Common Sense Media, a popular resource for parents, to review AI products’ suitability for kids
Common Sense, a well-known nonprofit organization devoted to consumer privacy, digital citizenship and providing media ratings for parents who want to evaluate the apps, games, podcasts, TV shows, movies, and books their children are consuming, announced this morning it will introduce another type of product to its ratings and reviews
Read moreA tale of two climate tech SPACs
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. We could go on, but you get the picture. It might be boom times for climate tech, but climate tech SPACs? Not so much. With few
Read moreRun UI Tests in Your CI/CD Workflows
Fast track UTAM test execution using GitHub actionsPhoto by Scott Graham on UnsplashIn the last article, I talked about UTAM, the UI Test Automation Model that lets us write user interface tests for Salesforce or any other application based on the Page Object model design pattern. By now, I’m sure you are
Read moreModern Software Engineering — Part 4: Deployment
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. —…Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read morePrincipal Stories: What is a Principal Software Engineer?
It has been a year or so since I’ve written about Qualifying Seniority, where I shared my view of what makes a Software Engineer a Senior…Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read more‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For over 10 years, millions of emails associated with the US military have been getting sent to Mali, a West African country allied with Russia, due to a typo, according to a report from the Financial Times. Instead of appending the military’s
Read moreUganda’s 5% Income Tax Hike
The parliament in Uganda released a statement last week that a new tax law that imposes a 5% levy on income earned in the country by foreign providers of digital communications services like Twitter and Meta’s Facebook. This is according to a report from Reuters. Parliament made the news public
Read moreCyber Security Today, July 17, 2023 – USB-based attacks rising, attacks on AWS increasing and more
USB-based attacks rising, attacks on AWS increasing and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, July 17th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. On a podcast last month I told listeners about a European hospital that was infected after an
Read more$5000 Awarded to Fintech Startups
The World Bank awarded 10 South African startups with $5000 each at a recent awards event. The objective of the Fintech Challenge was to provide underserved entrepreneurs with access to markets, business networks, and investment opportunities. Training to Engage with Investors and Raise Capital The training provided during the Fintech
Read moreOnePlus 81 Pro mechanical keyboard review
A mechanical keyboard is an odd addition to the OnePlus product line by virtually any measure. OnePlus is a phone maker first and foremost. Always has been and likely always will be. Since 2014, the company has made its name as the producer of thoughtfully considered Android handsets at non-premium
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