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staticnak1983 / getty images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Virtual smells, the feeling of a handshake, and AI translators could soon be a part of video calls. Tech experts weigh the consequences and likelihood of replacing in-person meetings. They suggest that while VR and AI may seem niche, they have potential to become mainstream. As you settle in for your next meeting, you reach out to shake the hand of the person sitting across from you. The room fills with the scent of freshly brewed coffee, and when your colleague speaks in a different language, you find that you can understand them. ....
Alex Barnes This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Alex Barnes Crowdless app lets users know how busy stores are so they can plan when to shop safely. The real-time security alert software was initially meant to help those in dangerous territories. His team plans to use their geospatial analytics expertise to inform future enterprise products. In 2020, Alex Barnes, 33, was busy designing an app. After studying for a DPhil, the equivalent of a PhD, in international development at the University of Oxford, he wanted to create something that would help people navigate safely around areas where violent incidents might occur. He d previously been deployed to Afghanistan as a strategic analyst for the Australian Department of Defence, but during his studies his research turned to conflict zones and business actor behavior during ....
Quadrostyle Lockdown has caused a surge in home renovations, specifically for renters. Elizabeth Rees stick-on wallpaper company experienced a surge in interest in 2020 into this year. From the rise in plant startups to affordable furniture, there s growing opportunity in the rental design space. When Elizabeth Rees friend was setting up a startup in New York back in 2012, she needed an office that would look and feel like the brand she was building. She was in the midst of raising a series A and was working in a transitional office space. Rees, whose family operated a printing company, suggested designing a removable wallpaper that could be wrapped around the office s support beams to inject some personality into the space. ....
Kippford s Solway Yacht Club holds virtual prizegiving to mark 2020 season Daily Record 29/01/2021 Stuart Gillespie Solway Yacht Club still managed to hold its mid-winter prize-giving to celebrate the previous season’s winners despite the current restrictions. This year, it had to be an online virtual event and, as well as honouring the winners, Club Commodore Robert Dinwiddie arranged a clever, sailing-themed cartoon competition that attracted entries from adult and cadet members. Welcoming quite a crowd of members who’d joined online, the Commodore thanked everyone who’d helped organise the event. Using a power point presentation, he talked about the main trophy awarded for the club championship – the Tordoff Cup. ....
Planned over twelve months ago when hardly anyone had heard of Corona virus, the Solway Yacht Club in Kippford still managed to hold its mid-winter prize-giving party on 23rd, celebrating the previous season s Club winners. Not in the Village Hall, shared with Kippford RNLI after their SOS Lunch as is now tradition, but, of course, now it had to be an online virtual event. As well as the winners on the water, Club Commodore Robert Dinwiddie had arranged a clever, sailing-themed cartoon competition that had attracted entries from both adult and cadet members. Welcoming quite a crowd of members who d joined through the wonders of the Internet the Commodore thanked everyone who d helped organise the event and using a Powerpoint presentation, he then talked about the main trophy awarded for the Club Championship, the Tordoff Cup. It had been presented to the Club by David and Anne Tordoff after they d returned from the voyage of a lifetime late in the 1990s, sailing their y ....