Baba Vanga’s predictions for 2021 revealed

The blind mystic’s predictions for the next twelve months sadly don’t sound much better than this year’s. Vanga, who was born in Bulgaria in 1911 and … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/342279/baba-vangas-predictions-for-2021-revealed…

Could Smart Technology Help Save the World’s Honey Bees?

CNN Business reports: Climate change, intensive agriculture, and the use of pesticides and fungicides in farming is ravaging the world’s bees. Commercial beekeepers in the United States lost 44% of their managed colonies in 2019, according to research from the University of Maryland. Now, technology startups are developing smart devices that give beekeepers access to detailed information about the state of…

The Future of Our Workplace: Remote, On Campus, and Blended Options for Employees

By Rich Jacquet, Chief People Officer At Coursera, we believe location shouldn’t limit access to world-class learning, and we’re bringing this mindset to the way we evolve our workplace. Today we announced that employees can continue to work remotely until January 1, 2022, when we anticipate bringing our offices back to full service. Giving all […]
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Stunning images of the night

See the winners of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) 1st annual photography contest. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/ida-2020-photo-contest-winners-night-sky-images…

Severed Fiber Optic Cables Disrupted Internet Access In Parts of Eastern Europe, Iran and Turkey

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Severed fibre optic cables disrupted internet access in parts of eastern Europe, Iran and Turkey on Thursday. The issue, which lasted for about two hours, was caused by multiple fibre cables being physically cut at the same time, a highly unusual thing to happen. Google said its services were among those unavailable…

Coursera to Accelerate Growth in Toronto Office

New roles in product, marketing, sales, and other functions will complement growth in our engineering team By Richard Wong, SVP of Engineering In the six short months since we announced a new engineering office in Toronto, the team has delivered an impressive number of product innovations, more than tripled in size, and outgrown our original […]
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Coursera Introduces Hands-On Learning with Coursera Labs

Acquires Rhyme Softworks, an online platform for hands-on projects By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera August 28, 2019: At Coursera, we envision a world where anyone, anywhere can have access to the world’s best education, and we’re proud of how far we’ve come with over 3,600 courses, 190 top university and industry partners, and 14 degrees. […]
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