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The new services are Filestore Enterprise and Backup for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Cloud Storage is being updated to let users select the regions of their choice for dual-region buckets. Google is also offering a new 15-minute Recovery Point Objective (RPO) in Cloud Storage. “We need to make sure that, as more and more data comes to the cloud, we provide customers seamless availability and protection,” Guru Pangal, Google GM of storage, said to ZDNet....

Quick Builder adds a new thread to Google’s low-code or no-code story, which is headed up by its recently acquired AppSheet platform that integrates with Gmail and Workspace apps. Utilizing Google Maps, Quick Builder is a desktop tool that helps businesses discover and deploy recommended application programming interfaces (APIs) for mapping and location-based solutions in various sectors, from retail to e-commerce and travel. It lowers the bar for businesses that want to use the Google Maps Platform to build location-based solutions....

Google said its new Nest security practices include adopting standards Google has long held as well as implementing new updates that are specific to Nest’s connected home devices and services. Specifically, Google will begin certifying Nest devices sold in 2019 or later using an independent security standard, including those developed by the Internet of Secure Things Alliance (ioXt). The company will also publish the validation results that explain how its products hold up to those standards, and will assess new products against the standards prior to launch....

Google’s idea is to offer open-source projects by startups, academics and lower-cost options for manufacturing custom silicon with semiconductor foundries, with the aim of building a thriving ecosystem around open-source hardware. “We cannot understate the milestone that this new partnership represents in the foundry ecosystem market,” said Google’s Johan Euphrosine and Ethan Mahintorabi from the Hardware Toolchains Team. SEE: Hands on: Putting Ubuntu Linux on my Microsoft Surface Go Google and GF have released Process Design Kit for the GF 180nm process MCU platform “GF180MCU” under the Apache 2....

Typically, Google employees have been compensated according to where the office they work out of is based. For instance, an employee who works from Google’s New York office would be paid the same as someone who commuted into New York every day from outside the city. But Google workers who choose to work from home permanently could see reductions in their pay if they live in less expensive areas than those where the company’s offices are located....

The wildly popular program has been cited as offering textual responses that are “disturbing,” but on the horizon is an ability to take action with outside databases or online services, according to a risks paper published Tuesday by artificial intelligence startup OpenAI. OpenAI created ChatGPT, and on Tuesday, it unveiled the latest version of the natural language processing program that underlies ChatGPT’s capabilities, called GPT-4. GPT-4 is the fourth version in a series of programs from OpenAI known as “generative pre-trained transformers,” programs that build on years of language processing in the field of deep learning....

Avanan’s Jeremy Fuchs said that in December, the company saw cyberattackers using the comment feature in Google Docs and Google Slides to leverage attacks against Outlook users. “In this attack, hackers are adding a comment to a Google Doc. The comment mentions the target with an @. By doing so, an email is automatically sent to that person’s inbox. In that email, which comes from Google, the full comment, including the bad links and text, is included....

The Embody eschews the mesh-based support of the Aeron in favor of a design that supports the human body by using its own anatomy as inspiration. The result is an unusual-looking model with unique support characteristics and ample adjustability. Its futuristic aesthetics likely also played a part in Herman Miller’s subsequent decision to bring its Embody chair into the gaming space. Designed in collaboration with gaming and PC peripheral maker Logitech, the Herman Miller Embody Gaming chair mirrors the design and structure of the original, adding a unique color scheme and additional padding....

Facebook had hoped to create a head-worn device that could capture language, translating electrical signals from the brain into digital information. Despite the fascinating premise of a social media company developing potentially the first consumer BCI for language use, the company decided to step back from the project last year, open sourcing its existing language research and concentrating on BCIs that captured nerve signals-related movement, rather than language, instead. But while Facebook stepped back, a number of labs are stepping forward, making breakthroughs in turning language into text or spoken word....

This globally-recognized day is our annual reminder to consider the environment and take stock of our efforts to preserve the planet’s future. Most tech companies aren’t huge organizations with international influence, thousands of employees, and billion or even trillion-dollar market capitalization. So what can smaller companies do to elevate their environmental stewardship? Here are some ideas. Reuse or donate old electronics Some organizations throw away functional electronics on a regular schedule....

What if you’re on the other end of the spectrum? Perhaps your needs are less demanding and you’d rather spend the RAM money on something better suited. Here is a definitive guide to how much RAM your Windows 10 PC needs. Chances are, you already have enough. Also: How much RAM does your Windows 11 PC need? The bare minimum for the 32-bit version of Windows 10 1GB of RAM is the minimum system requirement for the 32-bit version of Windows 10, and while I’ve gotten Windows 10 to run on this much RAM, I don’t recommend it....

That primary backup also picks up specific folders from other machines I have synced to Drive, which is taken care of via the Google Drive Desktop app. What I do not do is sync the entire contents of Google Drive to my desktop. Why? First off, there is no Google Drive Desktop Client for Linux. Second, my MacBook Pro M1 is limited in storage space, so syncing the entire contents of my Google Drive account wouldn’t exactly be prudent....

However, when the cursor moves to the secondary monitor, things get a bit tricky. Part of this is because my second monitor is considerably smaller than the primary (and is only used for smaller-footprint applications, such as Spotify and Slack). When I shift the cursor to the secondary monitor, sometimes it’s just too hard to find and I wind up having to move the mouse around until the cursor becomes obvious....

This four-course bundle provides comprehensive training to help you ace the certification exam. You get 126 lessons – over 10.5 hours – all online, including the course material. So there is no special software to download. The certification exam’s domain objectives are covered in this series of courses, and Part 1 covers around 55% of it. You’ll begin by learning the fundamentals of continuous delivery and process automation. These courses are offered by the Mclearn team, which was created in 2018 to provide people around the globe with access to excellent learning anywhere, anytime, and on all devices....

If you don’t keep your files backed up, the consequences could be devastating. And there are numerous ways to lose your essential files — computer malfunctions, malware, accidents, and more. But with a cloud storage plan, you don’t have to take any chances. Degoo is offering 15TB of lifetime cloud storage and encrypted backups for just $149.99, the best price on the web. With a 15TB Degoo plan, you’ll get more cloud storage than Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive combined....

Now, American Express has loosened its grip on the Black card ever so slightly. If you’re not familiar with the Centurion Card, you’re not alone. There’s an air of mystery surrounding the card’s perks, but what sets the card apart from others is the personal concierge service it offers cardholders. You may get a glimpse of what it’s like to be a cardholder in Reddit posts or occasional articles. Delivering ice for your drinks, dropped off by helicopter to a remote island resort, is just one example of the lengths a Black card concierge will go to....

In this post, I list seven steps you can take to help you lock that account down so it’s safe from online attacks. As always, there’s a balancing act between convenience and security, so I’ve divided the steps into three groups, based on how tightly you want to lock down your Microsoft account. (It’s worth noting that this article is about consumer Microsoft accounts used with Microsoft 365 Family and Personal editions....

But Google’s privacy stance comes on the heels of censorship and ethical controversies, including a “failure” to list its inclusion of the Assistant in the Google Nest Secure hub on the Google Nest spec sheet and continuing to track users after they’d turned off location history settings. While we did not receive a response from Google for this piece, we have been told in prior exchanges with spokespeople that the company “takes privacy and security seriously in all of its products, including the Google Assistant, and will not share information without user consent, except in the limited circumstances laid out in Google’s Privacy Policy....

Also: How to set up your first Raspberry Pi But sometimes I like to squeeze a bit more power out of the hardware, and the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B gives the scope to overclock the hardware to get more performance out of the board. What is overclocking? Chipmakers are always balancing performance, power, and the amount of heat being generated, and as such tend to run their processor (CPU) or graphics (GPU) chips at a lower speed than they are capable of achieving....

Also: The best Android phones For such images, you can set up a locked folder in Google Photos on Android and tuck those documents and other images away for safekeeping. Once you do this, the only way to view the images is via your default screen unlock authentication (such as the fingerprint scanner). There is, of course, a caveat to using a locked folder. Any photo or video stored within that folder is not backed up to your cloud account....