The Canadian Institutes of Health Research wanted to save money by moving to web-based meetings in 2016. But it reverted to the old model of face-to-face meetings in response to critical blowback from medical researchers.
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'Americans lack honesty’: No meetings planned with US at UNGA, Iranian FM Zarif says
Iran’s foreign minister said he will not meet US officials at the UN General Assembly because they “lack honesty.” The two nations are in a diplomatic row following the US’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and new sanctions. “No, no such meeting is planned,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Tasnim News Agency […]
Crestron Touchscreens Could Spy on Hotel Rooms and Meetings
The technology company Crestron makes touchscreen panels and other equipment for places like conference rooms, which a researcher found can be turned into hidden microphones and webcams. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b6cd62d7e5f0b7f259cb848/master/pass/defcon_crestron-02.jpg
Trump schedules his meetings around ‘Fox and Friends’ segments, according to former White House official
Yves Herman/ Reuters President Donald Trump sometimes schedules meetings according to what he sees on his favorite cable programs like “Fox and Friends,” according to a former White House official. “If he’s seen something on TV or [was] talking to [Sean] Hannity the night before, he’s got lots of flexibility to do whatever he wants […]
Leading Brexit campaigners held secret meetings with Russian officials arranged by suspected Kremlin spy before referendum, report says
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Explosive emails suggest the Brexit campaign’s biggest donor met with Kremlin-linked figures multiple times before the referendum. The emails, seen by the Sunday Times, alleged that Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who funded Brexit campaign group Leave.EU, was reportedly offered a business deal involving six Russian goldmines. It forms part of a mounting pile […]
Shrug Island – The Meeting’s Striking Lands Are Shaped By Song
Shri and Li are looking to help The Watcher, keeper of balance in the beautiful lands of Shrug Island – The Meeting. To do so, they’ll have to use their powers to change the world with song, using music to help the people of the island and transform the world into a better place with […]
Lewis Hamilton reveals most 'surreal’ meetings since becoming Formula One driver
Hamilton has constantly been in the spotlight since bursting onto the scene with McLaren in 2007. The Brit secured a podium finish in his maiden race and he has not looked back since – tallying up four world championships. Hamilton is enjoying a difficult battle with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to try and win his fifth […]
‘Are you pro-Putin? Do you hold secret meetings?’ – NY watchdog asks Russian pancake chain
The Russiagate-inspired frenzy seemingly hit a new low when a routine sanitary inspection in New York turned into an investigation into Putin ties and “secret meetings in the basement” at a well-known Russian food chain. A New York sanitary inspector posed “astonishing questions” to Teremok, one of Russia’s largest fast-food chains that specializes in traditional […]
‘Tomb Raider’ Clips: Lara Croft Has Meetings, Solves Puzzles, Fights Walton Goggins, Raids Zero Tombs
Hey, a new Tomb Raider movie is a thing that’s happening this week. Alicia Vikander (Jason Bourne, Ex Machina) stars as Lara Croft, the main character from the long-running video game franchise that follows an explorer who always seems to get caught up in danger and intrigue among historical artifacts and ruins. Four new Tomb […]
How setting up 2,000 random coffee meetings among my employees completely changed my company
Rawpixel.com/Unsplash #Randomcoffee is an initiative that pairs employees from different departments of the same company together, to meet over a cup of coffee. It allows people to gain new insight into the workings of other departments and bring new perspectives to problems. The majority of employees want to establish a friendship with their colleagues, and […]
