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    You can now turn your Amazon Echo into a Wi-Fi extender. Here’s how

    Maria Diaz/ZDNET Do you use an Eero mesh system<!–> for your home or office Wi-Fi? How about an Amazon Echo–> gadget?  If you answered yes to both questions, you can now supercharge your Wi-Fi coverage with Eero Built-in.  This innovative feature comes three years after Amazon’s acquisition of Eero. Since then, Eero has rolled out […] More

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    Break into a career in IT with this cybersecurity training bundle

    <!–> Learn cybersecurity basics with this course bundle deal. StackSocial If you’re interested in a career in IT, you don’t have to get a formal education to begin your training – and you may not want to. Considering the steep learning curve of the industry, it may be worthwhile to start your education before you […] More

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    UN sets up advisory team to coordinate ‘inclusive’ AI governance

    <!–> MR.Cole_Photographer/Getty Images The United Nations (UN) has set up an advisory team to look at how artificial intelligence (AI) should be governed to mitigate potential risks, with a pledge to adopt a “globally inclusive” approach. The move comes amid new research that consumers neither trust businesses to adopt generative AI responsibly nor abide by […] More

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    Few APAC firms will benefit from AI due to doubt and data management

    <!–> Richard Drury/Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to garner business interest over the next year, but few organizations in Asia-Pacific will be able to reap its full benefits due to their aversion to risk and subpar data management capabilities.  Just 30% have the IT practices that are needed to harness the benefits of […] More

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    Singapore wants banks and telcos to bear losses if found negligent in phishing scams

    <!–> magann/Getty Images Singapore has laid out a framework detailing parties that should be held responsible for phishing scams, with banks and telcos taking on accountability for the first line of defense.  Regulators for the financial services and ICT sectors this week released a joint consultation paper with a proposed shared responsibility framework that will […] More

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    How to add a GUI for your Ubuntu firewall (and why you should)

    <!–> KanawatTH/Getty Images Ubuntu is one of the most user-friendly Linux distributions on the market. It’s also one of the most widely used open-source operating systems (OS). And given that Linux is often considered the most secure operating system available, it’s a bit baffling why the OS doesn’t default to enabling the firewall, and include […] More