Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Telecommunication, digital companies and jobs

There are so many career choices and paths.

Most push for higher degrees and we see often on social media, those with degrees complaining and not satisfied with their education. However, there are many other choices. Let's touch upon technical careers.

I'll touch upon telecommunications. Here is the salary scale of telecommunications technicians.

https://www1.salary.com/Telecommunications-Technician-salaries.html

It's great to see the breakdown and description of each specialization. Most of the time you would see just the mention of the technical career, without much explanations. As if "you are supposed to know about it". A clear explanation is extremely useful for those not involved or familiar with that field.

Salary.com gives an amazing breakdown and explains it so clearly! 

Note: I am not affiliated with salary.com, it's my personal opinion

Here is another source, with breakdown of telecommunications technician's salary scale:

Average Telecommunications Technician Hourly Pay

 Here is about digital services companies listed on Glassdoor

https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/digital-jobs-SRCH_KO0,7.htm?context=Jobs&clickSource=searchBox 

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Start Up News

What we are reading today:

 Data reveals the productivity startups most likely to survive a post-pandemic shakeout. Productivity-and-collaboration tools saw a huge boost from the pandemic. But as the rush to remote work settles, the market is gearing up for a shakeout that could mint some startups as winners and others as pandemic blips. These are eight startups that could make it.

 

Rapid-delivery startups boomed in Europe. Why couldn't they make it in the US? Analysts and industry experts said that while the ultra-fast delivery model was a hit in Europe, it neglected to consider Americans' shopping habits — like buying in bulk. Why the "ultrafasts" would never stick in the US.

Digital news - 2022 - digital coin - hackers stealing user information

Upated information 10/10/2022


This is a significant concern for all social media users – today, Meta has reported that it’s detected 400 apps, this year alone, which offer fake features and tools that are designed to lure people to log into these apps with their Facebook credentials, which then gives developers access to their data and information.


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 Updated information on August 18, 2022

 

The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars

Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right?

Illustration: Natalia Agatte
This article was featured in One Great StoryNew York’s reading recommendation newsletter

 

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What we are reading on August 3, 2022

Robinhood is cutting about 23% of its workforce. The layoffs equate to about 800 employees. The cuts come just after Robinhood's crypto unit was hit with a $30 million fine by the New York State Department of Financial Services for failing to implement proper security and money-laundering prevention. 

Meta has been quietly testing a new livestreaming platform. The product, called Super, would allow users to host interactive livestreams, engage with fans, and earn revenue. Meanwhile, Facebook is shutting down its live shopping program and shifting its focus to Reels


The cross-chain token bridge Nomad has been drained of nearly $200 million in funds in a security exploit. On Monday, hundreds of potential hackers systematically removed almost all of the bridge's $190 million in funds in just a matter of hours. As per Cointelegraph, only $651.54 remains in the wallet.

 

How to identify fake text messages that are likely scams. We broke down seven ways to spot a scam — like checking for grammar and spelling mistakes — and five ways to stop spam messages or robotexts.



Latest technology updates

 

Apple chipmaker boss Mark Liu warns a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a disaster with only losers: ‘Why do we jump again into another trap?’

Tensions between the U.S. and China are at their highest in decades amid a possible unofficial meeting on Tuesday between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwan’s pro-independence president, Tsai Ing-wen.

 

No evidence of looming Chinese military action against Taiwan, U.S. official says

 

Why it's best to use CASH - cash is king

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