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Amid tight security, internet shutdown, lakhs reach exam centres in West Bengal to appear for TET after 5 years

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Amid tight security, around 7 lakh aspirants are rushing to examination centres in West Bengal to appear for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) on Sunday after a gap of five years.

Internet will be shut down in six districts before the examination starts at 12 noon. “In the districts of Uttar Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Dakshin Dinajpur, any data-related message shall not be transmitted in the larger public interest. This order shall come into force with effect from 11.30 am on December 11 to 2.30 pm,” read an order issued by the state government.

The TET examination is conducted for the recruitment of assistant teachers in government-aided/ government-sponsored/junior basic primary schools for classes 1 to 5. A total of 6,90,931 candidates will appear for the TET examination which will be held at 1,453 centres this year from 12 pm to 2.30 pm. The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) has made biometric testing of TET candidates mandatory, besides installing CCTV cameras at all examination centres. Metal detectors have also been provided for frisking candidates. The board has also sent guidelines to all district magistrates and the Kolkata police commissioner.

The metro rail and state transport department has announced additional services so that candidates face no issues in reaching their examination centres. The Metro has been crowded since morning unlike usual Sundays. The metro rail is running 138 trains (69 UP and 69 DN) — additional eight (4 UP and 4 DN) train services — for TET candidates on the North-South Corridor (Blue Line). Metro services are available at an interval of seven minutes before the start of the examination, instead of the normal 15-minute interval on Sundays, while in the afternoon, trains will run at 10-minute intervals.

Many candidates reached their examination centre much before the stipulated time. The gates were opened at 9.30 am. “I have been preparing for it for a long time, so I’m not nervous. However, I prefer not to be late so I reached here at around 9 am,” said Prapti Sen, a candidate waiting outside City College.

According to the instructions issued by the board, no candidate…

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Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 Review: The Flex 5 is a solid mid-range Chromebook for those on a tight budget – Notebooks

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US$389 / AU$625.82 at Amazon

Those looking for an inexpensive Chromebook are certainly spoiled for choice but, as mentioned in my guide to buying a laptop without getting screwed, buying the right Chromebook can be tricky. Many budget models have lackluster processors, minimal RAM, and sub-par displays.

Lenovo’s Chromebook Flex 5 is a 13-inch, 2-in-1 Chromebook that tries to outpace the most inexpensive systems without inflating the price. It’s mostly successful in its effort, but owners must tolerate occasional reminders of the system’s budget roots.

Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 specs and features

I reviewed the Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 13ITL5. It’s similar to the most basic model available through Lenovo’s own web store but bumps up the processor to an Intel Pentium Gold dual-core with two cores, four threads, and a maximum clock speed of 3.5GHz. 

  • CPU: Intel Pentium Gold 7505 @ 2GHz
  • Memory: 4GB DDR4
  • Graphics/GPU: Intel UHD
  • Display: 13.3-inch 1080p IPS touchscreen
  • Storage: 32GB eMMC
  • Webcam: 720p
  • Connectivity: 2x USB-C with DisplayPort, 1x USB-A, 3.5mm audio jack
  • Networking: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5
  • Biometrics: None
  • Battery capacity: 51 watt-hour
  • Dimensions: 0.67 x 8.43 x 12.2 inches
  • Weight: 2.97 pounds

Buyers should note that a similarly priced configuration is available through Amazon with an Intel Core i3-10110U processor and twice as much storage. I expect that model to perform better than my review unit, making it a better value overall.

Design and build quality

The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 is a surprisingly attractive and confident laptop. I particularly like the look of Best Buy’s exclusive configuration which is a deep navy blue. I’m always a sucker for alternative laptop colorways and I especially like how the Flex 5’s gray keycaps compliment the subdued blue chassis.

It feels substantial in-hand as well thanks to the metal display lid and the textured plastic of the laptop’s lower half. A bit of flex is noticeable when handling the laptop roughly, but it’s not obvious in normal day-to-day use. The display lid is especially rigid for a budget laptop, showing only the slightest hint of give.

That’s a good thing because, as mentioned, the Chromebook Flex 5 is a 2-in-1. You can…

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Luno, Tokenize pledge tight security as hackers hit operators abroad

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In less than 2 weeks last month, almost RM2.9b worth of cryptocurrency assets were stolen by hackers from 2 leading exchanges abroad

by AFIQ AZIZ / Pic by TMR FILE PIX

THE hacking of digital asset exchanges (DAXs) abroad has put some fear in digital currency investors here their investments on local DAXs may equally be vulnerable to hackers if there are no comprehensive security measures in place.

In less than two weeks last month, almost US$700 million (RM2.9 billion) worth of cryptocurrency assets were stolen by hackers from two leading exchanges abroad.

China-based Poly Network, a smart contract-driven platform that facilitates transactions between various platforms, had US$600 million worth of crypto money stolen, before the hacker, or hackers, returned most of the stolen funds, saying the heist was just “for fun”. It was dubbed as the biggest cryptocurrency theft ever.

Then, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange known as Liquid was hit in a cyberattack by hackers who made off with a reported US$97 million worth of digital coins.

Liquid has since stated some of its digital currency wallets had been “compromised”, and hackers had transferred the assets to four different wallets.

While the cryptocurrency market in Malaysia is far smaller compared to peers abroad, it is growing with the Securities Commission licensing four DAXs.

Luno’s infrastructure is also hosted on Amazon Web Services which o ers a secure environment for its services, Tang says

The leading DAX, Luno Malaysia Sdn Bhd, reported almost US$1 billion (RM4.2 billion) in total transactions as of June compared to US$300 million (RM1.23 billion) for the whole of 2020.

It currently stores more than RM1 billion of digital assets including bitcoin, ethereum, ripple and litecoin with 300,000 account holders.

In an email to The Malaysian Reserve (TMR), Luno Malaysia country manager Aaron Tang stated DAX keeps most of its customers’ private keys in physical bank vaults inside safety deposit boxes, called “deep freeze” storage to maximise the safety of its customer’s cryptocurrencies.

“Deep-freeze keys are ‘multi-sig’ keys, meaning multiple keys must always be present to authorise a…

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Trump’s Android phone security wasn’t tight enough for a president – QR Code Press

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Trump's Android phone security wasn't tight enough for a president
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In fact, shortly before handing over the phone deemed as having inadequate Android phone security, he missed a call from an unknown number and went ahead and called it back even though the individual hadn't left a message. Back when he first won the …

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