Sophie Wessex helps volunteers at charity shop as she continues volunteering efforts amid COVID-19

Sophie the shop girl! Countess of Wessex helps out at a children’s hospice charity shop as she continues her volunteering efforts amid the COVID-19 crisis Sophie Wessex, 55, has spent time with volunteers at Weybridge charity shop The Countess of Wessex is the patron of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices  She gave a helping hand at … Read more

Boris Johnson’s top scientists accuse him of trashing their efforts to get public to obey lockdown

 Boris Johnson has ‘trashed’ public trust and adherence to lockdown, government advisers warned last night. Psychology professor Stephen Reicher said the Prime Minister’s defence of Dominic Cummings had threatened the UK’s fight against coronavirus. The University of St Andrews academic, who serves on the Sage committee advising the Government on behavioural science, tweeted: ‘I can … Read more

Boris Johnson’s top scientists accuse him of trashing their efforts to get public to obey lockdown

 Boris Johnson has ‘trashed’ public trust and adherence to lockdown, government advisers warned last night. Psychology professor Stephen Reicher said the Prime Minister’s defence of Dominic Cummings had threatened the UK’s fight against coronavirus. The University of St Andrews academic, who serves on the Sage committee advising the Government on behavioural science, tweeted: ‘I can … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump puts efforts of Rishi Sunak and our own banking pygmies in shade

ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump may be crazy but efforts of his business and financial team put those of Rishi Sunak and our own banking pygmies in shade By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 One of the great hobbies of the British … Read more

Foxconn expands employee monitoring efforts to screen for new coronavirus infection

Workers at Foxconn in China are screened with thermal cameras, given daily temperature checks, and must eat in individual lunch stalls as factories reopen with heightened coronavirus monitoring Foxconn has reopened many of its Chinese factories with rigorous surveillance  Workers are now assigned 20-person groups to minimize contact with others They’re given new face masks … Read more

Ryan Seacrest donates $1 million to help relief efforts in LA and NYC amid COVID-19 pandemic

Ryan Seacrest donates $1 million to help relief efforts in LA and NYC amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘I wanted to do something in the immediate to give back in these unprecedented times’ By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 19:48 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 19:51 BST, 13 April 2020 Ryan Seacrest is donating $1 million … Read more

George and Amal Clooney donate more than $1 million to coronavirus aid efforts

George and Amal Clooney donate more than $1m to coronavirus aid efforts… helping out of work Hollywood workers and Britain’s NHS The actor and the human rights barrister will give $250K each to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, The SAG-AFTRA Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles  Clooney is a board member for … Read more

George and Amal Clooney donate more than $1 million to coronavirus aid efforts

George and Amal Clooney donate more than $1m to coronavirus aid efforts… helping out of work Hollywood workers and Britain’s NHS The actor and the human rights barrister will give $250K each to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, The SAG-AFTRA Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles  Clooney is a board member for … Read more

Digital transformation efforts stymied by underinvestment in people

Commentary: According to a Flexera CIO survey, companies aren’t focused nearly enough on re-skilling employees. Image: Deagreez, Getty Images/iStockphoto For any digital transformation effort, there are two primary considerations: People and data. As I’ve written, too many enterprises rush to embrace data science yet discover they can’t manage the “science” without first spending a lot … Read more