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Dec

07

2021

Kinobi – Edtech firm bags $1m to help university students start their careers

Kinobi, a Singapore-based education technology startup (college-to-career network), has raised US$1 million in a seed round led by an Indonesia-based corporate VC firm. Several regional family offices and angels also joined. Launched in January 2021, Kinobi helps college students enter the professional world. Students can use the platform to create a resume, practice for interviews, and increase their knowledge about the career that they want to pursue. The company was founded by Singapore Management University graduates Benjamin Wong, Hafiz Kasman, and Joshua Phua. Kinobi offers its platform through a software-as-a-service model for universities. It currently has 51 university partners across Indonesia, Singapore, and…

May

30

2021

WhatsApp Sues India’s Government

Facebook-owned company WhatsApp has sued the Indian government on Wednesday May 2021. The Lawsuit filed in Delhi High Court attempts to stop the government from enforcing the rules instructed to the company at the beginning of this year. Indian government wants WhatsApp messages to be “traceable” whereas all messages in the app are encrypted. The instructions by the government undermine the privacy of billions of people who use WhatsApp for communication purposes and will affect their security. “Civil society and technical experts around the world have consistently argued that a requirement to ‘trace’ private messages would break end-to-end encryption and…

Apr

07

2021

MariaDB Service Start Stuck at Activating

mariadb, mysql

Some times when MariaDB installed first time, it runs ok but after System reboot, its start creating problems i.e. MariaDB service stuck at Activating state. if you try to start it, its seems keep waiting in staring state and when check status using command systemctl status mariadb.service its shows status like Active: activating (start) in journalctl -xe output you see errors like AVC apparmor="DENIED" Reason for this problem is that, you probably have MySQL installed beforehand. Mean first this server had MySQL server installed and upgraded it to MariaDB server. It is a known bug: MySQL installs an AppArmor profile, and the…

Jan

17

2021

Warning – 5 New Trojanized Android Apps Spying On Users In Pakistan

Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a new spyware operation targeting users in Pakistan that leverages trojanized versions of legitimate Android apps to carry out covert surveillance and espionage. Designed to masquerade apps such as the Pakistan Citizen Portal, a Muslim prayer-clock app called Pakistan Salat Time, Mobile Packages Pakistan, Registered SIMs Checker, and TPL Insurance.

Dec

28

2020

The Best Marketing Material for Startups

Most entrepreneurs behind new startups will turn to the world of digital to market their businesses. While this is a smart move considering how effective digital marketing can be, it is important not to forget about the impact of traditional print marketing. Most business experts insist that the greatest levels of success can be achieved by embracing a combination approach to marketing and finding a balance between print and digital. With that in mind, here is some advice regarding the best marketing material for startups. Business cards The modest business card is arguably the most important piece of marketing…

Dec

14

2020

Kubernetes is dropping Docker support – What does it mean for YOU?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kubernetes is dropping Docker support! Understand the reason behind and how it affects YOU. Kubernetes deprecated Docker since version 1.20!. What the Kubernetes announcement actually means and how it will affect you: ► as a software developer, who is using Docker and Kubernetes ► as a DevOps engineer, who is administering Kubernetes using a Managed Kubernetes Service or a self-managed Kubernetes cluster. Useful Links: Dockershim FAQs Don't Panic: Kubernetes and Docker[/vc_column_text][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/7KUdmFyefSA"][penci_videos_playlist][penci_block_video][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ▬▬▬▬▬▬ T I M E S T A M P S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - Why has Docker been deprecated? 3:10 - Container Runtime…

Dec

14

2020

E-Commerce is in huge demand in 2021 – Are you Ready?

E-commerce, Freelance

E-commerce is on a rise and one would not be surprised if there are many rags to rich success stories linked to the e-commerce business in 2021. The answer is the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, the world’s richest man is Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce business with an economic footprint all over the globe. The COVID pandemic has dramatically shifted e-commerce in the year 2020. E-commerce has seen a huge 129% year-over-year growth in the U.S and Canadian shores. This accounts for a massive 146% growth in internet retail orders. Many brick and mortar stores have now gone online to…

Dec

12

2020

Amazon Wants to Train 29 Million People to Work in the Cloud

AWS, Cloud Computing, Training

New programs seek to help people from Montana to Nigeria attain roles ranging from tech support to machine learning. While some participants in the program might find jobs at Amazon, many could be hired elsewhere, including by clients of Amazon Web Services, the company said. Amazon Inc. announced an effort Thursday Dec 10, 2020 aimed at helping 29 million people world-wide retrain by 2025, giving them new skills for cloud-computing roles as the pandemic upends many careers. The online giant committed $700 million last year to reskilling 100,000 of its own workers in the U.S. The new effort will build on existing…

Nov

22

2020

ALLIMTools – Collection of Marketing Tools

Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, Tools

ALLIMTools is a private platform to all the great SEO and SPY tools that you need to up your marketing game starting at $19/month. It provide access to 35+ SEO and Spy tools, a one-stop solution for keyword research, perform competitors analysis, get ranking reports, tools for e-commerce and spying and much more! Currently access to following Tools is provided. AdSpy Ahrefs Alexa Anstrex Native Anstrex Push Article Builder Article Forge Audio Blocks Buzzsumo CBEngine Dropship-Spy EcomHunt Envato Elements Freshdrop Grammarly Helium10 Ispionage KeywordRevealer LongTailPro MajesticSEO Merchant Words Moz NicheScraper Pexda SaleHoo SpamZilla Spin Rewriter SpyFU StockUnlimited StoryBlocks Storybase VideoBlocks WooRank WordAI ALLIMTools Website

Nov

22

2020

Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence & Computing (PIAIC)

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, IoT, PIAIC

Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence & Computing (PIAIC) has the mission to reshape Pakistan by revolutionizing education, research, and business by adopting latest, cutting-edge technologies. Experts are calling this the 4th industrial revolution. PIAIC wants Pakistan to become a global hub for AI, Data Science, Cloud Native Computing, Edge Computing, Blockchain, Augmented Reality, and Internet of Things. Courses Offered Artificial Intelligence A one year AI program designed for absolute beginners, getting Pakistan ready for the new era of computing enabled by the rise of AI. Cloud Native and Mobile Web Computing Specialist A one year cloud computing program designed for absolute beginners, getting Pakistan ready for the new era of microservices and multi-cloud native computing. Blockchain Specialist A one year blockchain program designed for absolute beginners, getting Pakistan ready for the new era of blockchain, fintech and smart contracts Internet of Things and AI Specialist A…