Management made a decision, embracing one of the industry’s hottest trends, one that has been supercharged by the coronavirus crisis. It decided to raise a ghost. These are kitchens without dining rooms, culinary concepts designed for delivery, most never becoming a bricks-and-mortar destination for diners. Ghost kitchens, dark kitchens, virtual […]
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Louisiana Credit Union League Announces 2020 OMNICOMMANDER Partners as Marketing and Website Award Winners at Virtual Annual Meeting
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla., Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OMNICOMMANDER, a financial technology firm specializing in website development and full outsourced marketing for credit unions, is proud to announce another round of award-winning partners in various categories at the Louisiana Credit Union League (LCUL) Annual Conference. While OMNICOMMANDER clients won a […]
Georgia teachers celebrate virtual learning with awesome hype videos
Two Georgia high school teachers who recently started their year online decided they would not let the changes of school this fall hold them — or their students — down. So they made a hype video about it. Audrianna Williams and Callie Evans are teachers at Monroe Comprehensive High School […]
People are really into the DNC’s virtual roll call. Maybe it can stay?
People are really into the DNC’s virtual roll call. Maybe it can stay? It’s just like Eurovision, but with more calamari. The second day of the Democratic National Convention has wrapped up, and in a true sign of the times we’re in, Joe Biden was formally nominated as the Democratic […]
North GA Moves To Virtual Format For Saturday Of Service
NORTH GEORGIA — The University of North Georgia already planned to expand its Saturday of Service, traditionally held the first week of the fall semester on the Dahlonega Campus, to all five campuses this August. Now with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting large gatherings, the university will employ a “pay it […]
How Virtual Concert Platform Wave Plans to Save Live Music
Eight years ago when Tupac Shakur’s hologram was billed to perform at Coachella, the idea seemed almost unthinkable to most. But now as the coronavirus pandemic continues, artists and fans are increasingly turning to live streaming platforms and companies like Wave, a Culver City-based software firm that creates avatars of […]
Hong Kong FilMart Working With RightsTrade on Historic Virtual Market
Leading online B2B licensing platform RightsTrade has been selected to provide the technological backbone for the upcoming FilMart in Hong Kong. Turning such a large and busy fair into a virtual market has been a long time coming. The film and TV market, a flagship event for the Hong Kong […]
Livi, Hong Kong’s latest virtual bank, chooses to compete on ease of service, cash rewards on debut
Livi, the virtual bank co-owned by Bank of China (Hong Kong), hopes to attract customers with cash rewards and the convenience of easy payments at shops through quick-response (QR) codes. The fourth virtual lender to start operations in Hong Kong this year, Livi launches on Wednesday. Online e-commerce company JD […]
HCPS Virtual Learning Plan Approved By Harford County Board Of Ed
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — The Harford County Board of Education approved administrators’ proposal to hold the first semester online while also establishing in-person learning centers. The plan presented by Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson was approved, 8-1. The dissenting vote came from Tamera Rush, who represents Council District […]
Watch AI-controlled virtual fighters take on an Air Force pilot August 18th
DARPA held the second trial in January this year and pitted participants’ greatly improved algorithms against AI adversaries developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Both trials were hosted in person at the APL. The third trial will be streamed from the APL, as well, with eight teams […]
How to host a virtual party that’s absolutely lit
Sometimes a hat can make an outfit. The same goes for parties and the PopSci team knows it. Sometimes a hat can make an outfit. The same goes for parties and the PopSci team knows it. (Purbita Saha/) Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including tips on enjoying summer […]
These online learning tips will help parents prepare for a successful school year, even if it is virtual.
Many of the nation’s largest school districts plan to begin the fall semester online-only. As schools consider reopening, children face a future in which online courses will probably be part of the curriculum. To make the best of this situation, here are some tips to help your child adapt to learning from home. Studies show that in online learning, […]
What Teachers Recommend for Virtual Schooling in the Fall
ijeab/istockphoto Learning the Hard Way There is little doubt that we’re embarking on new educational ground in this country. While some children will soon be back in school entirely, plenty of others will continue learning entirely remotely or through a blended approach — partially at home and partially back in […]
Virtual house hunting gets a pandemic boost
It’s Saturday evening in London, and I’m house shopping in Dublin, thanks to a virtual-reality headset. Temporarily forgetting she is sitting beside me, I shout to my wife: “I’m in the children’s bedroom.” We can’t go to the Republic of Ireland ourselves to do this. Travellers from Great Britain need […]
Dyckman Farmhouse Gets Grant To Help With Virtual Programming
INWOOD, NY — The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is getting appreciated aid in its fight against the financial hardships that have come along with the coronavirus pandemic. The Humanities New York (HNY) organization, which commits itself to strengthening civil society and the bonds of community, recently announced that the Dyckman Farmhouse […]
Online education was a mess in the spring. As COVID-19 prompts schools to stay virtual, will it get better this fall?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Chicago Public Schools to make a hurried switch to remote instruction earlier this year, Lidia Muro said it didn’t work out so well for her 5-year-old stepson Elijah, then a kindergartner at Marvin Camras Elementary. Some of the schoolwork he was given required logins and […]
What Harvard MBA Virtual Admissions Events Are Like
It was the first virtual graduation in the history of Harvard Business School The COVID-19 pandemic forced b-schools across the nation to shift their courses online back in March. And following suit, many in-person events and functions had to be canceled only to be brought back in a virtual state. […]
Katy Perry and David Guetta on what to expect from the virtual festival
EPA Katy Perry, David Guetta, and Steve Aoki shared a first look at this year’s Tomorrowland virtual festival. The performers joined the festival’s co-founder Michael Beers and moderator Sean Dhondt in an online press conference with Variety to talk about what fans can expect from Tomorrowland’s 2020 edition. The iconic […]
Katy Perry, David Guetta, Steve Aoki Preview Tomorrowland Around the World Virtual Festival
Click here to read the full article. Tomorrowland Around the World performers Katy Perry, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Nervo and Dimitri Vegas joined Tomorrowland co-founder Michiel Beers and moderator Sean Dhondt in an online press conference today to preview what fans can expect from the virtual festival. Scheduled for July […]
Modernism Week Considers Virtual Fall Preview: Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, CA — Modernism Week has announced that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and state and city regulations, it has decided to not offer in-person events for the upcoming Fall Preview, scheduled for October 15-18. Instead, online virtual programming that would be accessed from the Modernism Week website […]