Friday, August 21, 2020

Coronavirus News (213)

 6G Will Be 100 Times Faster Than 5G—and Now There’s a Chip for It  One wireless communications expert even estimates 6G networks could handle rates up to 8,000 gigabits per second; they’ll also have much lower latency and higher bandwidth than 5G. ..............  “Terahertz technology […] can potentially boost intra-chip and inter-chip communication to support artificial intelligence and cloud-based technologies, such as interconnected self-driving cars, which will need to transmit data quickly to other nearby cars and infrastructure to navigate better and also to avoid accidents.”   ............  Besides being used for AI and self-driving cars (and, of course, downloading hundreds of hours of video in seconds), 6G would also make a big difference for data centers, IoT devices, and long-range communications, among other applications.  

Don’t Let the Pandemic Sink Your Company Culture you and your leadership team invested years cultivating an effective culture — one that is both strategically relevant, because it prioritizes the behaviors essential to the success of your business, and strong, in the sense that employees trust that it is real and value it. Such cultures help companies attract and retain great people and contribute to fantastic bottom-line performance. .............  Will your culture take a hit because people can’t meet in person, making it harder to solidify their shared beliefs? .........  How can you continue to build and leverage your culture while your organization is operating mostly remotely? ........  organizations that were strategically aligned, strong, and had built in the capacity to adapt quickly to dynamic environments earned 15% more in annual revenue compared to those in the same industry that were less adaptable. ..............  1. Hire and promote people who are resilient, adaptable, and exhibit grace under fire. ..........  2. Curate and communicate examples of how the organization is adhering to its cultural values through new practices. ...........  3. Model transcendent values.  

US isolated as allies and opponents reject its bid to snapback UN sanctions on Iran

WHO warns coronavirus vaccine alone won’t end pandemic: ‘We cannot go back to the way things were’  a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the coronavirus, but it won’t end the Covid-19 pandemic on its own and there’s no guarantee scientists will find one. .........  world leaders can stop new outbreaks by practicing the “basics” of public health and disease control. “Testing, isolating and treating patients and tracing and quarantining their contacts. Do it all. Inform, empower and listen to communities 


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