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Vigo Schools release return-to-school plan | Breaking
TERRE HAUTE, IN — The Vigo County School Corp. is releasing a draft School Re-Entry and COVID-19 Mitigation Plan, ahead of tonight’s School Board of Trustees vote. The 26-page document is a detailed plan for a safe return to school buildings on Tuesday, August 11, and will continue to evolve based on new COVID-19-related information. …
Three steps to a thriving remote work force – Technology
Australia: Three steps to a thriving remote work force To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Who bought shares in Zoom? This easy peasy remote meeting platform has gone gangbusters in the age of COVID-19, along with technologies like GoToMeeting, Google …
Now not the time to cut health coverage | Editorials
As Montanans cope with the accelerating threat of the coronavirus, a great many are at risk of losing their health coverage at this worst possible time. That’s unforgivable. This is no time to be cutting health care for anyone. Virus-related job losses have caused the first Medicaid expansion enrollment increase in more than a year. …
Future of Work: Managing the Millennials with Collaboration Technology
Business continuity was put to the test with the pandemic-triggered lockdown. Workspaces were disrupted without much prior notice and tech-enabled collaboration tools became the lifeblood of businesses of all sizes, across the spectrum of industries. Beyond deploying novel solutions to facilitate collaboration, corporates have begun to seek innovative ways to fuel employee productivity, expand …
How local and state health care systems are preparing with numerous outbreaks increasing COVID-19 cases | News
TUPELO • The number of COVID-19 cases was already trending upwards when the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the highest single day increases this past week. Thursday saw the highest single day total, with 1,092 new cases. Previous highest totals also occurred in that time period, with 611 cases reported Tuesday and 550 …
BREAKING: Interim Richmond Police Chief resigns after 11 days | Local News
Interim Richmond Police Chief William “Jody” Blackwell resigned his post Friday afternoon. His resignation came 11 days after Mayor Levar Stoney tapped Blackwell to replace former Police Chief William Smith, who Stoney asked to resign amid Black Lives Matter protests that have gripped the city. Stoney said the department needed to rebuilt trust with residents. …
Brexit: UK starts work on buying own sat-nav system to rival Galileo
Image copyright OneWeb Image caption Artwork: OneWeb had launched 74 spacecraft before it collapsed The government has begun the process of buying a UK-specific satellite navigation system. PM Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are understood to be keen on putting a 20% stake in satellite operator OneWeb. The UK is unable to access the …
Detroit says ‘shoddy’ work led to arrest tied to technology
by: ED WHITE, Associated Press Posted: Jun 26, 2020 / 12:26 PM EDT / Updated: Jun 26, 2020 / 12:26 PM EDT This February 2020 photo provided by the American Civil Liberties Union shows Robert Williams of Farmington Hills, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a …
Facial recognition in Lockport schools: ‘Best technology in the world’ or ‘not proven to work?’
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday against the state education department over the new security system in Lockport schools, which recognizes two things: guns and faces. WBFO’s Kyle Mackie reports on how the system works and how the same technology used by Scotland Yard and INTERPOL ended up in a school …
Has technology made your work life harder?
“I think what it’s done is that it’s increased the emotional load, the emotional demands of our work because the computer can’t manage the emotions, you have to do it. What we’re doing is richer, but not always in a good way.” With millions working from home during COVID-19, researchers warn technology is a double-edged …
