Want to know the difference between a guy who knows a whole lot about cybersecurity and a guy who knows a whole lot about cybersecurity who’s been certified? Well, almost $15,000. That’s the disparity found by a survey of government IT professionals with security clearances, who averaged just over $96,000 a year for non-certified employees, but almost $111,000 for those with at least one certification or more. It’s not just what you know, but what you can prove that you know that matters....

Researchers came to this conclusion after using machine learning to analyze more than 4,000 studies on species reintroduction across four decades. The system evaluated the outcomes of conservation programs by assessing the study abstracts with sentiment analysis, a form of AI that identifies positive and negative emotions expressed in text. The results suggested that a growing number of initiatives were working. “Over time, there’s a lot less uncertainty in the assessment of sentiment in the studies, and we see reintroduction projects become more successful — and that’s a big takeaway,” said study author Kyle Van Houtan, the chief scientist at Monterey Bay Aquarium....

Sure, tech changes our world and our lives on a daily basis. But sometimes, an innovation comes along that just makes us smile. A few years ago, advancements in artificial intelligence and sound recording finally allowed music fans to do what many had dreamed about for years: to strip a singer’s vocals out of a song and spotlight their aural mastery for all to hear. In that spirit, if you’ve never heard Grace Slick’s jaw-droppingly flawless power belting the Jefferson Airplane classic White Rabbit, stop everything and hear it now....

Tourists may soon be able to explore the picturesque cross-timbered houses and historic churches of Herrenberg via virtual reality (VR), thanks to a digital twin developed with the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS). Nicolai Reith, Head of the Control and Communication department and advisor to the Mayor of Herrenberg, told Cities Today: “You don’t have to make a decision and then see [what happens]; you can see before you make the decision what the effect will be via the digital twin....

Stare at one of those wall-sized engineering studio audio boards for even a few minutes. With literally hundreds of buttons, knobs, dials, and sliders, it’s easy to imagine that a fully equipped board can create virtually any audio effect imaginable. That’s very true — but when you ask someone to perform a specific task on a piece of audio, whether it’s adding reverb or compressing and equalizing sound, or laying in delays or echoes, that’s where the horror begins....

Whether they’re delivering everything from medication to insoles, whether they’re mapping for construction, capturing video for filmmakers, or just letting a pilot get their thrill on, drones are filling our skies. As of January, there were nearly 1.8 million drone crafts registered with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. And while plenty are on-the-job vehicles, more than two thirds are simple recreational drones, helping enthusiasts and wannabe enthusiasts scratch that itch for flight....

Online learning can be pretty hit and miss. You might find a course in a topic that interests you, but the price isn’t right. Or you start, but realize you aren’t a fan of the instructor’s methods. Or maybe the course just isn’t covering the material you want to learn. It isn’t easy to find an outlet you trust with teachers you trust to offer the kind of in-depth training you need to truly take command of a subject....

In 2007, the recording industry only sold about 1 million vinyl albums, mostly to those last few diehard fans and collectors of the long-deposed format. Flash forward less than 15 years and things have seriously changed. The reports of vinyl’s demise were greatly exaggerated, with over 19 million vinyl records sold the first six months of 2021 alone. Oh yeah, baby…vinyl is rejuvenated and back with a vengeance. In an age of MP3s and streaming services, it looks like the same technology that enthralled music fans for almost 100 years may be positioning itself to be with us for 100 more....

In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. has been at the center of a building cybersecurity meltdown in recent months, including everything from suffering staggering widespread hacking attacks to disappointing setbacks in costly attempts to improve the safety of vital defense systems. Those alarming missteps could be on a path toward improvement with an additional $10 billion in funds earmarked for cybersecurity and IT fixes in the wake of the SolarWinds hack....

Yesterday, the White House sacrificed another chunk of its advantage on the altar of nationalism, when President Trump announced the suspension of certain temporary work visas. Among them was the H-1B program for highly-skilled workers, which used largely by the tech sector. Trump argued the ban would help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic by ensuring that jobs first go to Americans. However, tech leaders were quick to rebuff his claim....

The brothers, Jagroop Singh Khatkar and Karanjit Singh Khatkhar — from British Columbia in Canada — admitted to conspiring to commit wired fraud and money laundering earlier this week. They each face a potential two years in prison when they are sentenced on March 17. The brothers created a fake Twitter account, impersonating Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC. They then tricked the woman into contacting @HitBTCAssist for support and got her to share her account details....

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, the companies are coming under the exact same scrutiny in California. “For years Uber and Lyft have built their billion-dollar businesses on a model that exploits drivers,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said when announcing the lawsuit. “Uber and Lyft set the rates. They alone set the rules. Drivers are employees.” [Read: German court slams the brakes on Tesla’s bogus ‘Autopilot’ marketing] “For years these companies have systematically denied their drivers basic workplace protections and benefits, and profited greatly from it....

Don’t miss @assassinscreed Gold, an-all new audio adventure coming to @audible_com from February 27 ?? pic.twitter.com/zNR3R2e8ld — Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) November 18, 2019 According to SyFy Wire, the story is set, as almost all AC stories are, partially in the modern day and partially in the historical setting du jour — in this case, the Great Recoinage of 1696. The main character is a young Assassin named Aliyah Kahn, who relives the life of an ancestor named Omar Khalid....

Have we gone from not enough regulation into overdrive too fast, creating new problems in our attempts to fix existing ones? A patchwork of state data privacy laws There is no sweeping federal US consumer data privacy law, and so far, all of the action has been at the state level. For example, let’s look at what’s happening in California. The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), which goes live in January 2020, is similar to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in regards to increasing consumer access to and control over personal information....

The Bureau of Securities issued emergency cease and desist orders as part of “Operation Cryptosweep” – an international crackdown on fraudulent ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment schemes – against Zoptax LLC (also known as Zoptax) and Unocall. “Today’s action demonstrates that our Bureau of Securities stands ready to enforce our investor protection laws in cases involving initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency-related investment schemes,” said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. “As innovation in the online cryptocurrency-related investment market continues, market players need to understand that the rules still apply to them,” he added....

When you run a search for the “best developer interview questions to ask an employer”, the results come back with countless resources that all have fairly similar suggestions: What does a successful new hire look like in the first six months? What’s the company culture like? What do you like about working for this company? The list goes on. You’ve probably come across these resources before — they’re everywhere. They all provide questions that work for many situations....

Apple makes headlines every year with their big splashy new iPhone rollout events, but it doesn’t change the fact that three quarters of you still own an Android phone instead. And apps for Android just keep exploding. By 2022, mobile app downloads are projected to reach 258 billion, a surge of almost 50 percent from 2017. That represents $157 billion spent on apps worldwide every year. If that has you thinking about how to make your cool idea into an Android app…well, it should....

All 17 of Warner’s films for the next year will hit HBO Max, and be available to its paying subscribers. The entire COVID pandemic, which is responsible for theaters closing, is something most of the film industry is navigating on a case-by-case basis, putting individual films on their streaming platforms. Disney even attempted to have it both ways with the live-action Mulan, charging extra on top of the Disney+ subscription for its initial release....

The Airspeeder though isn’t your average eVTOL — it’s a flying race car. On Thursday, Alauda set two Mk3s to fight against each other down a 300m drag strip over the deserts of South Australia. And it’s a true battle of speed, with the aircraft reaching over 154km/h during the video. The two teams were composed of Alauda’s engineers and official remote test pilots. The aircraft do have space in their cockpit for a pilot, but for now they’re controlled by “telebotic avatars,” called Aviators, linked to pilots on the ground — which makes it a bit less impressive....

The video in question is from Carwow’s Mat Watson, who joined the final crash test of the Rimac Nevera, a battery electric hypercar. It’s the last installment in a series of 44 trials required for certification before its official rollout in Europe and the US. Once you move past the pain of watching this much money bursting into flames, there’s actually a lot to learn. The car goes through a side pole crash test, as in it literally gets smashed into a pole at a 32km/h speed....