Month: September 2021
mobile phones ban in chinese school
The vast majority of children and teenagers in China access the internet via their own smartphones – 74% of under-18s, according to the government-affiliated China Internet Network Information Centre but the authorities are concerned about how internet use is affecting the health of the nation’s youth. There have been rising levels of nearsightedness among children
Google second foldable
Google appears to be internally testing a second foldable Pixel smartphone with the codename “Jumbojack,” there’s speculation that the Jumbojack codename could be a reference to Jack in the Box’s Jumbo Jack cheeseburger. Jumbojack seems to have two screens, with one that deactivates when the device is folded. That suggests we’re looking at a similar
Windows 11 driver with DLSS Release
Nvidia is releasing a new display driver today that adds Deep Learning Super Sampling ( DLSS ) support to 28 games, and is now certified for both Windows 10 and Windows 11. The 28 additional DLSS games brings the total of games to more than 100, an important milestone for Nvidia’s AI-based temporal upscaling. Most
The Future of App Store
Apple will still require apps to use their IAP system for any qualifying purchases that occur in the apps themselves. Most apps will be required to also offer IAP side-by-side with any external methods .Apple will have many rules regarding the display, descriptions, and behavior of external purchases, many of which will be unpublished and
Acquisition of Mail Champ
Mailchimp began by offering email marketing solutions, and evolved into a global leader in customer engagement and marketing automation fueled by a powerful, cutting-edge AI-driven technology stack. The planned acquisition of Mailchimp for approximately $12 billion in cash and stock advances Intuit’s mission of powering prosperity around the world, and its strategy to become an
Renewable Energy
Social distancing is impacting the residential solar roof top business and the clean energy sector has lost jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The delays will slow the transition to cleaner energy and so many people have lost their jobs during Covid-19 which has contributed to low production and affected also the supply
How can you Know whether an Employee is about to Quit a Job
Pay is critical for everyone, but often it is not the sole or even the top reason someone wants to leave. The big exception is if they simply can’t make ends meet on their current salary. Very often people will leave a job if they feel they’re being taken for granted, or that their concerns
Employee Mental Health
understand the impact on mental health is going to have a long tail on it. Once you’ve gotten vaccinated, mental health issues don’t go away. The stigma around mental health is rapidly decreasing. It’s now a part of everyday conversation. So employers have more visibility into mental distress in their workforce. And events of the
Remote Work Feeling
While some managers are fine with their direct reports working remotely, others would prefer more on site “face time” with their workers. Many companies are becoming more flexible with when and where their employees can work, but it’s the direct managers and supervisors who really set the tone on remote work for their teams —
Microsoft users log in without passwords
Microsoft announced that it will introduce a “passwordless account” option for all users of several popular services such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive in the coming weeks. Microsoft has a solution for the familiar problem of needing to remember too many passwords: doing away with them altogether. Instead of passwords, Microsoft (MSFT) will let