Jackie Weaver and the new era for council meetings
Councils are debating whether to spend thousands of pounds to continue live steaming their meetings......»»
White House Hires Broadband Expert
Lisa Hone, a longtime Federal Communications Commission attorney with deep expertise in broadband policy, has joined the National Economic Council team to steer the Biden administration's broadband expansion efforts. From a report: Expanding broadban.....»»
3 views on the future of meetings
Founders aren’t flocking to build just another SaaS tool or Airtable copycat — they're trying to disrupt the only thing possibly more annoying than e-mail: the work meeting. More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, early-stage st.....»»
Chinese Hackers Posing As the UN Human Rights Council Are Attacking Uyghurs
Chinese-speaking hackers are masquerading as the United Nations in ongoing cyber-attacks against Uyghurs, according to the cybersecurity firms Check Point and Kaspersky. MIT Technology Review reports: Researchers identified an attack in which hackers.....»»
How more inclusive lab meetings lead to better science
A new paper, published recently in PLOS Computational Biology by a team including UMass Amherst researchers, seeks to help scientists structure their lab-group meetings so that they are more inclusive, more productive and, ultimately, lead to better.....»»
Bitcoin Mining Council To Report Renewable Energy Usage
A new Bitcoin Mining Council has been created to improve the crypto-currency's sustainability, following a meeting of "leading" Bitcoin miners and Elon Musk. The BBC reports: It's hoped the council will "promote energy usage transparency" and encoura.....»»
Bitcoin Mining Council to report renewable energy usage
The Tesla CEO and a group of Bitcoin miners hope to improve the currency's sustainability......»»
Bitcoin Mining Council will promote energy usage transparency and improve sustainable practices
Executives from some of the leading Bitcoin mining outfits in the US recently met to discuss the impact that mining has on the environment......»»
Tesla faces $163M payout to drivers in Norway following court decision
A Norwegian conciliation council has ordered Tesla to pay thousands of dollars each to Model S owners after it found that a software update led to longer charging times, the Norwegian newspaper Nettavisen reported Monday. Drivers eligible for compens.....»»
How school board meetings could attract more diverse audiences and boost public trust
Schools in the U.S. are set to receive $123 billion in federal pandemic relief funding. Across the country, parents and school administrators are engaging in spirited debates about whether to teach critical race theory. And Americans are bitterly div.....»»
Kleiner spots Spot Meetings $5M to modernize walk-and-talks for the Zoom generation
Trees, those deciduous entities you can occasionally see outdoors when not locked down or strapped down at a desktop ruminating on a video call, have long been the inspiration for fresh new ideas. Stories abound of how founders built companies while.....»»
Piston Group sues to regain minority enterprise status
The lawsuit alleges the council and its president, Michelle Sourie Robinson, were "vindictive, willful, wanton or malicious" in their actions to decertify Piston Group as a minority business enterprise......»»
Otter.ai’s new assistant can automatically transcribe your Zoom meetings
A.I.-powered voice transcription service Otter.ai wants to make it even easier for its business users to record their meetings. The company is today introducing a new feature, Otter Assistant, which can automatically join the Zoom meetings on your ca.....»»
Google"s Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants To Turn You Into a Hologram
Google on Tuesday unveiled a prototype machine for face-to-face meetings named Project Starline. From a report: The phrase "video booth" really is the simplest way to describe Starline in its current form: It's a large booth, like the kind you'd find.....»»
Logitech Scribe is a $1,200 AI-powered whiteboard camera for hybrid workspaces
It looks like a table lamp mounted horizontally, but Logitech's new Scribe whiteboard camera is designed to help presenters deliver their content effortlessly during virtual meetings. The $1,200 gadget comes with a custom lens and built-in AI that en.....»»
Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren"t cut quickly
While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet......»»
Researchers develop algorithm to see inside materials with subatomic particles
The University of Kent's School of Physical Sciences, in collaboration with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Universities of Cardiff, Durham and Leeds, have developed an algorithm to train computers to analyze signals from.....»»
"Black Fungus" Complication Adds To India"s COVID Woes
The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection. From a report: The state-run Indian Council of Medica.....»»
After a year of Zoom meetings, we"ll need to rebuild trust through eye contact
The pandemic has exacerbated an already troubling trust deficit across political, economic and demographic divides......»»
Synchronous or Asynchronous? That Is the Collaboration Question
Workplace meetings are as certain as death and taxes. And they often feel the same, too. How can we make better decisions on how we collaborate? Continue reading........»»
White House says Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the Space Council
"I think her approach to this is just going to be to get the job done." Enlarge / Vice President Kamala Harris called NASA astronaut Victor Glover on the International Space Station in February. (credit: NASA) The National Space Council will c.....»»