Apple retailers are competing for your business with a $200 discount this weekend on the 1TB M5 14-inch laptop with an upgrade to 24GB of memory.
Both Amazon and B&H Photo are offering a $200 discount on Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro with 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, bringing the Space Black model down to $1,699.
In 2026, Apple made an update to the MacBook Pro range, eliminating the 512GB SSD option and making 1TB of storage standard. This configuration has a bump up to 24GB of memory, which is 8GB more than the standard 16GB found in the entry model.
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According to our M5 MacBook Pro Price Guide, Amazon and B&H’s $200 discount delivers the lowest price for model number MDE34LL/A. B&H states the deal ends on Mother’s Day, but the store’s online checkout closes for 24 hours on Friday evening, before reopening Saturday night.
You can also save on the 2026 MacBook Pro with your choice of an M5 Pro or M5 Max chip, which was released in March. A highlight of the best MacBook Pro deals across both 14- and 16-inch models can be found below, with a full rundown of offers in our MacBook Pro Price Guide.
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In any MMORPG, the average user will generally only encounter the client side of the system. This makes building a compatible open source version of the proprietary server into a bit of a chore. Of course, sometimes you get a bit of a break, such as with the – still active – MMORPG Ultima Online, when the disc for the 1998 The Second Age expansion contained a stand-alone demo. This also meant a (stripped-down) server which has been gratefully reverse-engineered by the community, with [draxinar] now claiming to have made the most complete server based on this demo server.
To make things extra challenging, the originally written in C++ server binary was reverse-engineered into C99 code, meaning that the use of classes and associated vtables had to be left intact, just without the critter comforts provided by C++.
The total process took about a decade with occasional progress, with the current server binary being mostly identical to a 1998-era Ultima Online server. Some features that were stubbed out or disabled in the demo server had to be re-enabled or reimplemented, including the user account system.
Features that were left out of the final release like the ecology system were also enabled in so far as they were implemented. Although there is probably still a lot more work to be done on the code, [draxinar] reckons that this is a good point for the community to get involved to do some testing and provide feedback. There are also some missing server-related resource files that may still be saved somewhere.
Well, it depends when you’re going to be househunting– if it’s anytime soon, Betteridge’s law applies, but if your time horizon is a ways further out, [Miana Smith] at MIT wants to make it happen. She’s got a paper out with an open-source inchworm robot designed to assemble structures from voxels– and what is a voxel but a giant, LEGO-esque brick?
There’s a demo video below, and it’s easier to understand the motion of this thing when you see it in action. The 5 degree-of-freedom MILAbot has actuators on both ends, and no traditional base– that’s the inchworm part. It grabs a brick while anchored to one part of the structure, then stays anchored to the new brick to keep building from that locale, so on and so on.
Note that we’re not talking about concrete bricks here, though conceivably you could use an inchworm-style actuator to assemble those. The ‘voxels’ in the study are engineered space-frame blocks which come together very easily, though admittedly would make for a very drafty home– you’d want to fill them with spray foam as a finishing step. So it’s more of a framing technique than a one-and-done thing. Still it is a technique that has something to recommend it compared to the 3D-printed concrete houses that get so much hype— and are already being torn down.
For instance, the researchers find that weather the voxels are plywood, PLA, or metal, the resulting structure has less embodied energy than any concrete structure, with 3D printed concrete being worst option by that metric– though the balloon-frame stick-build we in North America consider “conventional” is still the lowest of all. On the other hand, that balloon-frame building takes a crew to put together, and labour is expensive compared to robots. At the moment, however, the study admits balloon-framing wins on price, but that doesn’t mean it always will, and it’s a fun hack regardless.
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So while your next house might not be made of LEGO by a robot inchworm, we’re still grateful to [Miana] for the tip.
Apple has seeded a second round of release candidate builds of iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, bringing the updates a step closer to public release with a smaller round of fixes and feature additions.
The RC builds arrived one week after the fourth betas. Release candidates are typically the final versions Apple ships publicly unless major bugs force additional revisions during last-minute testing.
Build number 23F77 appears on Apple’s developer portal for both iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, replacing the earlier 23F75 RC build released on May 4.
iOS 26.5 focuses on smaller platform updates
iOS 26.5 focuses on bug fixes, interoperability updates, and smaller feature additions instead of major interface changes or new Apple Intelligence features. The lighter update fits Apple’s usual pattern ahead of WWDC, where the company typically introduces its next generation of operating systems.
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Support for encrypted RCS is one of the more notable additions discovered during the beta cycle. The feature depends on carriers adopting the latest GSMA Universal Profile specifications and expands encrypted messaging support beyond Apple’s existing iMessage ecosystem.
New Pride-themed wallpapers are also included in the update alongside additional changes tied to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. Expanded support for Live Activities and notification forwarding on some third-party accessories and connected devices appeared during testing as part of those compliance efforts.
Apple is continuing work on Apple Maps ads in iOS 26.5, but the sponsored search and recommendation features don’t appear publicly active in the current builds. The company hasn’t announced a release date for iOS 26.5 or iPadOS 26.5, and RC builds usually arrive shortly before public rollout.
Most of the visible changes in iOS 26.5 focus on stability improvements and incremental feature updates rather than major platform shifts. Apple will preview iOS 27, macOS 27, and its next round of platform updates at WWDC 2026 in June.
Longtime Slashdot reader cellocgw writes: Hiding inside another layoff report, Fidelity is reorganizing: “The changes are aimed at moving the teams away from an ‘agile’ makeup — comprising smaller, siloed squads — and toward larger teams built to move faster on projects.” OMG, as they say: “Sudden outbreak of common sense.” According to the Boston Globe, Fidelity is cutting about 1,000 jobs even as it plans to hire roughly 5,300 new workers, many of them early-career engineers. Half of the 3,300 new workers hired this year “will be in tech or product-related roles,” the report says, noting that “about 2,000 of those jobs are currently open, and 400 of them are in tech/product-delivery.”
“The company also plans to add almost 2,000 new early-career workers, with the goal of making the tech and product-delivery teams more hands-on. In all, that means roughly 5,300 new jobs in the pipeline for Fidelity.” The company says AI isn’t driving the shift; as cellocgw noted, it’s about moving toward larger teams that Fidelity says can move faster on priority projects.
The financial services firm also reported a strong 2025 under CEO Abigail Johnson, with managed assets rising 19% from 2024 to $7.1 trillion and revenue climbing 15% to $37.7 billion. “Throughout the company’s history, our investments in technology have fueled our growth and customer service capabilities,” Johnson wrote in a letter (PDF) included in the company’s annual report. “We will continue to prioritize technology initiatives that help us advance digital capabilities, simplify our technology ecosystem, and protect the firm and our customers.”
A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 8 (game #1565).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.
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Quordle today (game #1566) – hint #1 – Vowels
How many different vowels are in Quordle today?
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.
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* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #1566) – hint #2 – repeated letters
Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.
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Quordle today (game #1566) – hint #3 – uncommon letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Walking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zocalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital’s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An attached church, known as the Metropolitan Sanctuary, tilts in the other. The nearby National Palace also seems off-kilter. The teetering of many of the capital’s historic buildings is the most visible sign of a phenomenon that has been ongoing for more than a century: Mexico City is sinking at an alarming rate. Now, the metropolis’s descent is being tracked in real time thanks to one of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space. Known as Nisar, the satellite can detect minute changes in Earth’s surface, even through thick vegetation or cloud cover. “Nisar takes radar imaging observations of Earth to the next level,” said Marin Govorcin, a scientist at Nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory. “Nisar will see any change big or small that happens on Earth from week to week. No other imaging mission can claim this.”
Though not the first time that Mexico City’s sinking has been observed from space, the Nisar mission has provided a greater sense of how far the sinking spreads and how it changes across different types of land than any other space-based sensor. It has also been able to penetrate areas on the outskirts of the city that were previously challenging to study because of the complex terrain. The implications of the imagery extend far beyond the Mexican capital. “This study of Mexico City speaks to the realm of possibilities that will open up thanks to the Nisar system,” said Dario Solano-Rojas, an engineer at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam). “And not just for sinking cities but also for studying volcanoes, for studying the deformation associated with earthquakes, for studying landslides.” According to Nasa, the technology is also capable of monitoring the climate crisis, glacier sliding, agricultural productivity, soil moisture, forestry, coastal flooding and more. The Nisar system found that some parts of the city are dropping by more than 2cm a month. “First documented in 1925, the city’s sinking is a result of centuries of exploitation of the groundwater,” the report says. “Because Mexico City and its surrounds were built on an ancient lake bed, the soil beneath the city is extremely soft. When water is pumped out of the aquifer below, this clay-like earth compacts, resulting in a city that is quietly sinking.”
The crisis is also self-reinforcing: as the city sinks, aging pipes crack and leak, causing Mexico City to lose an estimated 40% of its water, even as drought and climate change make supplies more fragile.
Federal prosecutors arrested three men accused of carrying out the robbery.
Federal prosecutors say three men pulled off a violent hijacking of an Apple delivery truck outside a New York shopping center and escaped with more than a million dollars worth of iPhones, MacBooks, and other products.
The armed January robbery reportedly netted more than $1.2 million worth of stolen Apple products, including iPhone, MacBooks, iPads, Apple Watch, and accessories. Authorities described the robbery as a coordinated operation where suspects forced delivery workers into a truck at gunpoint before relocating the cargo to another vehicle.
The suspects were identified as Alan Christhofer Cedeno-Ferrer, Michael Mejia-Nunez, and Ennait Alexis Sirett-Padilla. Delivery workers unloading Apple merchandise outside the shopping center in Manhasset were intercepted by masked men armed with handguns.
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A black Honda Accord pulled up beside the truck, and the men approached the victims before forcing them to a nearby location. One worker was restrained with zip ties in the back of the truck during the robbery.
Another worker was forced into the driver’s seat and ordered to drive less than half a mile to a secluded parking area behind an office building. The suspects later confined both workers inside the cargo area while they transferred Apple products into a second vehicle.
Prosecutors describe a coordinated cargo theft operation
The robbery operation used a second truck staged for the merchandise transfer. Surveillance footage allegedly showed a Home Depot box truck following the hijacked Apple delivery vehicle to a nearby secondary location.
The suspects aligned the rear cargo compartments so they could quickly move Apple products between the trucks out of public view.
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Once the transfer was complete, the suspects shut the cargo doors with the victims still inside and fled the scene. One worker later managed to free himself and call 911.
The defendants later pleaded not guilty in federal court. They were ordered held without bail pending trial.
Apple shipments remain attractive targets for organized theft rings
ABC Newsfirst reported the arrests and details of the alleged Apple delivery truck hijacking.
A single shipment headed to a busy Apple Store can contain hundreds of devices ready for immediate sale. Organized theft crews increasingly target consumer electronics shipments before products ever reach retail stores.
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Investigators said the suspects used a second truck to move the stolen Apple products.
Apple products have repeatedly been tied to large product heists because they carry high resale value in relatively compact packages.
Even with protections such as Activation Lock and device management systems, stolen Apple hardware can still retain value through unauthorized resale channels and parts harvesting operations.
The suspects also appeared to minimize visibility near the shopping center itself by relocating the truck to a quieter secondary site before transferring merchandise into another enclosed vehicle.
Chaos erupted at schools and colleges throughout the US on Thursday as a cyberattack disrupted online learning platform Canvas just as students were due to take final exams.
Canvas parent company Instructure said that as of Friday morning, the platform was back online. Instructure said it temporarily took Canvas offline on Thursday after identifying unauthorized activity in its network. The threat actor was the same one responsible for a data breach that Instructure disclosed a week ago. Data accessed included user names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform. The company said it has no indication that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved.
Schools and colleges scramble
A ransomware group known as ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach on its dark web site. It claimed the data it took came from 275 million people associated with 8,800 schools.
As students were trying to prepare for and take final exams Thursday, Canvas login pages displayed a ransom demand. It said Instructure had rebuffed the group’s earlier demands and encouraged individual schools to negotiate directly with them. The note and the outage sent schools and colleges scrambling. The University of Illinois reportedly postponed all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth rescheduled or extended due dates for exams. The University of California system directed all its campuses to linkword.
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Canvas isn’t the only learning platform to be struck by a cyberattack. Last year, PowerSchool, a firm that provides cloud-based software to 60 million students from 16,000 K–12 schools worldwide, disclosed a breach that exposed years’ worth of sensitive data, including names, addresses, and disciplinary records.
ShinyHunters has operated for years as a loose collective. In 2024, it made off with a trove of credentials and other data from cloud storage provider Snowflake and used it in follow-on breaches of Snowflake customers, including TicketMaster.
Liverpool will look to seal its place in next season’s UEFA Champions League on Saturday as it hosts a Chelsea team that is now in serious danger of missing out on European football next term.
Arne Slot’s men saw their recent run of three straight wins upended by a 3-2 defeat to Man United at Old Trafford. That match saw the Reds mount an encouraging second-half comeback. Slot will be keen to build on that performance with a win here set to confirm a top-five finish for the hosts. Chelsea, meanwhile, is limping over the line.
While Calum McFarlane oversaw an FA Cup semifinal win over Leeds last month, the interim boss has so far been unable to get the Blues back to winning ways in the English Premier League. Last weekend, they were defeated 3-1 at home by relegation-threatened Forest. That extended the Blues’ losing streak to five matches, and left the west Londoners three points behind seventh-placed Brentford.
Liverpool takes on Chelsea on Saturday, May 9, at Anfield, with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. BST. That makes it a 7:30 a.m. ET or 4:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 9:30 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia.
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Cody Gakpo’s second-half strike wasn’t enough to prevent Liverpool crashing to a 3-2 defeat away at Manchester United last Sunday.
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How to watch Liverpool vs. Chelsea in the US without cable
Saturday’s clash at Anfield will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network and streaming service Peacock. To catch the game live on Peacock, you’ll need a Peacock Premium or Premium Plus subscription. NBC Sports Network is available on platforms like YouTube TV.
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Peacock offers two Premium plans, and after recent price increases, the ad-supported Premium plan costs $11 a month and the ad-free Premium Plus plan costs $17 a month.
How to watch the Premier League 2025-26 with a VPN
If you’re traveling abroad and want to keep up with Premier League action while away from home, a VPN can help enhance your privacy and security when streaming.
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It encrypts your traffic and prevents your internet service provider from throttling your speeds. Additionally, it can be helpful when connecting to public Wi-Fi networks while traveling, providing an extra layer of protection for your devices and logins. VPNs are legal in many countries, including the US and Canada, and can be used for legitimate purposes such as improving online privacy and security.
However, some streaming services may have policies restricting VPN use to access region-specific content. If you’re considering a VPN for streaming, check the platform’s terms of service to ensure compliance.
If you choose to use a VPN, follow the provider’s installation instructions to ensure you’re connected securely and in compliance with applicable laws and service agreements. Some streaming platforms may block access when a VPN is detected, so verifying if your streaming subscription allows VPN use is crucial.
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Livestream Liverpool vs. Chelsea in the UK
This Saturday lunchtime clash is exclusive to TNT Sports and will be shown on its TNT Sports 1 channel.
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You can access TNT Sports via Sky Q, Virgin Media and EE TV as part of a TV package.
Alternatively, TNT Sports has a new streaming home with the launch of HBO Max in the UK. It costs £31 either way and comes in a package that includes Discovery Plus’ library of documentary content.
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A bundle including HBO Max’s entertainment plan alongside TNT Sports currently costs £31 per month.
Livestream Liverpool vs. Chelsea in Canada
If you want to livestream EPL games in Canada this season, you’ll need to subscribe to Fubo. The service has exclusive rights to the Premier League and is broadcasting all 380 matches live.
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Fubo is the go-to destination for Canadians looking to watch the EPL, with exclusive streaming rights to every match. It currently costs CA$27 for the first month, then CA$31.50 per month from then on.
Livestream Liverpool vs. Chelsea in Australia
Livestreaming rights for the EPL are now with Stan Sport, which is showing all 380 matches live, including this game.
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Stan Sport will set you back AU$20 a month (on top of a Stan subscription, which starts at AU$12). It’s also worth noting that the streaming service is currently offering a seven-day free trial.
A subscription will also give you access to Premier League, Champions League and Europa League action, as well as international rugby and Formula E.
Data is an asset for every business today. With the evolution and large-scale adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the global data science industry is projected to reach $470.92 billion by 2030, with a 26% CAGR from 2024 to 2030. This triggers a big-time need for data scientists. But to become one, you need knowledge and a skillset, as data analytics requires expertise in tools and techniques to make the best of it. And the data certification course can be a great start for this. Here, I will take you through the top online data science certifications for 2026. We will also discuss the scope of growth in the domain and how to select the right course.
What is a Data Science Certification?
The very first thing that you need to know is that certification & certificates are different from each other, though they sound similar, yet they hold different values and criteria for validation. A certificate is proof of completion of a program or training, whereas a certification proves the industry-level expertise and practical knowledge.
A data science certification is a credential that proves your capability to apply data science skills, such as analysis, machine learning, and modeling, to make a better world. This requires exams or assessments by a globally recognized organization or institution.
Can you become a data scientist with a certification?
Are you in doubt whether a certification will get you a job or not in the data science field? The answer is that if you are just looking to enhance your resume by adding extra knowledge, then only a certificate will not necessarily provide you with the desired job. You need skills and industry-level practical expertise that are often acquired by completing a certification programme.
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Traditionally, entering a field required a bachelor’s degree and a complete knowledge of the industry. But the AI boom has built a connection between different tech domains and opened new pathways and new career opportunities. It has made career upscale & career switch way more efficient yet competitive. Therefore, certifications are helpful if you are from a technical background but need specialization in a particular field to land a job.
Data scientists need to have an understanding of statistical analysis, computing, machine learning, data analysis, visualization, and programming skills. Also, the hiring chances increase when you are familiar with the tools and libraries that data scientists use.
Tips to choose the right data science certification courses online.
Goals and Skills: First, define what you want from the course, is it skills, expert guidance, networking opportunities, or just some theoretical insights? You must make sure that your career plans align with the course you are opting for.
Cost: How costly is it? Is it offering me value at this point in my career?
Qualifications: What are the eligibility criteria for the course? If I do not qualify currently, what more do I need to do, and is doing the course worth it at this point?
Time and Mode: What is the duration of the programme? Will it be workable with my current schedule? Is the course online or offline, or do they have practicals in person during the course?
Review: What do people have to say about the course? Check the online rating and feedback, discussions about the provider on public platforms such as Reddit or Quora.
Job Opportunities: Check whether they offer a data science course with placement assistance or networking opportunities to get a job. Do they have a strong alumni network?
Top Data Science Certifications Online 2026
Here is a list of globally recognized courses in the field of data science.
1. DASCA’s Data Scientist Certification
Source: Rome Business School
DASCA refers to the Data Science Council of America, and it offers courses across fields of data. As for data science, they have a Senior Data Scientist Course & a Principal Data Scientist. Both of these are great data science certifications for working professionals who already have a firm grounding in the respective field and wish to upskill.
These certifications will offer you skills like planning, designing, and managing large-scale data systems of modeling, data mining & research.
Demonstration of advanced skills by certified professionals across analytical operations, developing business cases, and working with teams across global organizations.
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It is ranked and recommended by top educational and industry leaders, including Indeed, edureka, World Data Science & AI Initiative, Datamation, and more.
Some key benefits include:
Global recognition and industry demand
Continuously evolving and research-backed knowledge for both existing and emerging data science careers
Cross-platform efficiency and adaptability
Strong network and collaboration opportunities
Enhanced credibility and thought leadership
2. Microsoft Certified Azure Data Scientist Associate
Source: ProjectPro
This certification can be a great step towards excellence in data science. It is an intermediate-level course with a renewal every 12 months. You need to have certain qualifications for applying to this course, which are subject matter expertise in the application and implementation of data science and machine learning to run ML workloads on Azure, ML Flow, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services, including Azure AI Search.
You can find various resources on the official website to prepare for the examination. Including all the advantages of learning from this course, you’ll also be earning a token for deploying an ML or any data science model. That model can be used as a Service by businesses, cloud consultants, and developers, too.
3. IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
Source: Cursin
This course does not demand any prior computer science or programming experience. It will offer you the job-ready skills and practical experience needed to kickstart your career in data science and machine learning.
You will learn Python programming, SQL for database querying, data manipulation with Pandas and Numpy, data visualization using Matplotlib and Seaborn, and ML with Scikit-learn. You will actively work with data science tools like Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio, and IBM WatsonX. Use GitHub for version control and accessing data sources with APIs. Labs, coursework projects, and a capstone project will gain you valuable experience.
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Also, this course gives unlimited access to all of its 10 courses at different price and duration packages.
4. AWS Certified Machine Learning – Speciality
Source: Towards AI
The certificate credentials will badge you with the capability to architect ML/deep learning workloads, optimize model training, and implement production-ready ML systems. You will be specialized in building and deploying ML solutions in the AWS Cloud. It is an advanced-level course with a renewal period of 3 years.
You can test your skills in data engineering, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, model training, tuning, and deployment on services like Amazon SageMaker, Amazon S3, and AWS Lambda. Artificial intelligence practices and model interpretability will also be taught.
5. Professional Certificate in Data Science (Harvard)
This is one of the best data science certifications for beginners offered by Harvard University via edX, which will teach you the basics of data mining, visualization, probability, statistical concepts, and machine learning. You will also understand the fundamentals of R programming. It is a self-paced learning ideal for people who want to progress at their own speed. It is a 9-skills course with topics varying from linear regression to data visualization in R.
6. Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Source: YouTube
This course will provide you with in-demand skills and AI training from Google experts, with learning at your own pace without a degree or prior experience. The course has a flexible schedule of 6 months at 10 hours a week. It is a beginner-level course.
You will gain an immersive understanding of how and what junior or associate data analyst do in their everyday job. Analytical skills, including data cleaning, analysis, and visualization, and tools like spreadsheets, SQL, Python, and Tableau, will be taught. You will also learn to present the data findings on dashboards, presentations, and commonly used visualization platforms.
Salary after Data Science Certification
Employment in the field of data science is projected to grow 34 % from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average for all occupations. And as per insights from Indeed, the average base salary of a data scientist in the U.S. is $129,141 per annum. And some of the highest-paying cities for the job are San Francisco, Livermore, Seattle, Palo Alto, and more.
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Conclusion
Data science is more of an emerging domain of the tech field, but a booming industry; the average market growth is higher compared to other occupations. If you are interested in dealing with numbers that are assets to big corporations and thinking about how to become a data scientist without a degree, I have got you. You can achieve this by leveraging data science certifications. In this writing, I have mentioned several affordable data science certification courses in 2026, from beginner level to advanced level. Each of which will give you expertise about different verticals of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and analytical tools used by tech giants.
Who can apply for data science certification courses?
Students, freshers, and professionals all apply for these courses. Generally, there is no requirement for prior experience or a degree, though different courses have their own qualifications and criteria.
Do I need to know how to code before applying for a data science certification?
Not necessarily always. Some courses, such as the IMB Data Science professional Certificate, start from the basics. And advanced courses like Microsoft Azure Certified Data Science Associate demand the knowledge of application and implementation of data science and machine learning for workloads in Azure.
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What is the duration of courses?
It can vary from 3 to 6 months, based on your course structure and learning pace.
How much can I earn after doing a data science certification?
It completely depends on factors like your experience and skills, region, and market demands. But certifications and projects can always offer you an edge over the competition.
In any MMORPG, the average user will generally only encounter the client side of the system. This makes building a compatible open source version of the proprietary server into a bit of a chore. Of course, sometimes you get a bit of a break, such as with the – still active – MMORPG Ultima Online, when the disc for the 1998 The Second Age expansion contained a stand-alone demo. This also meant a (stripped-down) server which has been gratefully reverse-engineered by the community, with [draxinar] now claiming to have made the most complete server based on this demo server.
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