Year: 2020

Year: 2020

E3 2020 has been canceled – #E3 #cancellation #COVID19 #coronavirus #washyourhands | #RoadmapforSuccess
March 11, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images E3 is the latest major event to be canceled in the wake of the new coronavirus. Ars Technica and Bloomberg were first to report that the Entertainment Software Association, which puts on the annual video game trade show, would announce the cancelation. The ESA later

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US insurance companies will cover costs of COVID-19 testing and treatment – #US #health #insurance #coverage #COVID19 #coronavirus #testing #treatment | #RoadmapforSuccess
March 10, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images US health insurance companies will waive copays for testing and cover the cost of treatment for the novel coronavirus, said Vice President Mike Pence during a press briefing today. Medicare and Medicaid will also cover costs without copays. The CEOs of major insurance companies, including Anthem, Cigna, Humana, and Aetna,

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GDC will stream some canceled talks on Twitch next week – #GDC #streaming #Twitch #covid19 #coronavirus #solutions | #RoadmapforSuccess
March 10, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Game Developers Conference will stream many of the talks it would have aired at its canceled event, organizers announced today. “Thanks to submissions from many of the original speakers who had talks accepted for GDC 2020, organizers will be streaming speaker-recorded versions of the talks they would

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Microsoft will soon enable Scheduled meetings and Meeting recordings for free edition of Teams – #microsoft #teams #meetings #online #video #free #coronavirus | #RoadmapforSuccess
March 4, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Microsoft Teams free edition already supports online audio and video calls with support for screen sharing as well. In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft is planning to enable two more meeting features that are only available on premium plans. Microsoft Teams free edition users will soon get Scheduled meetings and Meeting recordings features. With

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Microsoft allows employees to work from home amid coronavirus outbreak – #microsoft #employees #coronavirus #remote #workfromhome | #RoadmapforSuccess
March 4, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is allowing and encouraging its employees to work from home as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread in countries around the world. The software giant has updated its guidelines for employees, allowing anyone based in Seattle or San Francisco to work from home through March 9th.

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Microsoft strikes a new deal with NFL to have all 32 teams use Microsoft Teams – #Microsoft #NFL #Teams #sports #football #deal | #RoadmapforSuccess
March 3, 2020 Technology Adam E. Williams

Photo: Microsoft Microsoft and the NFL have renewed and expanded their partnership, making Microsoft Teams the league’s official communication platform and keeping Surface products as the official tablet. The expanded partnership is a huge win for the tech giant weeks after IBM chose Slack over Microsoft Teams as the internal communication tool for its employees.

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