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Daily Monitor Friday December 18 2020 Remote work can have a significant impact on an employee’s wellbeing if the correct systems are not in place to help them adjust to this new environment and find balance as they experience a blur between the work and home environment while also handling household responsibilities in a constantly connected space. Photo/Shutterstock. Advertisement New normal. The Covid-19 pandemic forced many people to work remotely. Post the pandemic, some organisations ma...

Microsoft Announces Contest to Help Make a Space Jam Game By Wes Davis on December 15, 2020 In support of the upcoming LeBron James, Don Cheadle and Cedric Joe film, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Microsoft is hosting a contest to let fans help to design a new arcade-style game based on the film. The contest began on December 14 and will run through December 30, and anyone ages 14 and up is eligible to participate via the official website. Contestants are encouraged to review the contest...

Microsoft courts ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ stars LeBron James and Bugs Bunny to get kids coding December 14, 2020 at 10:41 am Sponsored by Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, rants, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and pop culture. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft is putting together a heck of a team to get kids interested in coding, and the stars are LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The tech giant announced Monday that it’s partnering with Warner Bros. ahead...

Re-envisioning the workforce: Skilling today to thrive tomorrow December 15, 2020 | Microsoft Stories Asia By Fiona Carney, Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, Microsoft Asia Pacific The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on one of the most challenging years in our lifetime – spurring a global economic crisis and severely impacting job markets. Our calculations show that global unemployment rates in 2020 may reach the staggering figure of a quarter of a billion people. At the same time...

Microsoft, Warner Bros to get kids code with ‘Space Jam’ movie By IANS|   Published: 15th December 2020 10:34 am IST New Delhi, Dec 15 : Microsoft has partnered Warner Bros ahead of the release of the “Space Jam: A New Legacy” movie with the NBA star LeBron James and cartoon icon Bugs Bunny, announcing that fans aged 14 and up can submit their best video game ideas and join free coding workshops with Microsoft. Starting December 14 through December 30, fans can visit the official conte...

In anticipation of next years surefire megahit Space Jam: A New Legacy, Microsoft and LeBron James—with some help from Bugs Bunny—have announced a new contest in which fans are given the chance to help create an original arcade-style video game. Starting Dec. 14 and running through Dec. 30, anyone whos at least 14 years of age can throw their proverbial hat in the ring by submitting game proposals via the official contest site. First, review the official rules, then pick a genre. From ther...

Free online digital skills courses revive hope and careers for millions Santa Lucia was already working on finding ways to make sure underserved people around the world could participate in the increasingly digital economy when the pandemic hit. The initial effort grew out of recognition that a third of the new jobs created in the U.S. in the past 25 years have been in occupations that didnt exist before, and that 1.1 billion jobs may be radically transformed by 2030. The pandemics impact on th...

Why EY will be looking for ‘fighter pilots, not plane spotters’ next year 14 Dec 20201.81k Views Jefferson Cowhig, technology transformation lead for Ireland at EY, explains how tech leaders and professionals can prepare for the challenges 2021 may bring. When Jefferson Cowhig was 16, his friend suggested they study computer science at college because it was “guaranteed to get them a job”. Now, more than 20 years later, he has no regrets. “Technology has afforded m...

What you need to know Microsoft, Warner Bros., and LeBron James are working together to promote coding in the next generation. Three new programs will roll out before the launch of Space Jam: A New Legacy. One of the programs is a contest in which the winners help develop a Space Jam: A New Legacy video game. LeBron James is frequently referred to as a human cheat code on the basketball court. Now, hes helping kids learn how to code to prepare the next generation for jobs in computing and devel...

Application Deadline: January 29th 2021 The Imagine Cup is a skill-based Competition and will also consist of a prerequisite Sweepstakes as part of Round 1. Open to students around the world, the Imagine Cup Competition seeks to honor the most innovative, accessible, ground-breaking, and appealing software built with Microsoft tools and technology There are four categories in the 2021 Imagine Cup competition – Earth, Education, Health, and Lifestyle. Get started building your tech skills by c...