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Meta Looking to Hire Generative AI-Focused Workers on Metaverse Team After Layoffs
Meta is looking to hire employees to expand its foray in the generative AI space, as part of its metaverse team. As per a new job listing, could integrate GenAI with its metaverse-related efforts, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) elements – that together make for components of the metaverse
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Meet Aisha, UAE's First Virtual Employee Operating With Generative AI
This initiative by the Ministry of Justice is a major leap forward in integrating AI into the judicial system
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Amazon Reportedly Struggling to Build AI Capabilities to Make Alexa Smarter
Amazon introduced its voice-first virtual assistant Alexa to the world in November 2014. The technology’s name is said to be inspired by Star Trek’s computer system onboard the Starship Empire and underscored CEO Jeff Bezos’ ambition of creating a conversational and intelligent assistant. However, a report claims that despite a tech demo last...
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This Company Removed All Its Managers In New Approach. Result: Happier Employees
Time Etc, a virtual assistant platform decided to get rid of traditional managers and replace them with coaches.
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McDonald's Risks Employee Ire By Joining Trend Of Virtual Layoffs
McDonalds Corp. is the latest company asking staff to work from home during layoffs, a practice that has sparked criticism from other companies employees and management experts.
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Truecaller Opens First Office in Bengaluru, Set to Develop India-First Features: Details
Truecaller on Thursday opened its first office in Bengaluru, the company's first office outside of Sweden. The Bengaluru facility occupies a renovated space of 30,443 square feet and can accommodate up to 250 employees, according to the company. Truecaller says it will use the facility as a primary hub to deliver India-first features and serve user...
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In China, Companies Can 'Hire' Virtual Employees For About Rs 11 Lakh A Year
Businesses and companies in China are now shelling out a lot of money for virtual workers in a variety of fields.
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OK Google, Get Me A Coke: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Giant Demos Soda-Fetching Robots
Google is combining the eyes and arms of physical robots with the knowledge and conversation skills of virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from breakrooms with ease.
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Government Orders Employees Not to Use Google Drive, Dropbox, VPNs
Government has ordered its employees to restrict themselves from using cloud platforms including Google Drive and Dropbox as well as virtual private network (VPN) service providers such as NordVPN and ExpressVPN.
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Cricket South Africa To Launch Inquiry Into Conduct Of Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher Following SJN Report
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday informed that it met virtually to give further consideration to the Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN) report.
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Nike Makes Metaverse Debut With Nikeland on Roblox
Nike on Thursday revealed that it’s making its debut in the metaverse with Nikeland— a virtual world modelled after its headquarters.
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Virtual Reality for Training: Companies Moving in Direction of Hiring, Onboarding New Employees With VR
There are many things the COVID-19 pandemic has helped bring into the mainstream, including an accelerated adoption of technology by individuals and enterprises. More people today appear interested in leveraging technology to work from home. Enterprises, too, are adopting or trying new technologies for a smooth transition.
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New Study Suggests Keeping Camera On During Video Calls Causes More Work Fatigue in Employees
A new study shows that virtual meetings with cameras turned on left employees feeling more fatigued than those who were allowed to keep their cameras off.
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Zoom-Call Slip-Ups Led To Employees Getting Fired, 1 In 4 Bosses Say
Nearly 1 in 4 executives have fired a staffer for slipping up during a video or audio conference, and most have levied some sort of disciplinary action for gaffes made in virtual meetings, a survey of 200 managers at large companies found.
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Facebook Sets Up New Team to Work on VR 'Metaverse' Where Users Can Move Communicate, Move Between Devices
Facebook is creating a product team to work on the "metaverse," a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
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Meta Looking to Hire Generative AI-Focused Workers on Metaverse Team After Layoffs
Meta is looking to hire employees to expand its foray in the generative AI space, as part of its metaverse team. As per a new job listing, could integrate GenAI with its metaverse-related efforts, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) elements – that together make for components of the metaverse
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Meet Aisha, UAE's First Virtual Employee Operating With Generative AI
This initiative by the Ministry of Justice is a major leap forward in integrating AI into the judicial system
-
Amazon Reportedly Struggling to Build AI Capabilities to Make Alexa Smarter
Amazon introduced its voice-first virtual assistant Alexa to the world in November 2014. The technology’s name is said to be inspired by Star Trek’s computer system onboard the Starship Empire and underscored CEO Jeff Bezos’ ambition of creating a conversational and intelligent assistant. However, a report claims that despite a tech demo last...
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This Company Removed All Its Managers In New Approach. Result: Happier Employees
Time Etc, a virtual assistant platform decided to get rid of traditional managers and replace them with coaches.
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McDonald's Risks Employee Ire By Joining Trend Of Virtual Layoffs
McDonalds Corp. is the latest company asking staff to work from home during layoffs, a practice that has sparked criticism from other companies employees and management experts.
-
Truecaller Opens First Office in Bengaluru, Set to Develop India-First Features: Details
Truecaller on Thursday opened its first office in Bengaluru, the company's first office outside of Sweden. The Bengaluru facility occupies a renovated space of 30,443 square feet and can accommodate up to 250 employees, according to the company. Truecaller says it will use the facility as a primary hub to deliver India-first features and serve user...
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In China, Companies Can 'Hire' Virtual Employees For About Rs 11 Lakh A Year
Businesses and companies in China are now shelling out a lot of money for virtual workers in a variety of fields.
-
OK Google, Get Me A Coke: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Giant Demos Soda-Fetching Robots
Google is combining the eyes and arms of physical robots with the knowledge and conversation skills of virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from breakrooms with ease.
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Government Orders Employees Not to Use Google Drive, Dropbox, VPNs
Government has ordered its employees to restrict themselves from using cloud platforms including Google Drive and Dropbox as well as virtual private network (VPN) service providers such as NordVPN and ExpressVPN.
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Cricket South Africa To Launch Inquiry Into Conduct Of Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher Following SJN Report
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday informed that it met virtually to give further consideration to the Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN) report.
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Nike Makes Metaverse Debut With Nikeland on Roblox
Nike on Thursday revealed that it’s making its debut in the metaverse with Nikeland— a virtual world modelled after its headquarters.
-
Virtual Reality for Training: Companies Moving in Direction of Hiring, Onboarding New Employees With VR
There are many things the COVID-19 pandemic has helped bring into the mainstream, including an accelerated adoption of technology by individuals and enterprises. More people today appear interested in leveraging technology to work from home. Enterprises, too, are adopting or trying new technologies for a smooth transition.
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New Study Suggests Keeping Camera On During Video Calls Causes More Work Fatigue in Employees
A new study shows that virtual meetings with cameras turned on left employees feeling more fatigued than those who were allowed to keep their cameras off.
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Zoom-Call Slip-Ups Led To Employees Getting Fired, 1 In 4 Bosses Say
Nearly 1 in 4 executives have fired a staffer for slipping up during a video or audio conference, and most have levied some sort of disciplinary action for gaffes made in virtual meetings, a survey of 200 managers at large companies found.
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Facebook Sets Up New Team to Work on VR 'Metaverse' Where Users Can Move Communicate, Move Between Devices
Facebook is creating a product team to work on the "metaverse," a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
