Microsoft’s post-pandemic plans have been revealed. After sending most of its employees home in 2020 to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, Microsoft has decided how it will operate with some employees on-site while others continue to contribute remotely. (Photo : GettlyImages/ Stephen Lam)Microsoft post-pandemic plans revealed Microsoft’s Post-Pandemic Plans for Employees The new plan is part of Microsoft’s hybrid approach to work after it started to welcome some employees back to its headquarters in the United States in March. The company recently shared some of the practices it has put in place for its new hybrid plan, according to…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas rulers, as he began a regional tour to shore up last week’s cease-fire.The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas killed more than 250 people, mostly Palestinians, and caused widespread destruction in the impoverished coastal territory. The truce that came into effect Friday has so far held, but it did not address any of the underlying issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, something Blinken acknowledged after meeting with Israeli Prime…
Google will soon be updating the first-generation Nest Hub to a Fuchsia OS. It will be the first time that the said system will be available on a publicly used device. (Photo : by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – MAY 07: Google SVP of Devices and Services Rick Osterloh announces the new Nest Hub Max during the keynote address at the 2019 Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 07, 2019 in Mountain View, California. The annual Google I/O Conference runs through May 8. Google Fuschia OS will be replacing the Linux-based “Cast OS” on the 2018-released Nest…
Google Maps is expected to release new updates that will fix one of the most annoying glitches on Android Auto. As of the moment, Android Auto fans are turning to use Google’s navigation maps. (Photo : Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)A motorcyclist, Nadia, plays Pokemon Go game on her smartphone on July 24, 2016 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. “Pokemon Go,” which uses Google Maps and a smartphone has been a smash-hit in countries where it is available and already popular in Indonesia even though it has not been officially released. However, they claimed that it is far worse since the current…
Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, joined a Sikh women’s group on Monday to prepare meals for vulnerable families in Edinburgh, UK. The official Twitter handle for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted pictures of the royal couple trying their hands at making chapatis in the café kitchen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Queen’s official residence in Scotland.In a video shared on YouTube by The Royal Family Channel, Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, and Kate are seen taking instructions from members of Sikh Sanjog, a charity group based in Scotland, on how to make chapatis. The…
Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are getting a Whitechapel chip, but exactly does it do? Rumor has it that Google will equip both its upcoming gadgets, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, with a custom processor it is making in collaboration with Samsung. For all purposes, the new Pixels are expected to abandon the previous Qualcomm’s SoCs for a Google chip codenamed Whitechapel. (Photo : GettlyImages/ Drew Angerer)Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro chip Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro’s Whitechapel chip Some details about the mysterious silicon have appeared all thanks to the tipster Max Weinbach, and…
China on Tuesday denounced plans for a people’s tribunal in Britain on allegations of genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim people in China’s Xinjiang region.The spokesman for the northwestern region’s government, Xu Guixiang, said China “condemned and despised” the hearings, which are expected to draw dozens of witnesses when they begin in early June.The tribunal, which does not have government backing, is to be chaired by prominent lawyer Geoffrey Nice, who led the prosecution of ex-Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and worked with the International Criminal Court.“This is a total violation of international law and order, a serious desecration of…
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, and the company’s future devices, such as the Galaxy Z Roll and Galaxy Z Slide are getting a new Split UI. A leaker suggests that it will be more flexible and adaptable for a rolling, folding, and sliding screen. (Photo : by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 05: Visitors have a look at the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone at the 2019 IFA home electronics and appliances trade fair on September 05, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The 2019 IFA fair will be open to the public from September 6-11. The new Split UI is…
Japan on Tuesday said it has extended the quarantine period for travelers who have recently been to India and five other South Asian countries amid growing concerns over B.1.617 Covid-19 variant.The Japanese government said that those people who recently traveled to India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, have to complete 10 days of mandatory quarantine period instead of six days.The government will newly impose a three-day quarantine period on travelers who have been to Kazakhstan and Tunisia, with a coronavirus test on the final day, Kyodo News reported.The move is set to take effect on Friday.As Japan…
A woman in the US state of Massachusetts threw away her shot at USD 1 million, but as luck would it, she got a second chance at the fortune, thanks to an Indian-origin family who returned the discarded lottery ticket to their long-time customer, earning appreciation for their honesty.Lea Rose Fiega bought a Diamond Millions scratch-off ticket in March at Lucky Stop, a store owned by the Indian-origin family in Southwick, where she was a regular customer.”I was in a hurry, on lunch break, and just scratched it real quick, and looked at it, and it didn’t look like a…