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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Vangelis, the Oscar-winning composer behind Chariots Of Fire , one of the most well-known film scores of all time, died at age 79, The Guardian reported Thursday. Key Facts Vangelis, who also composed the score to Blade Runner , died at a hospital in France, the musician’s representative told The Guardian . Key Background Vangelis, who was born with the name Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, rose to worldwide acclaim for his Chariots Of Fire theme, a motivational piece of music that soon became inextricably linked to athletic feats in film and TV. In 1982 he won the Oscar for Best Original Score for the work. The movie’s soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts and was nominated for a Grammy for Record Of The Year, according to Variety. Before his film score career, Vangelis was a member of the band Aphrodite’s Child. He also released some solo works. His song “Heaven and Hell” was … [Read more...] about Composer Vangelis, Who Crafted ‘Chariots Of Fire’ Score, Dead At 79

Attempts to unionize Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN ) workers at two large facilities in the Staten Island borough of New York City have produced mixed results, with workers at one voting for unionization and those at the other voting against. The latter results were announced on May 2, 2022. Meanwhile, Amazon is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to invalidate the vote in favor of the union, alleging various electoral irregularities. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) won by a vote of 2,654 (55%) in favor out of 4,785 ballots counted at the JFK8 warehouse. However, the union lost by a margin of 618 (62%) against out of 998 votes counted at the adjacent LDJ5 sorting facility. The former site employs more than 8,000 people, while the latter has approximately 1,633 eligible voters. Key Takeaways After winning a vote to organize workers at an Amazon.com facility in Staten Island, New York, the same union lost a vote at an adjacent facility. Amazon had worked … [Read more...] about Amazon (AMZN) Union Gets Split Decision in NYC

When Mercedes engineer Klaus Millerferli holds the suspension component for the new EQXX concept car in his hands you might think something has gone wrong with the design. The metal part looks misshapen and unstructured, more suitable for the trash can than the front axle of a cutting-edge electric car. It certainly doesn’t look sturdy enough to take the weight it will have to sustain. But in fact Millerferli is very pleased with the component he’s holding, admiring its low weight and airy shape. After all, it’s not only extremely stable, but also weighs 4kg less than a conventional component. And where did the inspiration come from for this unusual design? Nature itself. The streamlined boxfish inspired Mercedes engineers and is also considered highly manoeuvrable in confined spaces. Photo: Daimler AG/dpa Skeletons made of carbon "To achieve this, we designed it based on nature's model," the engineer says. The component was developed – or rather grown – … [Read more...] about Fish and skeletons the inspiration for car designs

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani social media star with millions of followers is facing criticism after posing for a TikTok video by a forest fire, as a devastating heatwave causes widespread misery in the country. The user “Dollyofficiall” posted a clip of herself walking playfully in a silver ball gown in front of a burning hillside with the caption: “Fire erupts wherever I am.” It comes after police arrested a man earlier this month in the northwestern city of Abbottabad for intentionally starting a forest fire as a background for a video. Temperatures have peaked at 51°C in parts of Pakistan in recent days, leaving the poor and vulnerable struggling to beat the heat in the impoverished country. Dolly, who has more than 11 million followers on TikTok, said in a statement released by an assistant that she did not start the fire and there was “no harm in making videos”. The clip has since been taken down. “She should have been holding a bucket of water to extinguish the fire … [Read more...] about Pakistan TikTok star faces backlash over forest fire video

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin SVP of Product for Sisense . We have finally reached the point where analytics is considered table stakes for all businesses. At every level of the company, we acknowledge that insights from data are critical to our success in making smarter decisions every day. Although there is still work to be done, technology is making analytics more automatic and natural for everyone by progressing from IT-led reporting to standalone dashboards and now to infused analytics everywhere so that all knowledge workers have access to the personalized insights they need at the exact point they want to take action. Until now, however, we have only considered the benefits of analytics for ourselves. Our focus has been on extracting insights from data to improve internal business processes and help our teams make smarter decisions. This leaves out an entire, mission-critical part of our business: our own products that we build for … [Read more...] about Analytics For The Customer: The Next Frontier

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Graydon McKee is Senior Director for Cybersecurity Engineering at VISA . Over the last several years, I've been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to mentor several individuals. I've been humbled by the experience. Part of the advice I typically give is to be especially careful when it comes to social media. One of my mentees recently needed a refresher on how to handle negativity aimed at some of the comments she made. Here is a summary of what I shared: There are at least two sides to every issue, and as such, anyone who posts on social media will eventually run into what is typically referred to as a troll. These are individuals who lash out in an aggressive way in response to something they disagree with. Some see it as their responsibility to "right wrongs" like some sort of internet vigilante. Some just like to bully everyone else with their opinion. Others enjoy sowing hate and discord no matter what … [Read more...] about Social Media Advice From The Trenches

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Founder of TalentService.com , and the advisor of Stanford's R&D project "Future Talents." Currently, 58% of companies use HR technology to find, attract and retain top talent. Human resources tech was already well on its way toward new developments pre-pandemic, but Covid-19 accelerated the entire sector dramatically. The most recent projections say the HR software market is expected to exceed $10 billion this year, a 10.4% CAGR for the sector as a whole. However, it's worth noting that this growth will bring a major shift in trends. Companies will be looking for newer, better ways to implement this technology. The State Of HR Today Before we look at predictions for the future of HR tech, let's discuss the state of the market as it currently is. A recent survey found that 44% of HR departments currently use cloud technology for increased productivity and efficiency, and 35% rely on it … [Read more...] about Three HR Tech Trends To Follow In The Near Future

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Co-founder and CEO of Adverity . Companies have stared bleakly into the digital skills void for some time, with data chasms looking especially vast. In 2015, it was estimated there would only be enough data scientists to meet half of the global demand within a few years. By 2019, 90% of executives in all sectors were facing gaps, and 43% cited data analytics as their biggest skills problem. According to the latest studies, almost 7 in 10 firms worldwide are struggling to fill vacancies—the highest rate in 15 years. While ongoing challenges run across industries and departments, issues are most concerning in teams where shrewd data use is essential to drive important, far-reaching decisions. Of course, we’re talking about marketing; however, the choices marketers make have an enormous influence on the ultimate success of any company. So, given recent findings that marketer data proficiency is low , such … [Read more...] about Recruitment Alone Isn’t Going To Bridge Marketing’s Digital Skills Gap

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin John Clemons consults for Rockwell Automation and Maverick Technologies , a leading platform-independent automation solutions provider. Recently, I had a brief conversation about manufacturing execution systems (MES) with an executive from a manufacturing enterprise. The executive quickly shut down the discussion saying, “We don’t have MES. We don’t need MES. We don’t want MES. We’re never going to use MES.” Period. Conversation over. Afterward, I thought about all the things I still wanted to say. I wanted to explain that their company already had MES in their manufacturing facilities, whether they knew it or not. They may have been missing out on its true value. What is MES? MES is a computer system that executes manufacturing operations on the shop floor in conjunction with shop floor operators and the automation and control systems. MES works exclusively on the shop floor to provide specific … [Read more...] about The Manufacturing Culture Of MES

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When Bertony Faustin began turning his father-in-law’s hobby-vineyard into a business that made him Oregon’s first Black winemaker, he got more than a few double takes. “People would walk in the door and always be surprised that I was the owner, or I was the winemaker,” said Faustin, the son of Haitian immigrants. Faustin was challenging people’s perceptions, and instead of recoiling from that dynamic, he leaned into it. “I decided, you know what? I’m not going to try to fit in. I’ll just go ahead and take this and make it my own,” he recalled. And what he has made is not only wine, but also an inclusive community of wine lovers, a growing movement for diversity in winemaking and a platform to show other entrepreneurs how to make a living around a higher purpose. ‘Humanity Is Our Brand’ At his Abbey Creek Vineyard , there is not a “hint of leather” or “scent of wet rock.” Instead, you may hear Faustin … [Read more...] about For Oregon’s First Black Winemaker, The Business ‘Had To Be Bigger Than Wine’