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Agricultural development agencies, researchers, and policymakers from Liberia are set to organise a business summit to draw a seed road map for the West African country. The consortium includes the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) project of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), AfDB-funded Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) of IITA, the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in Nigeria, and the Liberian government.…

A number of government agencies in the European Union and elsewhere have voiced concerns about security risks as Apple opens up its iPhones and iPads to rival app stores to comply with EU tech rules, Apple said on Friday.Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), from March 7 Apple will be required to offer alternative app stores on iPhones and allow developers to opt out of using its in-app payment system, which charges fees of up to 30%.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT…

Selecting the right digital marketing agency partner is key for businesses aiming to drive results and scale efficiently. With countless agencies vying for attention, marketers must ask the right questions to ensure they make the best choice for their company’s needs. Although I’ve owned an agency for seven years, most of my career was spent working on the client side. I’ve compiled questions I would have asked when I was on the other side of the desk and also…

Bloomberg: Cybersecurity experts say global law enforcement agencies dealt Russia-linked LockBit a major blow, but history shows that ransomware gangs regroup quickly — - Disruption of LockBit praised as major blow against gang — History has shown that hackers regroup quickly, experts say — Two arrests. Bloomberg: Cybersecurity experts say global law enforcement agencies dealt Russia-linked LockBit a major blow, but history shows that ransomware gangs regroup…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In September, the governing board of Santa Cruz Metro made a big bet on the future of green public transit when it approved the purchase of 57 buses fueled by hydrogen—the largest order of hydrogen-fueled buses made so far in the U.S.…

Beeper Mini, a smart way of getting iMessage to work on Android devices, has been hitting dead end after dead end with Apple, but a recent appeal from one FCC member might signal an end to Apple’s messaging exclusivity. Brendan Carr, a lawyer and member of the Federal Communications Commission since 2017, has recently appealed to the Commission and subsequently posted it on X for public support. In this video, he states, “Apple’s wider set of exclusionary practices warrant scrutiny by antitrust and competition…

Natural gas prices are lower than a year ago, when many Coloradans saw big jumps in their heating bills, but the need for help to pay utility bills remains high, say agencies that offer assistance. For the week ending Jan. 21, the nonprofit Energy Outreach Colorado fielded 555 applications for assistance and spent $333,229, said spokeswoman Denise Stepto. “The need is just unprecedented. These numbers are bigger than we’ve seen them before,” Stepto said. She attributes the ongoing need to overall elevated costs. And…

As more employees use instant messaging at work in lieu of email, federal antitrust enforcers issued a warning Friday: Companies under investigation must turn over those records. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission announced they are tweaking the language they send to companies under investigation to make clear they are required to preserve and turn over chats from platforms such as Salesforce Inc.'s Slack and ephemeral messaging apps like Meta Platforms Inc.'s WhatsApp and Signal. Failure to preserve…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, is issuing a new warning: your Google Chrome browser and Excel spreadsheets could be at risk of an attack. The agency identified two new exploits that could give hackers easy access to your computer.Federal agencies have until January 23 to make sure they're protected. Here are some ways to make sure you're protected too.CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER…

Illustration of a qualitative freeway stretch. Credit: Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (2024). DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2023.2301696 New research published in the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems titled "Data-driven transfer learning framework for estimating on-ramp and off-ramp traffic flows" introduces a data-driven framework using transfer learning to estimate freeway ramp flows accurately from…