Skills top tech companies are hiring for in 2024
If you read the latest news and op-eds on technical hiring today, it may seem like the tech industry has been overtaken by the need for skills in one hot new area: AI engineering. Generative AI tops the list for in-demand technical skills published by McKinsey, Forbes, TechCrunch, and many
Read moreLego Fortnite’s first big update squashes bugs and adds a launch pad
Epic’s standalone survival crafting game saw its first update on Tuesday, smoothing out some of the new game’s rough edges and adding a flurry of quality of life improvements. We’ve covered Lego Fortnite since it launched last month, when the new title lured in 2.4 million simultaneous players. On the
Read moreAI adoption in Canada rising, but upskilling remains top barrier: IBM
AI adoption among large organizations has remained steady globally, while Canada saw an uptick from 34 per cent in April 2023 to 37 per cent in November 2023, a new study by IBM Canada found. The company surveyed over 2,000 IT professionals in organizations with over 1,000 employees in Australia,
Read moreStop combining patches with new features, networking vendors advised
Networking vendors should avoid combining critical security updates with new features, to make patches easier to understand, prioritize, and implement, says an industry group, which also urges manufacturers to provide clearer details on their products’ lifespans. The recommendations came in a white paper released Tuesday by the Network Resilience Coalition,
Read moreX adds support for passkeys on iOS after removing SMS 2FA support last year
X, formerly Twitter, today announced support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method than traditional passwords, which will become an option for U.S. users on iOS devices. The technology has been adopted by a number of apps as of late, including PayPal, TikTok, WhatsApp, and others. Today we’re
Read moreGoogle’s search tweaks draw fire as EU self-preferencing ban looms
Changes to how Google displays search results in the European Union, which the tech giant is testing ahead of a ban on self-preferencing that kicks in March 7 under the ex ante competition reform, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), have drawn a furious reaction from online travel agency, eDreams Odigeo.
Read moreSamsung’s self-repair program now covers 50 devices, including foldables
Since launching its self-repair program in August 2022, Samsung has been aggressively adding new devices to the mix. Another upgrade this week brings the current offering up to 50 products (when you factor in variants like the Plus and Ultra), including smartphones, tablets, TVs, laptops, monitors, soundbars and even a
Read moreNow is the time to invest in edtech
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Read moreArtisse AI raises $6.7M for its ‘more realistic’ AI photography app
Artisse, one of the many AI photo creation apps that let users generate photos of themselves using uploaded selfies combined with prompts, has raised $6.7 million in seed funding, following AI selfies’ viral moment. Similar to others on the market, Artisse users upload photos of themselves to train its AI
Read moreGetting Started with Content Collections in Astro
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