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The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is set to come under fire on fresh anticompetitive charges from the European Union, which will likely be formally announced next week. Apple will face the complaint that it unfairly monopolizes the mobile payments system on the iPhone, by promoting Apple Pay and restricting other services from having the same access to the iPhone’s NFC hardware. News of a forthcoming complaint surrounding access to NFC hardware in the iPhone, as it pertains to mobile payments systems, surfaced back in October....

Our latest obsession is a natural language “translator” that can convert any data or rule into a bonafide Excel formula. You can even plug it into Excel itself once you have it. Read on to learn how to use an AI assistant to solve a challenging problem in Excel. How to use the Excel Formula Generator What is the Excel Formula Bot? This simple web app is browser-based and ready to help you tackle your latest Excel head-scratcher....

ISBLANK function in excel is grouped under information function. Information functions help to take a decision based on their results. You may come across a situation where you want to find the blank cells in an excel cell. In this tutorial, you will learn: How to use the ISBLANK function? Example 1 How to use ISBLANK? Example 2: How to use ISBLANK with different excel functions? Example 3: How to use ISBLANK function with conditional formatting?...

Many dog food suppliers do whatever they can to save money, so they’ll throw fillers into their feed. That means your pooch could be chowing down on chicken manure, sawdust and lead. If you want what’s best for your pet, you need to investigate the food itself, from the quality to the ingredients. Often, expensive dog food is worth it — but you shouldn’t fall for marketing schemes. Here’s what to watch out for....

Network File System, or NFS, allows remote hosts to mount the systems/directories over a network. An NFS server can export a directory that can be mounted on a remote Linux machine. This allows the user to share the data centrally to all the machines in the network. For the demo purpose, I am using Metasploitable in this article. Download the Metasploitable VM from here. The walkthrough Set it up and run the VM....

Careers in human resources feature several diverse skill sets such as recruiting and hiring, managing budgets and timelines, logistics, and technical support. As you review the possibilities detailed below, consider your current skills and preferences for work settings to determine which role is best for you. How to land an entry-level human resources job Most entry-level human resources positions require an associate or bachelor’s human resources degree, HR-related degree, or HR certification....

The latest sci-fi MMO from Moscow-based Enplex Games, Population Zero, became available for purchase on Steam on May 5. The game involves daring exploration and survival mechanics that require the players to develop a safe haven in order to survive in the hostile conditions of the planet Kepler. The game has received a fairly warm response from fans and critics and has become one of the popular selling titles on Steam....

In the past, Windows passwords were extremely easy to crack. The design of the original LANMAN password hashing algorithm had the following flaws: Passwords limited to 14 characters Forced all letters to uppercase No salting Passwords broken into two chunks and hashed separately As a result, passwords stored in the LANMAN format were trivially easy to crack. With NTLM, cracking Windows passwords is more difficult but still possible. NTLM is weaker than modern algorithms because it is based on the MD4 cipher....

It’s been four years since the last James Bond movie, Spectre, was released. In that time, the studio has had a tough time getting a script together for the next one, with directors dropping in and out and the story’s direction constantly changing. But the producers are determined to get it off the ground. While Daniel Craig was initially reluctant to reprise his role as James Bond – even going as far as controversially telling Ellen DeGeneres he’d rather slit his wrists than play Bond again – the producers have talked him around and he’ll be back for one more sequel....

HBO has been one of the best networks in terms of either comedy or dramas for as long as we can remember. From The Wire to The Sopranos, and then Game of Thrones, HBO has set the standard in which Cable TV is still trying to duplicate. When news came that they were bringing a show to life surrounding four friends who take Hollywood by storm, no one knew what to expect....

The newfound popularity of PC game Escape From Tarkov brings with it controversy as a 2016 interview was discovered showing one of the developers stating that women can’t handle the stress of war. Escape From Tarkov first began being developed in 2012 by Russian studio Battlestate Games. The game is an action role-playing simulator that was first launched in alpha on August 4th, 2016. As of July 28th of 2017 the game has been in closed beta to anyone who purchases the title....

As a fan of sharpshooting games, you had a great experience playing games like PUBG or COD. However, if you think it’s time to lay your hands on something more intense, Escape from Tarkov is definitely something of your type. This first-person shooter game is in a whole new league. Even if it looks similar to other shooting games, the difficulty levels and mental engagement will keep you hooked up for hours without getting bored....

The Conjuring Universe is the shared universe featured in a variety of different horror movies. These movies are scary films and are dramatized versions of the true stories of different hauntings investigated by real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Horror movies that claim to be based on a true story are definitely a lot scarier than any others because it reminds us that sometimes, terrifying things can happen in the real world, too....

Walmart has unveiled its Bohemian Rhapsody Ultimate Fan Gift Set, which includes the movie on both DVD and Blu-ray, in addition to an official Queen t-shirt. The set also features extended versions of scenes from the film, as well as previously-unreleased footage and interviews with not only the movie’s cast and crew, but even the surviving members of Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody explores Queen’s early days as a band on through to their famous Live Aid concert performance in the mid-1980s....

Browncoats everywhere will be able to head back out into The Black once more and explore The ‘Verse like never before, thanks to a new series of guide books based on the legendary science-fiction series Firefly. The two guide books, published by Insight Editions, will offer the most in-depth examination yet of the interior of the spaceship Serenity and the many worlds to which it traveled. First airing on Fox in the fall of 2002, the deck was stacked against Firefly from the beginning....

Sprout Social analyzed more than 457 million messages across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to find out how retailers fared through the previous holiday shopping season and what brands can expect for 2022. We discovered social messaging frequency will increase on all platforms, brands need to improve their response rates and consumers will continue to turn to social commerce for holiday shopping needs. Let’s dive into the data. A look back at social trends from the 2021 holiday season Powered by online shopping, 2021 holiday retail sales were bright, growing over 14% compared to 2020....

After announcing its plans for audio initiatives, Facebook is launching a new hub for its US audience with podcasts, live audio, and short-form clips on its Facebook Watch page. As reported by TechCrunch, Facebook is gathering all the audio formats it supports with a new Audio tab. The company also says that it’s also making its Clubhouse rival, Live Audio Rooms, “more broadly available to global users, and is beginning to roll out a new product called Soundbits, a sort of TikTok for audio offering short audio clips....

If your Facebook event photo size is incorrect, missing or just plain boring, you limit how much interest you can draw. That’s why we’re here to help you add an image to your Facebook event, choose the right image and correctly size it to fit Facebook’s dimensions. Add a Unique Facebook Event Photo Creating the perfect Facebook event doesn’t have to be a strenuous task. But for marketers using Facebook, the last thing you want is to have your page look sloppy or quickly made....

Sony has pushed its horror movie sequel Escape Room 2 back four months to Summer 2020. Directed by Adam Robitel (Insidious: The Last Key), Escape Room follows six strangers as they navigate a series of escape rooms that, as they quickly come to realize, are designed to try and kill them. The film earned middling reviews overall and was criticized for being derivative of trend-setters like Saw and Cube before it, but also landed praise for its creative set pieces....

Evernote has slashed the price of its Premium membership as a new report indicates the company is struggling financially and facing leadership departures. According to a new report from TechCrunch, Evernote has lost its CTO, CFO, CPO, and HR head in the last month… Amid the departure of CTO Anirban Kundu, CFO Vincent Toolan, CPO Erik Wrobel and head of HR Michelle Wagner, Evernote has moved several recent hires to expanded roles within the company....