Manny Medina, CEO of Outreach, speaks at the GeekWire Summit 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) "I love the man who can smile in trouble, who can gain strength from need and who can become brave by thinking." Executives find inspiration in a variety of ways as they lead companies …
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According to a new pandemic projection, the death toll in the United States is almost 135,000 due to the lower social distance
This graph shows the actual and projected US death toll for COVID-19 from mid-March to August 4, issued by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The pink shaded area represents the uncertainty interval for the projection to the 95% confidence level. Click on the graphic for a larger version. …
Read More »This Microsoft Excel training package currently costs only $ 34
If you haven't used Microsoft Excel in a while, you may be surprised at how different it is. For example, did you know that the application was loaded with machine learning? If that surprised you, it may be time to familiarize yourself with everything this powerful app has to offer …
Read More »The UW team imagines a better Parkinson's test and ends up in the global final of the Microsoft student competition
Video chat screenshots of the Tremor Vision team at the University of Washington from left: Janae Chan, Robert Minneker and Drew Gallardo. (Photos courtesy of Tremor Vision) A team of students from the University of Washington is among the global finalists in Microsoft's annual Imagine Cup after putting their imagination …
Read More »The DeanBeat: It's time to hurry up and build the metaverse
During this pandemic, I can't think of anything more exciting than exploring the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all connected, like in novels like Snowfall and Ready player one. It is that the same goal as Epic GamesThe Fortnite maker is reportedly chasing as well as numerous …
Read More »The shooter Crucible from Amazon returns to the closed beta after the rocky start
Amazon's own game studio Relentless provides its free shooter crucible back to a closed beta state after admitting that the game started before it was finished. In one Blog post published on TuesdayAccording to Colin Johanson, the franchise manager, the focus is now "to give our players the best possible …
Read More »Monument Valley manufacturer Ustwo starts the instant game Go Go Bots on Facebook
Monument Valley manufacturers Ustwo and Facebook are launching the Go go bots Instant play on Facebook gaming today. The game is exclusively available on Facebook Gaming, which is based on Facebook's Instant Games platform and can be played in instant message threads on mobile devices or via web links. No …
Read More »NASA is delaying the start of its next Mars rover because the time to launch is running out
NASA is delaying the launch of the next Mars rover named Perseverance by a week because of a problem with the missile that is supposed to send the spaceship to the Red Planet. The rover is scheduled to start in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 30 at the earliest. The …
Read More »Microsoft CEO offers mentoring session, role in "Halo" TV series as part of "All In Challenge"
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (All In Challenge screenshot) Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, chose All In to give a lucky winner a behind-the-scenes look at the main Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, and more, while at the same time raising money to help those in difficult times need help with food …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg defends the Trump directive for employees after the strike
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, held an extensive employee conference today, dealing with allegations that Facebook allowed misinformation about elections and obscured the promotion of violence by President Donald Trump. While Zuckerberg said he should have given employees more transparency, he stood by what he described as a "fairly thorough" …
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