The growth of platforms like Facebook and Twitter has led to a precipitous fall in the news media’s advertising revenues. The big tech firms that run sites like Facebook and Google receive 75 to 80 per cent of online advertising revenues and 50 per cent of total advertising revenues in Canada. This market concentration has seen a corresponding shrinking in the advertising income received by Canada’s news media, threatening their survival, as pointed out by Bob Cox, former president of News Media Canada. Big tech has seized control of the “assets” that used to underpin advertising in news media: the viewers, readers and users. Google and Facebook, for example, are now key intermediaries in online advertising, able to charge significant “middlemen” fees when auctioning off online advertising space, thereby reducing the money that news media get from ads. Moreover, big tech’s market power has had a significant impact on referrals to news media sites, since small changes in the algorithms of search engines or news feeds can significantly change online traffic. Some commentators, like Michael Geist from Ottawa University, argue that the Online News Act represents a self-serving approach to dealing with big tech. For Geist, news media simply want a greater share of the digital advertising revenues they lost over the last decade or so, but it’s not clear what unintended and negative consequences could result. So, does it make sense for news media to get a bigger slice of the big tech advertising pie? Perhaps, but it might not solve anything. The biggest issue is that the big tech digital advertising model is not particularly healthy. News media may simply be setting themselves up for more grief in the medium and long term. To understand this requires an appreciation of how digital advertising works. And, increasingly, how it’s not working – in fact it’s creating a whole series of problems of its own. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2022/big-tech-news-ad-troubles/

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Last February, Nintendo announced that it would be shutting down the eShop supporting the 3DS and Wii U consoles as of March 2023, but the closure would actually be rolled out in stages. While the store itself will remain in operation for the next little while, today is the last day you’ll be able to add funds for either your Wii U or 3DS wallets. "As of May 23, 2022, it will no longer be possible to use a credit card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems," reads Nintendo’s Q&A page for the upcoming closure. The site notes that you can still fund your eShop wallet using Nintendo eShop Cards until August 29, at which point those too will stop working. Game codes will remain redeemable until March 2023. After that, the eShop disappears forever, but your money doesn’t have to disappear along with it. Nintendo notes that you can link your Network Nintendo ID wallet (which was used for the Wii U and 3DS) with your Nintendo Account Wallet (which is used for the Switch) in order to continue making purchases on the Wii U and 3DS until March 23. After that date, whatever balance you had remaining on the Wii U and 3DS wallet will only be available to make purchases on the Switch. Nintendo's announcement to close the Wii U and 3DS eShops was met with condemnation by both fans and video game historians, who accused Nintendo of backing lobbies which prevent video game preservation. A former Nintendo of America employee also revealed that the company had been looking at strategies to shut down the eShop since 2014, giving its consoles at least 10 years of full operation. Nintendo claims that user libraries for the Wii U and 3DS will still be available for some time to come, which is why one indie developer was rushing to get their games released on the discontinued consoles. Seven Silver Falls games were rushed onto the Wii U and 3DS due to "significant fan demand," with Sungrand Studios partnering with Nintendo "as a way to celebrate those consoles and the eShop." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/wii-u-and-3ds-eshops-will-stop-accepting-new-funds-today/ar-AAXCuI7?ocid=BingNewsSearch&cvid=e87793a64d2f437ab24f3f919e29a135#image=1

By the end of March 2022, Sony announced a brand new PlayStation (PS) Plus membership for PS gamers around the world. It was also a good thing to know that Malaysia is part of the wave with a reasonable starting monthly fee. PS Malaysian gamers don't need to wait any longer. After two months, the revamped PS Plus has launched in Malaysia, as well as our neighbours Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and more. To the uninitiated, the PS Plus now offers three membership tiers - PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and PS Plus Deluxe for the Malaysian market. To celebrate the launch, Sony is pleased to launch Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, NBA 2K22, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Returnal for Extra and Premium/Deluxe members. On top of that, there are old school classics too such as Ape Escape, Super Stardust Portable, Syphon Filter, Tekken2, and much more. Below is a recap of what each membership tier offers: PlayStation Plus Essential Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as: Two monthly downloadable games Exclusive discounts Cloud storage for saved games Online multiplayer access There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier The price* for PlayStation Plus Essential remains the same as the current price for PlayStation Plus RM29 monthly, RM69 quarterly or RM159 yearly PlayStation Plus Extra Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier Adds a catalogue of up to 400* of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalogue and third-party partners. Games in the Extra tier are downloadable for play RM44 monthly, RM114 quarterly or RM269 yearly PlayStation Plus Deluxe Original PlayStation, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games are available for download to play. Remastered or remake versions of PS2 and PS3 games will also be downloadable for play on PS4 and PS5 consoles. RM50 monthly, RM130 quarterly or RM309 yearly To know more about the PS Plus membership tiers, you can visit the PS Blog right here and scroll down to the FAQs section. GLHF, stay tuned for more trending tech news at TechNave.com. https://technave.com/gadget/The-all-new-PlayStation-Plus-officially-launches-in-Malaysia-today-starting-from-RM29-per-month-30157.html

Quad nations Australia, India, Japan and the United States are set to deepen cybersecurity cooperation as they meet in Tokyo today. The Quad Cybersecurity Partnership seeks to build resilience across the four countries in response to cybersecurity vulnerabilities and cyber threats. Its areas of focus are critical-infrastructure protection, led by Australia; supply-chain resilience and security, led by India; workforce development and talent, led by Japan; and software security standards, led by the United States. It works to prevent cyber incidents, prepare national and international capabilities for potential cyber incidents, and/or respond quickly and effectively to a cyber incident, when or should one occur. Going forward, the partnership will strengthen information-sharing among Quad country Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT), including exchanges on lessons learned and best practices. The Quad will also work to improve software and Managed Service Provider (MSP) security by coordinating cybersecurity standards for Quad governments’ procurement of software. Quad partners will launch a Cybersecurity Day campaign, open to countries across the Indo-Pacific and beyond, as part of continuing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity awareness and action. This program will provide basic cybersecurity information and training to the most vulnerable sectors of our countries and regions, including schoolchildren, small businesses, and the elderly. Quad partners will lead this campaign in partnership with industry, non-profits, academia, and communities to maximize its effectiveness and reach. Additionally, through a new Memorandum of Cooperation on 5G Supplier Diversification and Open RAN, the Quad will cooperate on technical exchanges and testbed activity to advance interoperability and telecommunications cybersecurity. https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-cooperation-on-the-tokyo-summit-agenda/

Vultr, the cloud platform that specializes in providing access to basic infrastructure services at a relatively low cost, today announced the launch of Vultr Talon, a new service that will offer developers access to virtualized GPUs, starting with Nvidia's A100 Tensor Core GPU, with prices as low as $0.134/hour (or $90/month) for access to a twentieth of the compute power of an A100. Typically, when you need access to a high-end GPU for machine learning and similar use cases, the smallest unit you can buy is access to the entire GPU. On the CPU side of things, buying just a slice of CPU power is standard, but until now, that just wasn't possible for GPUs, even though for many use cases, like inferencing, you would only need access to a fraction of the GPU's compute power. Vultr argues that its platform is the first to offer fractional access to these high-end GPUs. The service is powered by the Nvidia AI Enterprise software suite and Vultr CEO J.J. Kardwell, who joined the company in late 2020, believes that this is another point in his service's favor. "If you think about the way that the big clouds deploy, they want to buy GPU hardware and then push their own stack, whereas we partnered very closely with Nvidia to deliver not just the GPU itself but the Nvidia AI Enterprise software stack and the full set of libraries," he said. "The best way to get the most out of the GPU -- the physical GPUs -- is through that Nvidia software stack -- and that's a very, very different approach." The company, which also recently launched its managed Kubernetes platform into general availability, always remained a bit under the media radar -- and much of that was by design. It never raised a lot of outside funding since its launch in 2014 and mostly relied on word of mouth to grow to $125 million ARR today, as Kardwell told me. That's the way the company's founder David Aninowsky, who is now its executive chairman, wanted to build Vultr. But as the company is now reaching this scale -- and likely thinking about an IPO at some point in the future -- the team is clearly looking to elevate its profile a bit more. "We really believe we're doing more than anyone to democratize access to cloud computing globally. And as we seek to do that, we think it's important that people understand that mission," he explained. The A100 is now available in Vultr's New Jersey data center, with other locations following in the next few weeks. The company also tells me that it will add other Nvidia GPUs to its lineup later this year. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/vultr-now-let-rent-share-120041413.html

Sinn Fein's leaders accused the Tories of pandering to the DUP ahead of a rare visit to Westminster today, in which they will seek to break the political deadlock gripping Northern Ireland. Party president Mary Lou McDonald and vice president Michelle O'Neill will visit Parliament later to meet with politicians in their most high profile visit to the capital in years. The republican party has seven MPs, but they refuse to take their seats because it involves swearing their allegiance to the Queen. The last high profile visit by party leaders to Parliament was in 2015 when Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness met with then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Ms McDonald was also among those who visited on that occasion, and today she told Good Morning Britain she expected a referendum on Irish unification to take place within a decade. The Sinn Fein president confirmed that her party has invited all MPs and members of the House of Lords to attend a briefing session at Westminster tonight for a 'conversation about change, about what's happening in Ireland, about the (Northern Ireland) protocol and the absolute urgency and necessity to get the Executive up and running'. It is understood no Government ministers are planning to attend. The Democratic Unionist Party collapsed the power-sharing executive in February in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU, which introduced customs checks between Ulster and Britain. And the hardliners have refused to reconvene it post election, now they are no longer the largest party. Ms O'Neill told the BBC: 'The British government needs to stop pandering to the DUP. 'The DUP's voice does not reflect the wider view at home. And the reality is that the Protocol is working.' 'It is only Boris Johnson and the DUP, in their approach, that are the outlier here.' Ms O'Neill leads the largest party at Stormont following the election earlier this month, the first time a nationalist party has come out on top. But she cannot form a devolved government at Stormont as First Minister without the DUP nominating a Deputy First Minister. She also claimed today she does not get 'too hung up' on what she calls Northern Ireland. She usually tries to refer instead to the 'North of Ireland' but referred to 'Northern Ireland' in the Assembly earlier this month, said people should be 'a bit relaxed about those things'. Asked if she could refer to it as Northern Ireland, she said: 'Yes, and I have done in the past week. 'And I think it's important that also if the democratic outcome of the election is respected I would be the First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. 'So I think we shouldn't get hung up on those things. It's the beauty of the Good Friday Agreement - British, Irish or both or neither. 'So I think that that's important. I think we should be a bit relaxed about those things.' https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/sinn-fein-leaders-to-meet-tory-mps-in-london-today-over-northern-ireland-political-stalemate/ar-AAXETBv?ocid=BingNewsSearch

Scotland's “worst ever” badger baiter has been caged for six months - but animal cruelty investigators claim he should have been given up to five years in jail. Callum Muir, 25 used three dogs to fight animals like badgers and foxes, which usually ended in the wild animals dying in agony after desperately battling for their lives. Videos showed Muir laughing as animals were slaughtered and as an accomplice jumped on the head of one fox. His own dogs - terrier Pip, lurcher Bella and bull lurcher Mig - also suffered terrible injuries and he failed to get any vet help for them. At Ayr Sheriff Court, Muir was given just six months but Sheriff Siobhan Connelly said that his crimes were at the most serious end of the spectrum. She admitted he could have faced a far longer sentence if the Crown had decided to take the case to a higher court. She said: “The evidence of veterinary surgeons was that the dogs had injuries consistent with animal fights and they would have suffered considerably as a result. “The other animals would have suffered violent and traumatic deaths. “You must have known the harm and pain and suffering being caused to these animals." The maximum sentence at summary level is 12 months. The sheriff said she would have given him nine months, taking into account his age, if he had not tendered a guilty plea. Evidence showed of at least none incidents of animals being forced to fight over six months. An inspector from SSPCA’s Special Investigations Unit said the hoped for a far more severe sentence. It is understood that investigators were dismayed that the case was only taken forward at summary level - indicating that the Crown did not reckon it was serious enough to go higher. He said: “Given the sheer level of suffering endured by Muir’s dogs, countless wild animals and the depravity of the videos and images he owned, we are disappointed he has not received a longer jail sentence. “New legislation has now come into effect which means offenders can receive up to five year sentences for animal welfare crimes. We’ve been involved in thousands of criminal cases and this ranks up there as one of the worst.” The inspector, who has worked on hundreds of cases, said Muir’s catalogue of “trophy” videos and photographs was the worst he’d encountered. The inspector said: “The evidence we found at Mr. Muir’s home address was consistent with what you’d typically find when someone is heavily involved in animal fighting. All three of his dogs had significant injuries across their faces. Pip and Bella, the two older dogs, had injuries across their neck and legs. Both dogs had several missing teeth as a result of the fights they’d been in, and the lack of appropriate veterinary treatment would have made the suffering even worse. “Mig had some scarring to her muzzle and legs but as she was a much larger, stronger and younger dog it’s likely she’d been able to avoid serious injury up to this point.” The SIU recovered a number of video and images in Muir’s possession showing dogs, including his own pets, fighting wild animals. The inspector earlier said: “In my line of work you see a lot of stomach churning examples of animal cruelty, but the videos and images relating to this case are among the worst I’ve ever seen. “The complete disregard for the wellbeing of the dogs and wild animals in the videos is appalling. In many of them, Mr. Muir can be heard encouraging his dogs to attack wild animals as they scream in pain. “In one clip, he laughs as a fox’s skin is torn away and they are ripped in half by dogs. In another, two of his dogs attack a fox whilst a man stamps on its head as Muir laughs.” All three dogs were signed over in to the care of the Scottish SPCA and have since found new homes. In April 2021 the Scottish SPCA received intel that Muir was using dogs in animal fights. On 4 May, the Scottish SPCA special investigations unit (SIU) executed a warrant at his home address and seized three dogs with injuries which suggested they had been involved in multiple fights. At the property, there was evidence that he was self-treating his dog’s injuries, which most individuals who are involved in animal fighting will do to avoid the authorities being alerted. The SIU found several items associated with animal fighting, including locator collars which are used to track dogs when they are underground in badger setts. Officers also discovered nets for catching wild animals when they bolt from their den. This evidence was analysed at Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) and fox and badger DNA was found. The charity worked closely with Dr Lucy Webster from the Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), and the League Against Cruel Sports throughout the investigation. Robbie Marsland, Director of the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland said: “The League is pleased to have played a part in bringing Callum Muir, a horrific animal abuser to justice, and we commend the Scottish SPCA for such a comprehensive investigation which was absolutely critical in bringing about today’s result.” https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/scotlands-worst-badger-baiter-who-filmed-his-dogs-ripping-wild-animals-apart-in-sickening-videos-jailed/ar-AAXEpSE?ocid=BingNewsSearch

Chris Stirewalt, the former Fox News political analyst pushed out after the 2020 presidential election, has landed at NewsNation. The Nexstar Media Group-owned cable channel is announcing Tuesday that Stirewalt will serve as its political editor, the same title he held at Fox News. Stirewalt will have a key role in the Chicago-based NewsNation’s expansion of its Washington coverage. Nexstar recently acquired the Hill, a digital political news outlet, and plans to use it as the basis of a new NewsNation program later this year. “Chris is a fiercely intelligent and fair journalist who is going to deliver an enormous value to our viewers,” said Michael Corn, president of news programming for NewsNation. The company also hired veteran columnist George Will as a contributor and recently entered a partnership with Decision Desk HQ, which will provide election and polling data and for the upcoming 2022 midterm primaries and general election. When Stirewalt was fired from Fox News in Jan. 2021, he was told by the company that it was part of a restructuring. But his exit was largely seen as a response to the backlash the conservative-leaning outlet faced over its early call of Arizona for then-candidate Joe Biden on the night of the 2020 Presidential election. Stirewalt was part of the election decision desk that projected the winner of Arizona and its 11 electoral votes for Biden just hours after the polls closed on election night. Donald Trump’s campaign protested the call — complaining directly to Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch. Fox News never wavered on the call, which was confirmed by the other major networks nine days later. But it was widely believed inside Fox News that some loyal viewers abandoned the network in anger over the decision. “Partisan-oriented news outlets are not a natural home for dispassionate election forecasting,” Stirewalt said in an interview. “The problem for me at Fox was the audience did not like what I had to say. It wasn’t good news to them, and it seemed partisan to them.” Fox News, the longtime ratings leader in cable news, briefly fell into third place behind CNN and MSNBC in the months after the 2020 election. It quickly bounced back into first and in many weeks, is the most-watched cable network in any genre. At Fox News, Stirewalt helped coordinate political coverage and authored a daily newsletter, Fox News Halftime Report. He also co-hosted the podcast, “I’ll Tell You What,” with “The Five” co-host Dana Perino. He was also part of the network’s polling unit, which is well-known for its editorial independence. Since departing Fox News, Stirewalt has been a contributor to the newsletter the Dispatch and appeared as a guest analyst on NewsNation. He also has a book coming out this summer called “Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back,” published by Hachette. NewsNation was launched in 2020 with the intent of being an unbiased alternative to the increasing amount of opinion programming airing on established cable news networks such as Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. The channel’s positioning as a nonpartisan outlet was questioned early on, largely due to the presence of former Fox News executive Bill Shine as a consultant. But NewsNation has hired executives and producers from a wide range of outlets and has been cited by several media watchdog organizations for its lack of bias. “These people are sincere when they say they can make fairness pay,” Stirewalt said. “I’d be a jerk to say that’s what’s wrong with the American news media today and not be part of the solution.” Although its audience is slowly growing, NewsNation is challenged in attracting viewers. The channel has drama and comedy series repeats in many hours of the day due to leftover contractual obligations from its days as WGN America, a general entertainment network. The channel, which typically carries 9 hours of news programming a day, is still a year away from being a 24-hour service. According to Nielsen data for the week of May 9 to 15, NewsNation averaged 59,000 viewers in prime-time. But executives at Nexstar, which had record revenues in the first quarter of 2022 thanks to its TV station business, have stressed their long-term commitment to NewsNation. The company has cited the value of live news and sports to pay TV consumers, as viewers of scripted films and shows turn to online streaming. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-05-24/former-fox-news-political-analyst-chris-stirewalt-joins-nexstars-newsnation

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WhatsApp plans to drop support for certain Android and iOS phones on 24 October 2022. The messaging platform usually does this when it wants to introduce functionality on the app that may not work on older phone versions. This time iOS 10, iOS 11, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5C will be catching the axe, according to TechCentral. Users who want to keep using the Meta-owned platform operating on iOS 10 and 11 will have to update to iOS 12 if they want to keep using the app. This means that iPhone 5 and 5C users will be left behind because iOS 12 is not available on the devices. It’s only fair because these devices are among the oldest Apple iPhones, almost a decade old. They don’t have the latest technology to run certain functions in this day and age. Users can still continue using WhatsApp on iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6S, but they will need to update their iOS version to iOS 12. According to WABetaInfo, a lot of users claimed that WhatsApp is dropping support for iOS 10 at the end of the previous year, which according to the publication which first aired the news, was false. The Meta-owned platform said the following operating systems are supported for both iOS and Android: Android running OS 4.1 and newer iPhone running iOS 12 and newer The messaging platform says that their criteria when choosing devices to drop include looking at older devices that have fewer people using them and do not have the latest security updates. It says that it, however, will notify users directly on WhatsApp if their device doesn’t have the required operating system. Users will also be reminded a few times to upgrade their operating systems. https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2022/05/whatsapp-is-dropping-support-for-these-apple-iphone-devices/

Mon, May 23, 2022, 8:19 AM·4 min read HANOI, Vietnam, May 23, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southeast Asia’s leading IT firm, FPT Software has officially signed a contract with Udacity, one of the most prominent online education platforms in technology. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220522005082/en/ Nguyen Khai Hoan, FPT Software’s Chief Finance Officer (left) with Marc Jones, Regional Vice President of Udacity (Photo: Business Wire) The contract aims to enhance FPT Software’s Upskilling program, providing its employees with fully sponsored Nanodegree - the extensive training and mentoring program by Udacity. Upskilling is part of a long-term strategy of FPT Software to invest in building high-quality IT engineers workforce, strengthening its world-class Digital Transformation capabilities. The 3-year contract opens up to 9,000 learning opportunities for promising IT engineers who play significant roles in the company’s digital transformation projects, focusing on Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud, Blockchain and Security. The two parties looked into developing specialized training content for FPT Software employees along with the company's exclusive certifications. Both parties also discussed bringing Nanodegree to IT fresher and students, exploring new opportunities to enhance FPT Software’s technology capabilities as it expands on a global scale. Speaking on the launch, Marc Jones, Regional Vice President of Udacity, said: "FPT Software is one of our first partners in Vietnam and a great example of large scale global companies putting people first. We are excited and look forward to creating a great impact with FPT Software, both in terms of business and giving back to society." Nguyen Khai Hoan - Chief Finance Officer of FPT Software assessed that the partnership represented the tremendous intangible values which both parties brought to the table. These values go beyond borders as FPT Software continues to grow across regions, investing in its talented people and advanced technological capabilities. Each course will give access to extensive knowledge provided by top experts at tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., collaborating with Udacity. With insights coming from the heart of Silicon Valley, in-depth tech updates and extensive mentoring activities, Udacity’s Nanodegree is widely considered one of the most valuable online training platforms. FPT Software is known for its long-standing support for its staff’s personal development through various promoting activities. Recent reports also show that data-related positions are growing prominent in the global IT labor market. The firm has invested early on to enhance its data experts’ skills and experience to provide advisory services and tech solutions to clients. The agreement with Udacity is the latest large investment to improve its staff's comprehensive skills. About FPT Software FPT Software is a global technology and IT services provider headquartered in Vietnam, with USD 632.5 million in revenue and 22,500 employees in 26 countries. As a pioneer in digital transformation, the company delivers world-class services in Smart factory, Digital platforms, RPA, AI, IoT, Cloud, AR/VR, BPO, and more. It has served 700+ customers worldwide, a hundred of which are Fortune Global 500 companies in the industries of Automotive, Banking and Finance, Logistics & Transportation, Utilities, and more. About Udacity Udacity changes lives, businesses, and nations through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. Udacity's global, online talent transformation platform focuses on in-demand digital technologies, mentor support, and project-based learning taught by industry experts. Programs include real world content for job-ready competencies in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, autonomous systems, cloud computing, among other disciplines. Udacity has more than 100 enterprise customers including Airbus, Bertelsmann, BNP Paribas, Leidos, Mazda, and the United States Air Force. Udacity collaborates with more than 200 global industry partners including Google, Mercedes-Benz, and NVIDIA to power technical education. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., the private company has operations in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Germany, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Udacity has raised $163 million in funding to date from investors including Bertelsmann, Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, and Drive Capital. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fpt-software-partners-udacity-enhance-061900572.html

For any crypto holder, storing funds safely is a major concern that requires research and planning. Hardware crypto wallets are generally regarded as being the most secure choice among cryptocurrency investors. This does not mean, however, that these wallets are immune to fraud. Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger spoke out against security vulnerabilities found in Coinkite and Shapeshift wallets, showing how their products could be attacked. In the event that someone got their hands on the physical wallet, they might be able to figure out the PIN. Although these threats were quickly addressed by the companies, there are still other ways for bad actors to gain access to user funds. A data breach at Mailchimp recently exposed an email list of users belonging to another company. The email marketing service has subsequently been sued by one of the users. A lawsuit filed by Alan Levinson alleges he lost $82,000 due to negligently stored data. A similar phishing scam targeting Trezor users was detected by the CoinLoan anti-fraud team. Hackers attached a link to a counterfeit version of the Trezor website to an email received by a member of the CoinLoan team. The purpose was to steal the seed phrase and access users’ wallets. This security concern was promptly addressed, saving many Trezor wallet users from losing their funds. However, this case emphasizes the importance of dealing with all possible security threats when it comes to hardware crypto wallets. What is a hardware wallet? First, let’s figure out what a hardware crypto wallet is. Unlike digital wallets, hardware wallets are physical devices, much like USB thumb drives. Private keys are stored offline, making them inaccessible to online threats. Direct data communication with the computer on the hardware eliminates the risk of the vulnerable software. This way, private keys can only be used and stored on the device and are never stored on a computer or online, making them immune to viruses and online hacks. The downsides to using hardware wallets include initial costs that are higher than average digital wallet software. Devices from major manufacturers like Trezor and Ledger cost anywhere between $50 and $1,200. For users to use their hardware safely, they should also know how to configure it. Funds can be accessed by malicious parties if the wallet is handled improperly. In order to gain access to sensitive data such as PIN codes or private keys stored in a physical hardware wallet, hackers may use the following methods. Possible vulnerabilities Side-channel attack A side-channel attack uses an oscilloscope, a type of electronic test device. It measures the power consumption and then compares its behavior to random PIN codes. Analyzing the measurements of each PIN digit helps build a database that can then be used with a script to guess the digits one by one. This vulnerability was detected in some Trezor hardware and has since been fixed. Software attacks Attacking a Hardware Security Module (HSM) can result in obtaining the cryptographic keys and other data that grants access to the wallet. The software that is contained in the wallet device is analyzed and reverse-engineered to understand how its security works. This vulnerability in po[CENSORED]r HSMs was discovered by the Ledger team. One of the researchers explained: “The presented attacks allow retrieving all HSM secrets remotely, including cryptographic keys and administrator credentials.” Voltage glitching This possibly fatal flaw was identified by Kraken Security Labs. They found out that applying lowered voltage to a microcontroller allows them to read the chip’s RAM. After the firmware is installed, the chip moves the cryptographic seed into RAM to protect it, therefore, granting access to all the memory contents. Best security practices While most identified vulnerabilities are usually fixed by manufacturers, there are possibly multiple other ways to hack into current hardware wallet devices. The first step for users to protect themselves is to keep their devices in a safe place away from any third-party access. Another important rule is never sharing sensitive information like private keys, PINs, and recovery seeds with anyone. The recovery seed can be safeguarded by avoiding typing or storing it online, taking pictures of it, or any other action that may compromise it.It’s best to simply write it down and store it in a safe place. Furthermore, it’s crucial to only communicate with the wallet using a trusted PC. Any online exposure to the PC might lead to a vulnerability. Even though a lot of these hacking techniques require physical access to the device, there is also a possibility of a phishing attack. They could be targeted at users via email, mobile phone, social media, fake websites, and instant messaging apps. This was the email scam uncovered and prevented by CoinLoan, saving Trezor users from falling victim to it. In this case, the key to ensuring wallet security was not only users’ vigilance, but also the quick response from the CoinLoan fraud detection specialists. As CTO and co-founder Max Sapelov, commented: “This incident does shed light on the inherent risks associated with (cold) non-custodial wallets, including software, connections to third-party vendors, and possible insider leaks. In contrast, custodial wallets such as CoinLoan often implement a series of checks and holds which prevent fraudsters from a) gaining access and b) moving or withdrawing crypto in the event of a leak.” Service providers and manufacturers should always be alert to possible hacks in order to protect users who may not be aware of these vulnerabilities. https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/cryptocurrency-hardware-wallets-may-not-be-as-secure-as-you-think-202205230813

United States President Joe Biden on Monday announced that 13 countries have become a part of its trade initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. The members of the framework are the US, Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, the White House said in a statement. Together, the partner countries represent 40% of world gross domestic product, it said. “The United States is an Indo-Pacific economic power, and expanding US economic leadership in the region is good for American workers and businesses – as well as for the people of the region,” the White House said. “IPEF will enable the United States and our allies to decide on rules of the road that ensure American workers, small businesses, and ranchers can compete in the Indo-Pacific.” The statement said that the top agenda of the framework is to tackle inflation. “This framework will help lower costs by making our supply chains more resilient in the long term, protecting us against costly disruptions that lead to higher prices for consumers,” it added. Since Biden took charge as the president last year, he has been pushing for trade alliances that were weakened under his predecessor Donald Trump’s regime, AFP reported. The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework intends to offer partner countries an opportunity to counter China’s rising commercial presence in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the news agency. China criticised the framework, calling it an attempt to “create a closed club”. But US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the framework is “by design and definition an open platform”. “The United States and our partners in the region believe that much of our success in the coming decades will depend on how well governments harness innovation – especially the transformations afoot in the clean energy, digital, and technology sectors – while fortifying our economies against a range of threats, from fragile supply chains to corruption to tax havens,” the White House said. Will defend Taiwan: Biden Biden also said that he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan if it was attacked, Reuters reported. Taiwan, which is a self-governed territory, is not part of the framework. China sees it as its province that is to be unified with the Chinese mainland. “We agree with a one-China policy,” Biden said. “We’ve signed on to it and all the intended agreements made from there. But the idea that, that it can be taken by force, just taken by force, is just not, is just not appropriate.” Biden added he expected such an event of China attacking Taiwan would not happen or be attempted by Beijing. A White House official, however, later clarified that there was no change in policy towards Taiwan. Biden had made a similar statement in October. Chinese President Xi Jinping had then warned Biden that encouraging the independence of Taiwan would be like “playing with fire”. On Monday while the White House insisted that Biden did not mean a change in policy towards Taiwan, Grant Newsham, a research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, told Reuters that the meaning was clear. https://scroll.in/latest/1024571/india-12-other-countries-join-indo-pacific-economic-framework

A NSW MP has called for stronger penalties for pet abusers after a father-and-daughter dog breeding duo received $20,000 in fines for animal cruelty. Court records show the northern NSW dog breeders were sentenced on May 2 for a total of 18 offences. The man was fined a total of $16,700 for failing to provide vet treatment, animal cruelty, and failing to comply with requirements, while the woman was fined for $4200 for the latter offence and possession of a non-prescribed electrical device. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it raided the pair’s breeding operation in September 2020, checking on the health of 441 dogs, including 250 puppies. Inspectors rescued 21 adult dogs and 41 puppies from conditions they said were “heartbreaking”. The RSPCA said the pair kept dogs on wet concrete floors in indoor kennel blocks. “Veterinarians concluded that the animals were suffering from a range of health issues including ear infections, severe dental disease, intestinal worms, poor body condition, conjunctivitis, matted coats, wounds and urine scalding,” the RSPCA said in a statement. “Written directions were issued to the defendants to seek veterinary treatment for another 32 of the dogs within 2-4 weeks.” Magistrate Holly Kemp at Inverell Local Court ordered the pair not to keep more than 80 female breeding dogs and 25 stud dogs. The breeders were also ordered to pay the RSPCA $150,000 between them for the cost of caring for some of the animals. At a parliamentary hearing on Monday, Animal Justice Party Emma Hurst pointed out the state’s laws wouldn’t prevent the pair from continuing to breed dogs. Ms Hurst has been campaigning for stronger regulations for breeders, and says her proposed Companion Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms) Bill would help curb the problem. “We have a situation where these people are able to continue to run a facility with 100 dogs – how can that mean the NSW government’s legislation is working; how is that good enforcement?” Ms Hurst asked. Department of Primary Industries deputy director Tara Black responded: “The DPI’s role is to administer the legislation, and we do have significant penalties available in the law, for the courts and enforcement agencies to apply in a specific case that might be appropriate.” In comments made after the hearing, Ms Hurst said it was “shocking” that people convicted for animal cruelty would still be allowed to breed pets. “Our laws are clearly failing companion animals in this state,” she said. “The committee heard that many breeders in NSW have been found guilty of animal cruelty and are still being allowed to run puppy farms. “Laws to protect animals from known animal abusers must be introduced immediately to stop more cases like this occurring, and puppy farming must be outlawed.” Ms Hurst’s Bill has met some opposition from breeders and lobby groups, who argue it would hamstring legitimate breeders while failing to stop illegal businesses. https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/outrage-after-animal-abuser-allowed-to-continue-to-breed-dogs/news-story/9c3676b633e734140d18d0fa5ebc1f81