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Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The Blink Mini 2 is available for $30 on its own or bundled with a weather-resistant power adapter for $40. With a stronger construction, improved video quality, a new spotlight, person detection, and weather resistance for outdoor use, the Blink Mini 2 is a definite upgrade from the first generation. As an Amazon device, the Blink Mini 2 works with Alexa but not Google Home, Matter, or other smart home systems….

“Earning your OTCA boosts your career by equipping you with sought-after skills for modern IT operations,” said Clyde Seepersad, senior vice president and general manager, Linux Foundation Education, said in a statement. “These skills position you as a proactive, problem-solving professional in an era of complex, distributed systems.” The primary competencies covered by the OTCA certification are: Fundamentals of Observability  The OpenTelemetry API and SDK  The OpenTelemetry Collector  Maintaining and Debugging Observability Pipelines OTCA includes…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET & Maria Diaz/ZDNET Apple held its annual iPhone event back in late September and debuted the iPhone 16 line. Much of the presentation was dedicated to showing off all of the artificial intelligence (AI) features coming to the smartphone. While the future AI upgrade was certainly impressive, is the iPhone 16 enough of an upgrade to warrant a new $1,000+ payment? Also: Why I’m recommending the standard iPhone 16 over the Pro this year (and I’m…

ECCO’s initial task is to assess Microsoft’s progress on software commitments outlined in the settlement, and a technical summit is scheduled at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters in December. ECCO will release its first progress report post-summit, with follow-ups planned for February and April. The observatory will also monitor other software giants that operate in Europe, including Broadcom and its subsidiary VMware, to ensure that their practices do not restrict cloud choices for European customers, according to…

“Data is very dirty, right? You know, you have to make do with whatever is available in a lot of cases,” Kothandaraman said. “You’ll have to augment a lot of it with your own data, and nobody is willing to share data with each other.” Another challenge that emerged was dealing with the limitations and potential of different forms of AI. “AI and ML are inherently probabilistic, whereas operational teams do not want any probabilistic…

J Studios/Getty Images Meta-owned Instagram has been making significant changes to how the social media site operates and recommends content, especially focusing on original content in Instagram recommendations and creating a safer online environment for teens.  Also: Bluesky hits 20 million users and counting – watch it keep growing here Today, in a blog post, Instagram announced another major change to its algorithms — a “fresh start.” According to the post, the site has been…