Jackie Weaver and the new era for council meetings
Councils are debating whether to spend thousands of pounds to continue live steaming their meetings......»»
Save your food scraps, save the Earth: More cities and states look to composting
In its fight against both climate change and rats, the New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a new ordinance earlier this month that will require residents to dispose of food scraps and yard waste in vermin-proof curbside containers for future.....»»
FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps
ISPs clearly have technical ability to offer unlimited data, chair's office says. Enlarge / FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at the Paley International Council Summit at Paley Museum on November 8, 2022, in New York City. (cre.....»»
Automotive groups ask FTC for swift enforcement of counterfeiting law
In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, MEMA and the Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council said significant investments and innovations directed at improving vehicle safety in the U.S. are being thwarted by the us.....»»
The Quest To Make Player Piano Rolls Using lasers
I’ve found player pianos fascinating since I was a kid. The first time I saw a player piano was at the Mall of the Bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a grand piano playing away with no one around. A player piano seems like something out of fiction, a.....»»
Cisco Webex will now catch you up on any meetings you miss
Webex embraces generative AI to make sure users don't miss out on valuable meetings......»»
Zoom’s new AI tools will let you ditch meetings for good
Zoom IQ adopt OpenAI artificial intelligence to deliver a summary of conversations to users when they enter Zoom chats......»»
Powerful AI ban possible, UK government adviser warns
Systems above a certain power may need be stopped, a member of the government's AI Council says......»»
HP printers should have EPEAT ecolabels revoked, trade group demands
Complaint to EPEAT organizers spells out why Dynamic Security, HP+ suck. Enlarge / HP sometimes bricks third-party ink and toner that's over 90 percent full, Imaging Technology Council claims. (credit: Getty) HP printe.....»»
Eddy Cue says Apple only makes things consumers care about, ahead of Reality Pro announcement
Apple services chief Eddy Cue has told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the company only makes things consumers care about. Cue recycled a couple of Steve Jobs phrases while speaking at the first CNBC CEO Council Summit in Santa Barbara, California … mo.....»»
Apple again accused of unfairly disciplining union supporters; company denies claims
Apple has not been shy about its belief that Apple Store workers are better off by not unionizing. Most recently, the company held nationwide meetings with retail workers to “discuss the risks of unionization.” In a new report today, The New Yor.....»»
Short meetings could encourage teachers to stay on the job
A single, 10-minute meeting between teachers and their principals can increase teacher job satisfaction, our new research shows. This increase in job satisfaction could potentially encourage teachers to stay in the profession longer, thereby reducing.....»»
Slack GPT: attend meetings, summarize messages, and more
Slack is adding its own ChatGPT-like chatbot helper called Slack GPT, and it’ll be able to summarize messages, attend meetings and perfect emails for you......»»
Q&A: Using Prussian blue nanoparticles to diagnose and treat brain cancer
Meghan Hill is a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University. Hill has won first place in MSU's Council of Graduate Student's 3-Minute Thesis Competition and represented MSU at the regional Midwestern Ass.....»»
UK Cyber Security Council launches certification mapping tool
The UK Cyber Security Councilv has launched the first phase of its certification mapping tool. It has been created to map all available cyber security certifications onto the 16 specialisms identified by the Council, with the first phase now availabl.....»»
Cut council tax for green gardeners to help cities tackle climate change, say UK researchers
According to new research from the University of Sheffield, policymakers should offer incentives, such as council tax or water bill discounts, to encourage gardeners to use environmentally sensitive techniques to help combat climate change in cities.....»»
More than 100 pre-Hispanic religious sites linked to ancient Andean cults discovered in Bolivia
A trio of archaeologists from the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina, the French National Center for Scientific Research and the Institute of Research for Development, France, has found more than 100 pre-Hispanic religious.....»»
New insights into quantum materials
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) is celebrating the publication of the first paper from its newly upgraded Artemis lab space......»»
Energy Dept. wants to change how EV fuel economy is calculated
The proposed rule-making is in response to a 2021 petition submitted by two environmental groups, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club, which argued the calculation is outdated and resulted in "significantly inflated" EV fuel economy.....»»
Huawei and Empyrean target Chinese EDA autonomy; aim to not rely on foreign suppliers for 14/28nm designs by 2025
Amid the technology autonomy wave in China, Zhang Yuzhuo, the head of the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, recently visited Chinese EDA (electronic design automation) giant Empyrean. During the visit, he urged th.....»»
Apple holds nationwide meetings with retail workers to ‘discuss the risks of unionization’
Apple has been battling a growing push among retail employees to unionize, with a store in Towson, Maryland becoming the first Apple Store to successfully unionize last year. Bloomberg now reports that Apple is continuing its efforts to stop stores.....»»