Microsoft is in the midst of creating a software that attempts to create a holographic experience platform, something that will be used in place of Microsoft Teams or Zoom meetings. Powered by Microsoft’s Azure cloud, Mesh is a platform that will be able to collaborate with several apps to create a multitude of experiences.
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E-commerce has been obtainable for several years for those tech-savvy enough to use it, but in the current times with personal space a constant concern of everyone, other digital payments are becoming increasingly popular as well. While digital payments are ultimately being created to increase payment speed and provide more financial security, in the wake of COVID-19, one additional goal that is being achieved is customer health protection.
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Connor Paradis is a senior in the Stillman School of Business from Lebanon, Maine. The Stillman Exchange reached out to Connor recently to hear about his experience interning for QueensGiant.
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The recent arrest and jailing of a Spanish rapper has left Barcelona in a state of violence and unrest and has even sparked debates over freedom of expression.
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Nielsen, the leading television analytics and marketing firm has been well known for providing producers and advertisers with viewer demographic information for decades. Recently, the company announced that it had teamed up with Gracenote Inclusion Analytics for the launch of a new tool that will allow it to monitor content for diversity.
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Social media has turned the way news is shared on its head in the last fifteen years switching from the newspaper and television to personalized social media accounts.
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After a catastrophic week of record-low temperatures in Texas and a brutal winter storm, millions of citizens were left shivering in the cold without electricity as the state’s electric grid operator lost control of the power supply. While power has been restored to most homes and businesses in the state, one major problem remains- a shortage of safe drinking water.
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On February 19th, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers must be considered workers rather than self-employed, entitling thousands of Uber drivers to minimum wage and holiday pay, according to BBC News. The ruling requires drivers to be considered workers from the time they log on to the app until they log off.
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Last Friday, the House Committee of Financial Services called upon Robinhood and Citadel CEOs Vlad Tenev and Ken Griffin to testify before Congress for restricting trading of GameStop stock on the Robinhood app.
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, Asian Americans throughout the United States have encountered hate crimes at a rate higher than that of previous years. Many people ascribe the 2020 surge of Asian American hate violence to the xenophobic commentary of former President Trump, referring to the COVID-19 as the “China virus” and “Kung flu” and blaming China for the global pandemic.
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