It seems like most everyone and their mother (literally) has at least attempted a videoconferencing chat with two or more others over the past two months. But video chats have proven invaluable for businesses in the same period, allowing some semblance of business continuity and interoffice communication at a time when
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The wifi networks we rely on each day are under strain. From video-streaming, online gaming to videoconferencing, our current systems face a heavier workload each day. As our homes and workplaces become more ‘connected’ and IoT-enabled devices, things aren’t going to get much better without a serious upgrade. At the same
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Renewables will be the only energy source to experience growth in 2020, as Covid-19 lockdowns trigger a plunge in demand for all other energy sources amid what the International Energy Agency (IEA) is describing as the “biggest energy market shock since the Second World War”. A new IEA report, based on
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Across Massachusetts, public health officials and others are working to secure personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure the safety of health care providers and others working directly with Covid-19 patients. N95 respirators and face masks, which are regulated by the U.S. government, have been in short supply, leading some entities
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When it comes to reading emotions on people's faces, artificial intelligence still lags behind human observers, according to a new study involving UCL. The difference was particularly pronounced when it came to spontaneous displays of emotion, according to the findings published in PLOS One. The research team, led by Dublin City University,
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Over the past decade, the number of employees in the U.S. working from home half-time or more has risen to an estimated five million, according to Global Workplace Analytics. However, those numbers now pale in comparison to today’s reality of businesses everywhere encouraging as many workers as possible to work
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Data As The Catalyst To Changing Your Future. Connectivity and the internet have been significant game-changers for organizations of any size, everywhere across the globe. There’s probably no area of commerce that isn’t either underpinned or reliant on technology and data — and already, we in the technology press have been
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For many, most online meetings are a total bore. So here are a few hacks to get the most out of them without boring your audience If there is anything more difficult than maintaining participants’ interest in a meeting, it is doing it online. Videoconferencing has revolutionised corporate communication by providing flexibility
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There are as many different ways of seeing data (and visualizing the bigger picture) as there are functions and roles in the modern enterprise. Data underpins every business function, at every level, from a high-end business strategist’s statistical analysis tools, down to the telemetry flowing in real-time from an exploratory drilling
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Outdated technology can have a negative effect on business, as employees are forced to continue to engage with obsolete or inadequate software and hardware, built for yesterday’s business needs. A primary driver for maintaining legacy systems, especially in large enterprises, is that they contain large amounts of accumulated information collated
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