The millennial generation is shaking up the workplace with different priorities and expectations. Teamwork and work-life balance, particularly with remote work and a flexible schedule, rate high on their list when choosing and staying with a career, as well as the ability to remain connected whether on-the-road, working from home, or in the office. Catering to these new demands will be paramount for companies who want to hire and retain millennial talent, which is quickly becoming the dominant generation in the workforce.A survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Generations Research of nearly 10,000 full-time employees across generations in eight countries including the U.S. showed that millennials are more likely to take a pay decrease, move, or pass on a promotion to better manage work-life demands. In contrast, they’re also more likely to quit because of flexibility issues: Sixty-nine per cent of all full-time workers cited a “boss who doesn’t allow [me] to work … [Read more...] about Millennial-driven changes to office and technology culture
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Krupa: IndyCar pushes changes amid tough times for motor sports
Gregg Krupa The Detroit News Published 10:00 p.m. UTC Jun 4, 2018 Detroit — With its new cars and some competitive racing that increasingly emphasizes the performance of its drivers, the IndyCar series brought its show to town over the weekend. Attempts to make the open-wheel racing more compelling, and less expensive, are bearing fruit. Reducing downforce with a new car designed to allow for more passing, and increasing the parity in the series, with a different driver winning the pole or the race almost every event, is creating some excitement. It is an increasingly rare bit of good news, in motor sports Automobile racing is generally declining in popularity. There are mostly fewer fans in the stands and TV ratings have dropped overall. About 30 percent fewer people watched the Indianapolis 500 this year. Michigan International Speedway, celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer, has removed about 800 rows of seats. They were replaced with a high-end … [Read more...] about Krupa: IndyCar pushes changes amid tough times for motor sports
Krupa: IndyCar pushes changes amid tough times for motorsports
Gregg Krupa The Detroit News Published 2:10 p.m. UTC Jun 4, 2018 Detroit — With its new cars and some competitive racing that increasingly emphasizes the performance of its drivers, the IndyCar series brought its show to town over the weekend. Attempts to make the open-wheel racing more compelling, and less expensive, are bearing fruit. Reducing downforce with a new car designed to allow for more passing, and increasing the parity in the series, with a different driver winning the pole or the race almost every event, is creating some excitement. It is an increasingly rare bit of good news, in motor sports Automobile racing is generally declining in popularity. There are mostly fewer fans in the stands and TV ratings have dropped overall. About 30 percent fewer people watched the Indianapolis 500 this year. Michigan International Speedway, celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer, has removed about 800 rows of seats. They were replaced with a high-end … [Read more...] about Krupa: IndyCar pushes changes amid tough times for motorsports
The $15,000 Smartphone: Sirin Labs Raises $72 Million To Build Security-Focused Phone
BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup Technology By David Gilbert @daithaigilbert 04/25/16 AT 8:28 AM The smartphone market is slowing significantly with low-price smartphones from Chinese manufacturers causing problems for Apple and Samsung. Despite this, a startup is planning to launch an entirely new device with an eye-popping pricetag: up to $15,000 per phone.Backed by $72 million in venture capital, Sirin Labs, an Israeli-British start-up, will next month launch its first smartphone — called Solarin — which promises features unavailable from any other smartphone on the market, with a focus on privacy and security.Promising to bring customers “tomorrow’s technology, today” Sirin Labs says that it is aiming its smartphones at customers who don’t consider price to be a factor when choosing a new product.“Unlike mainstream technology companies where price … [Read more...] about The $15,000 Smartphone: Sirin Labs Raises $72 Million To Build Security-Focused Phone
Is technology the key to combatting fake news?
Fake news itself is nothing new, but the internet and social media has made it cheap and easy to perpetuate, making it a potential threat to democracy while denting trust in the mainstream media.Fake news is dreamt up and put out to resemble credible journalism to attract maximum attention and manipulate its readers. These so called news stories can be used to push political agendas, spread propaganda and deceive its readers. Governments are already making a stand against fake news. Malaysia has just passed a law against fake news ahead of its election. Such laws, however, could threaten free speech on a global scale, according to campaigners. Many believe it is the actual technological framework that should be looked at to stem the flow of fake news. There is little doubt that technology helps fake news spread like wild fire. As technology advances so do the ways misinformation can be churned out. Social media and its crowd dynamics, for example, provides a platform that actively … [Read more...] about Is technology the key to combatting fake news?