November 16, 2022 - Apple's satellite emergency service launches in the US and Canada

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Apple's satellite emergency service launches in the US and Canada As previously promised, Apple's Emergency SOS-via-satellite service launched in the US and Canada on Tuesday. The service allows owners of Apple's newest iPhones to contact emergency services or share their location and status with emergency contacts via satellite when they are in a place where standard cellular services are not available. Continued here

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Mental Health Apps Are Not Keeping Your Data Safe With little regulation and sometimes outright deception, the possibility of discrimination and other “data harms” is high Imagine calling a suicide prevention hotline in a crisis. Do you ask for their data collection policy? Do you assume that your data are protected and kept secure? Recent events may make you consider your answers more carefully. Continued here

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Mathematician Who Solved Prime-Number Riddle Claims New Breakthrough After shocking the mathematics community with a major result in 2013, Yitang Zhang now says he has solved an analog of the celebrated Riemann hypothesis A mathematician who went from obscurity to luminary status in 2013 for cracking a century-old question about prime numbers now claims to have solved another. The problem is similar to—but distinct from—the Riemann hypothesis, which is considered one of the most important problems in mathematics. Continued here

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A Honeybee Swarm Has as Much Electric Charge as a Thundercloud When you hear a bee buzzing along, visiting a flower, you’re hearing the movement of air made by the fluttering of its wings. But it turns out that bees are buzzing in more than one way. Giles Harrison: I first saw this when I saw a bumblebee land on an electrode I was using, and I saw a real change in the measurement. And I thought, “This is a charged thing.”  Continued here

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This year's ugly Microsoft sweater has a suggestion for you: It's Clippy I'm not always a fan of corporate whimsy—like when brands' Twitter accounts have "attitude" or when companies put together cringe-worthy April Fools' Day pranks—but I do enjoy Microsoft's now-yearly tradition of releasing ugly sweaters with retro Windows patterns printed on them. Two years ago, the patterns were MS Paint- and Windows logo-themed. Last year's pattern paid homage to Windows 3.1-era Minesweeper. And this year's brings back an old frenemy: Clippy. Continued here

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What We Still Misunderstand About Mentorship and Sponsorship Companies offer sponsorship programs to help a more diverse group of high performers and future leaders advance. But the efforts can often misfire. Herminia Ibarra, professor at London Business School, says that’s because these arranged developmental relationships can lack authenticity and meaningful paths for action. She explains the key distinctions of mentorship and sponsorship and recommends that companies focus on two vital qualities: public advocacy and relational authenticity. Ibarra wrote the HBR article “How to Do Sponsorship Right.” Continued here

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Neanderthals: how a carnivore diet may have led to their demise Imagine that you have an unhealthy interest in your neighbours’ lives. Unable to ask them directly, you rifle through their rubbish bins. You find the bones of cooked chickens and try and work out what else they eat. This is a bit like how archaeologists study the diets of extinct humans such as the Neanderthals and early homo sapiens. This is about more than satisfying curiosity. Understanding our ancestors’ diets may reveal critical clues about their evolutionary success or failure. Continued here

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The Gut Microbiome Helps Social Skills Develop in the Brain | Quanta Magazine New research shows that the presence of a gut microbiome very early in life affects the brain development and adult social behavior of zebra fish. Two recent papers have shown that during a critical early period of brain development, the gut's microbiome — the assortment of bacteria that grow within in it — helps to mold a brain system that's important for social skills later in life. Scientists found this influence in fish, but molecular and neurological evidence plausibly suggests that some form of it could also occur in mammals, including humans. Continued here

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The Ten Coolest Artifacts at the New Museum of Broadway Peek behind the curtain of “Ziegfeld Follies,” “The Lion King,” “Kinky Boots” and more It’s finally showtime for the highly-anticipated Museum of Broadway. After several pandemic-related delays, the museum opened its doors in Times Square on Tuesday. It’s the first permanent museum in New York dedicated to Manhattan’s iconic theater district. Continued here

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These 84-Year-Old Nazi Photos Paint a Harrowing Picture of Kristallnacht On November 9 and 10, 1938, Nazis wreaked havoc on thousands of Jewish-owned businesses, homes and synagogues throughout Germany and Austria. Mobs attacked Jewish families, looted and vandalized shops and torched buildings. Some 30,000 Jewish men were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. In the end, more than 90 Jews were killed during the pogroms, which took place nearly a year before the start of World War II and became known as Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass.” Continued here

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Newton's apple tree has descendants and clones all over the world It’s gnarly and bent, almost four centuries old, and the most famous tree in the history of science. From that last clue alone, you may have guessed we’re talking about Sir Isaac Newton’s “gravity tree” — because it was an apple falling from its branches that sparked the scientist’s understanding of how gravity works. For the origin of the story, let’s go back in time to the summer of 1665. Isaac Newton, then just 23 years old and fresh from obtaining his BA at Cambridge, flees the university to avoid the Great Plague, then killing thousands in London and other English cities. He returns to Woolsthorpe Manor, his ancestral home and birthplace in the relative safety of the Lincolnshire countryside. Continued here

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The World Population Just Hit 8 Billion and Here's How It Will Continue to Grow United Nations model predicts a slower rate of population growth than was previously estimated According to the models of the United Nations (UN), the world’s population will reach 8 billion today—a mere 12 years since it passed 7 billion, and less than a century after the planet supported just 2 billion people. Continued here

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How JWST Is Changing Our View of the Universe Close your eyes and imagine “space,” and there’s a good chance your mind will pull up a picture taken by Hubble. The space telescope became a household name in the 1990s as the images it captured appeared on TV and in magazines, newspapers and movies. Over the decades it created a shared visual lexicon of outer space and seeded multiple generations’ imaginations with visions of glowing nebulae, haunting planets and faraway galaxies. More than 30 years after launch, Hubble is still going strong. But now its successor promises to outdo it. The first photos from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) went out to the world on July 12, 2022, and they are stunners. The clarity and level of detail are unprecedented. Seeing the telescope’s new views of some familiar objects—from the oft-photographed Carina Nebula to the planet Neptune—feels like putting on new glasses with a stronger prescription. Only the first batches of JWST photos have been released so far, but each image has created a stir, suggesting that in the coming years the telescope’s pictures will infiltrate the public subconscious just as thoroughly as Hubble’s. Continued here

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Hone your problem-solving skills down to a fine art -- with fine art If the COVID pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we should never underestimate the importance of problem-solving skills. Even knowing the COVID outbreak was a possibility — and we did know — there was no way to control all the risks, external threats, and unforeseen circumstances the pandemic brought. That’s true of our societies, our jobs, and our lives. But while we can never predict the problems that will come our way, we can at least understand that they are predictable and develop the skills necessary to better define problems, communicate our understanding to others, and work together to solve them. Continued here

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The economic state of Latinos in the US: Determined to thrive US Latinos account for the fastest-growing portion of US GDP. So much so, that if we considered US Latinos as their own country, it would be third only to the GDP growth rate of China and India in the past decade. 1 1. Dan Hamilton, et al., “2022 LDC US Latino GDP report,” Latino Donor Collaborative, September 2022. At a time of economic uncertainty with concerns about a possible recession growing, consumers are looking for additional support. Our research estimates that the Latino consumer base has unmet needs of more than $100 billion currently, and this could grow six-fold to $660 billion if we address the parity gap between Latinos and non-Latino Whites based on share of population (see sidebar “The journey continues”). This report is a collaboration between Ana Paula Calvo, Carolina Mazuera, Jordan Morris, Lucy Pérez, and Bernardo Sichel. Continued here

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Study: Ötzi the Iceman probably thawed and refroze several times In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging from a melting glacier. The popular interpretation—given the extraordinary preservation of the body—is that Ötzi fled from the valley after being attacked and froze to death in the gully where his mummified remains were found. His body and the tools he brought with him were quickly buried beneath the ice and remained frozen under a moving glacier for the next 5,300 years. The gully served as a kind of time capsule, protecting the remains from damage by the glacier. Continued here

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A Massive Freshwater River Is Flowing Under Antarctica's Ice Scientists know the ice covering Antarctica is melting, but they don't fully understand all the forces at play. Now, they've made a surprising discovery that might help explain ice loss across parts of the massive continent: a 285-mile-long river coursing underneath the ice. They discovered the mysterious river by flying an aircraft over Antarctica to gather radar data, which they combined with models of how water would move on the continent. From their analysis, the team determined that the hidden river flows at three times the rate of the river Thames in London, reports Wired's Matt Simon. Ice covering an area as big as France and Germany combined—from both the East and West Antarctic ice sheets—is slowly melting and contributing water to the river. Continued here

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Taking a skills-based approach to building the future workforce Should employers limit themselves by considering only degrees when hiring? The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a potential recession, still-rising inflation rates, 1 1. “Consumer price index August 2022,” US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 5, 2022. and the Great Attrition 2 2. Aaron De Smet, Bonnie Dowling, Bryan Hancock, and Bill Schaninger, “The Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?,” McKinsey Quarterly, July 13, 2022. have driven employers to rethink their approach to human capital and talent management. 3 3. For more, see “Human capital at work: The value of experience,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2, 2022. Namely, they’re moving beyond degrees and job titles to focus more on the skills a job requires and that a candidate possesses. And they’re doing so in greater numbers, based on McKinsey research conducted in partnership with the Rework America Alliance, a collective that helps millions of workers from lower-wage roles move into positions that offer higher wages, more economic mobility, and better resilience to automation. 4 4. “Unlocking experience-based job progressions for millions of workers,” McKinsey, June 2, 2021. This article was a collaborative effort by Bryan Hancock, Chris Higgins, Jonathan Law, Sarah Olson, Nikhil Patel, and Katie Van Dusen, representing views from McKinsey’s People & Organizational Performance Practice. Continued here

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Does physical reality objectively exist? If there’s one thing most of us can be certain of it’s this: that our observed, physical reality actually exists. Although there are always some philosophical assumptions behind this conclusion, it’s an assumption that isn’t contradicted by anything we’ve ever measured under any conditions: not with human senses, not with laboratory equipment, not with telescopes or observatories, not under the influence of nature alone nor with specific human intervention. Reality exists, and our scientific description of that reality came about precisely because those measurements, conducted anywhere or at any time, is consistent with that very description of reality itself. But there had previously been a set of assumptions that came along with our notion of reality that are no longer universally agreed upon, and chief among them is that reality itself exists in a fashion that’s independent of the observer or measurer. In fact, two of the greatest advances of 20th century science — relativity and quantum mechanics — specifically challenge our notion of objective reality, and rather point to a reality that cannot be disentangled from the act of observing it. Here’s the bizarre science of what we know, today, about the notion of objective reality. Continued here

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Europe's Cities Are Getting More Crowded -- That's a Good Thing Cities are unpredictable places. Not just in the hustle and bustle of dusty street corners, but across the sweep of time itself. Take Leipzig for example. Once the fifth largest city in Germany, it tumbled into steep decline after German reunification in 1990. Residents left the city in droves, decamping to new developments outside the city boundaries. By the year 2000, one in five homes within the city stood empty. And then everything changed. In the new millennium the German economy started gathering steam and jobs flowed back to the center of Leipzig. Those once-vacant properties were demolished to make way for new housing developments. As new immigrants chose to make their homes closer to the heart of the city, Leipzig's suburban sprawl started to contract again. Today it is one of the fastest-growing cities in Germany, adding around 2 percent to its population every year. Continued here

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Planning the Future for Harlem's Beloved Sylvia's Restaurant Sylvia’s Restaurant, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in August 2022, is a testament to the values instilled by the founder and matriarch, Sylvia Woods. She cultivated a strong community around her soul food restaurant in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood that has continued to thrive, even after her passing a decade ago. Continued here

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Right-wing doctor group led by anti-vaccine insurrectionist implodes in scandal Scandal has reached a full boil at America's Frontline Doctors—the right-wing pseudo-medical group notorious for peddling bogus COVID-19 treatments and fear-mongering over vaccines and other safe, effective health measures. Continued here

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How humanity created 'sky puppies' In a factory in Japan, a million farm animals are being carefully tended. Just a few days before, they twisted themselves out of their sand-like eggs and into the wide world. Now they're minuscule walnut-brown caterpillars – mere commas on the neatly folded sheets of white fabric they inhabit. Their conveyor belt "mother" is diligent, if slightly detached: three times a day, she unceremoniously dumps a layer of reconstituted mulberry leaf mulch on top of them. It is quickly devoured – and within a few weeks, they graduate to eating fresh mulberry leaves, which are scattered over long, flat tables as though they're a dish being garnished. Finally, when the caterpillars are as plump as human fingers, with creamy, papery skin, it's time for their big moment: they're shovelled onto cardboard racks, where each one spends the next few days weaving itself into a delicate white cocoon. Continued here

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Why California Wildfires Burned Far Less This Year Though California has seen millions of acres burn from wildfires in recent years as a changing climate brings high temperatures and persistent drought, several factors led to a quiet 2022 fire season California is enjoying fewer extreme wildfires than it has in years, which experts attribute to a combination of summer rain, calm weather and increased forest management. Continued here

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Which Animals Catch COVID? This Database Has Dozens of Species and Counting The virus that causes COVID-19 is a prolific sack of genes that targets not just humans but nonhuman animals as well. And just as humans and animals can infect one another, animals can also infect other animals, says Amélie Desvars-Larrive, an epidemiologist at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. Scientists have learned a lot about how COVID spreads in humans but less about how it spreads between animals. To make it easier to study the connections among humans, animals and the virus, Desvars-Larrive and a team of researchers gathered scattered reports of COVID-infected mammals from all over the world to create a public database. Understanding how the virus spreads between nonhuman mammals, and then between those mammals and humans, can help us better manage the current pandemic—and prepare for the next one. Continued here

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Gitte Frederiksen: Great leadership is a network, not a hierarchy What if leadership at work wasn't for a select few, but rather shared among many? Management consultant Gitte Frederiksen gives us the recipe for "distributed leadership" -- dynamic, multidimensional networks of leaders that tap into everyone's knowledge and creativity -- and shows how it allows teams to do more and do it better. Continued here

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What does water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten | Psyche Ideas is an independent journalist who covers science and the environment from Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California. Her work appears in The New York Times, Scientific American and National Geographic, among others. She is the author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge (2021). Walking across spongy tundra, among bonsai shrubs on fire with autumn colours, I came upon a river too wide to cross. Gazing up the valley from which it flowed, I saw that the obstacle blocking my path was just one strand of a broad, braided system spread languidly across a floodplain in Denali National Park in Alaska. I watched the McKinley River’s fluid columns shift apart, then twine together. Although at that time I knew little about hydrology, the science of water, on some instinctual level I understood that this was a free river. Every other river I’d known was markedly subdued. Continued here

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Wasted healthcare spending is rampant. A big source is patients' fault. The American healthcare system is a sieve, with wasted spending throughout the enterprise. Excessive prices account for $169 billion of needless costs, fraud and abuse contribute another $185 billion, clinical inefficiency $202 billion, pointless administrative expenses $281 billion, missed prevention $310 billion, and overuse $451 billion, according to a review published in 2020 in the New England Journal of Medicine’s “Journal Watch.” Add all this together, and it’s conceivable that fully half of what Americans spend on healthcare is wasted. If solving this issue translates to drastically reduced insurance premiums, a lot of Americans undoubtedly would be elated. But nestled in those massive numbers is a sizable contributor to wasted healthcare spending for which patients are undeniably responsible: We don’t show up to about a quarter of scheduled appointments. This absenteeism costs an average of over $200 per incident, bloating healthcare spending by an estimated $150 billion each year! Continued here

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State-sponsored hackers in China compromise certificate authority Nation-state hackers based in China recently infected a certificate authority and several government and defense agencies with a potent malware cocktail for burrowing inside a network and stealing sensitive information, researchers said on Tuesday. Continued here

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The Hunt for the Dark Web's Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face In June 2017, a team of Royal Thai Police officers arrived at the Courtyard Marriott in Sacramento, California. Jen Sanchez, a veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent, had been assigned to bring the delegation on a flight from Bangkok to California to coordinate with the US team—to iron out any intercontinental wrinkles on the Bangkok end of what had come to be known as Operation Bayonet. The Thai cops met the American agents, analysts, and prosecutors at the US attorney's office, with more than two dozen people arrayed around the room. The two countries traded PowerPoint briefings. Ali and Erin, expert cryptocurrency-tracing FBI analysts from Washington, DC, walked the Thais through a "Bitcoin 101" presentation and detailed how they had tracked Cazes' hidden cash flows. The Thais shared everything they'd learned from following Cazes' physical movements for months. The police then explained the particulars of the Thai legal system—what US agents would and wouldn't be allowed to do with Cazes after, if all went well, they laid hands on him. Continued here

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Welcome to the Ambaniverse: How one billionaire dominates every aspect of life in India Imagine if everything in your home came from just one company. Or, to be more precise, from companies that are ultimately led by one individual: a single person whose brands sell you the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you fill your car with, and even the internet you’re reading this with. That’s the reality for many Indians, who rely on products, food, and services from the vast array of companies controlled by or partnered with Mukesh Ambani. He’s not just among India’s richest men, according to Forbes; with a net worth of $90.7 billion, he’s also been in the top 10 of its Billionaires List for the past three years. Continued here

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Baby names: why we all choose the same ones You might be one of those people who, since their own childhood, has curated lists of potential names for any children you might have. Or your interest in names might only have emerged because you’re actually expecting your first child. Suddenly, you’ve started noticing first names everywhere. Your thoughts might travel back to older relatives. In the UK, names like Evelyn or Arthur used to feel dated, but somehow they now feel fresh and beautiful. Parents-to-be might not tell their friends about their favourites: this is their special name, and they don’t want to risk someone stealing it. Continued here

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Five trends to watch in the edtech industry Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen rapid growth in the education-to-employment segment of the edtech sector that serves adult learners. Valuations for these education-to-employment edtech firms have had a roller-coaster ride, as existing companies attract a huge influx of capital, thousands of new players enter the field, and investors question what scalable and profitable business models look like in the space. There are now dozens of edtech “unicorn” start-ups with valuations of more than $1 billion. Here are five things we see happening in edtech that sector players may want to consider as they plan their next moves: Continued here

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When -- and How -- to Say No to Extra Work With more and more teams being understaffed, chances are you’ve been asked to take on more work. Top performers are a prime target for additional requests. But you need to be careful about what you agree to take on. In this piece, the author outlines when it’s best to say no to taking on more work: 1) When your primary job responsibilities will suffer. 2) When it’s someone else’s work. 3) When there’s no clear exit strategy. 4) When the ask is unreasonable. Continued here S24 Invasive plants are coming to a neighborhood near you Suppose a land manager is out for a walk in their local park when an odd plant catches their attention. With an intimate knowledge of the native flora, our expert immediately understands that this plant is new to the area. In today’s interconnected world, the sighting is cause for concern. Global networks of trade and travel make it easy for a plant seed from one area to hitch a ride to a new location. Ships and planes provide easy passage across once-insurmountable barriers such as mountain ranges or bodies of water. In many cases, these plants establish quickly in one area and spread across considerable distances. Starting as “non-native,” such a plant turns “invasive” when it begins to exert negative impacts on native ecosystems. For example, many native plants are not adapted to coexist with their new neighbor and do not know how to compete with it for resources like sunlight and nutrients. As a result, invasive plant species can reduce plant species diversity, cause local plant extinctions, and create monocultures. The damage compounds because ecosystem health has direct ties to plant diversity. Consequently, invasives have cascading effects on water availability, soil nutrients, and erosion.  Continued here S2 Using Simulations to Upskill Employees Training employees tops the agenda in many organizations, according to a LinkedIn report. The market for global corporate learning and development (L&D) is $350 billion, and increasing. Despite this massive industry-wide investment, one study determined that 75% of senior managers at organizations were dissatisfied with their L&D initiatives. Conversely, Gartner reports that 70% of employees feel they lack the skills required to do their jobs. The authors outline three systemic reasons for this paradox, and go on to explain how technologies can help make L&D processes more effective. Continued here S8 What's next in the tech layoff saga? Tired of all the headlines about layoffs and pink slips? Well, you might want to brace yourself! Experts believe this might be just the beginning of job cuts in India. “I think it has just started,” Shrijay Sheth, co-founder of LegalWiz.in, which provides legal and compliance services to tech startups in India, told me. Continued here S10 Memo to public company CFOs: Private equity can show you how it's done Inflation, low or negative growth, geopolitical tensions—what’s next? As the Cheshire cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland answered: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” For years, our colleagues have explored lessons from private equity (PE)–held companies, particularly the clear direction that these companies take toward value creation. 1 1. See Andreas Beroutsos, Andrew Freeman, and Conor F. Kehoe, “What public companies can learn from private equity,” January 1, 2007; Viral Acharya, Conor Kehoe, and Michael Reyner, “The voice of experience: Public versus private equity,” December 1, 2008; Conor Kehoe and Tim Koller, “Climbing the private-equity learning curve,” May 26, 2021; and Matt Fitzpatrick, Karl Kellner, and Ron Williams, “What private-equity strategy planners can teach public companies,” October 4, 2016. The lessons are evergreen. In fact, for public company CFOs confronting today’s raft of uncertainty, a proactive approach to value creation is essential. PE-backed companies don’t play wait and see. They have a clear investment thesis, with hard milestones and accelerated timetables (that are not geared to quarterly earnings), and are actively engaged in realizing value-creating opportunities. Their CFOs are indispensable leaders, called on to understand the business in granular detail, lift performance management to a much higher level, and build a talent factory. The actions are bold precisely because the stakes are enormous. Continued here S5 What Really Makes Toyota's Production System Resilient Toyota has fared better than many of its competitors in riding out the supply chain disruptions of recent years. But focusing on how Toyota had stockpiled semiconductors and the problems of other manufacturers, some observers jumped to the conclusion that the era of the vaunted Toyota Production System was over. Not the case, say Toyota executives. TPS is alive and well and is a key reason Toyota has outperformed rivals. Continued here S29 Hone your problem-solving skills down to a fine art -- with fine art If the COVID pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we should never underestimate the importance of problem-solving skills. Even knowing the COVID outbreak was a possibility — and we did know — there was no way to control all the risks, external threats, and unforeseen circumstances the pandemic brought. That’s true of our societies, our jobs, and our lives. But while we can never predict the problems that will come our way, we can at least understand that they are predictable and develop the skills necessary to better define problems, communicate our understanding to others, and work together to solve them. Continued here S30 This year's ugly Microsoft sweater has a suggestion for you: It's Clippy I'm not always a fan of corporate whimsy—like when brands' Twitter accounts have "attitude" or when companies put together cringe-worthy April Fools' Day pranks—but I do enjoy Microsoft's now-yearly tradition of releasing ugly sweaters with retro Windows patterns printed on them. Two years ago, the patterns were MS Paint- and Windows logo-themed. Last year's pattern paid homage to Windows 3.1-era Minesweeper. And this year's brings back an old frenemy: Clippy. Continued here S31 State-sponsored hackers in China compromise certificate authority Nation-state hackers based in China recently infected a certificate authority and several government and defense agencies with a potent malware cocktail for burrowing inside a network and stealing sensitive information, researchers said on Tuesday. Continued here S32 Apple's satellite emergency service launches in the US and Canada As previously promised, Apple's Emergency SOS-via-satellite service launched in the US and Canada on Tuesday. The service allows owners of Apple's newest iPhones to contact emergency services or share their location and status with emergency contacts via satellite when they are in a place where standard cellular services are not available. Continued here S33 Right-wing doctor group led by anti-vaccine insurrectionist implodes in scandal Scandal has reached a full boil at America's Frontline Doctors—the right-wing pseudo-medical group notorious for peddling bogus COVID-19 treatments and fear-mongering over vaccines and other safe, effective health measures. Continued here S34 Study: Ötzi the Iceman probably thawed and refroze several times In 1991, a group of hikers found the mummified remains of Ötzi the Iceman emerging from a melting glacier. The popular interpretation—given the extraordinary preservation of the body—is that Ötzi fled from the valley after being attacked and froze to death in the gully where his mummified remains were found. His body and the tools he brought with him were quickly buried beneath the ice and remained frozen under a moving glacier for the next 5,300 years. The gully served as a kind of time capsule, protecting the remains from damage by the glacier. Continued here S35 What does water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten | Psyche Ideas is an independent journalist who covers science and the environment from Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California. Her work appears in The New York Times, Scientific American and National Geographic, among others. She is the author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge (2021). Walking across spongy tundra, among bonsai shrubs on fire with autumn colours, I came upon a river too wide to cross. Gazing up the valley from which it flowed, I saw that the obstacle blocking my path was just one strand of a broad, braided system spread languidly across a floodplain in Denali National Park in Alaska. I watched the McKinley River’s fluid columns shift apart, then twine together. Although at that time I knew little about hydrology, the science of water, on some instinctual level I understood that this was a free river. Every other river I’d known was markedly subdued. Continued here S36 These 84-Year-Old Nazi Photos Paint a Harrowing Picture of Kristallnacht On November 9 and 10, 1938, Nazis wreaked havoc on thousands of Jewish-owned businesses, homes and synagogues throughout Germany and Austria. Mobs attacked Jewish families, looted and vandalized shops and torched buildings. Some 30,000 Jewish men were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. In the end, more than 90 Jews were killed during the pogroms, which took place nearly a year before the start of World War II and became known as Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass.” Continued here S37 The Ten Coolest Artifacts at the New Museum of Broadway Peek behind the curtain of “Ziegfeld Follies,” “The Lion King,” “Kinky Boots” and more It’s finally showtime for the highly-anticipated Museum of Broadway. After several pandemic-related delays, the museum opened its doors in Times Square on Tuesday. It’s the first permanent museum in New York dedicated to Manhattan’s iconic theater district. Continued here S38 A Massive Freshwater River Is Flowing Under Antarctica's Ice Scientists know the ice covering Antarctica is melting, but they don't fully understand all the forces at play. Now, they've made a surprising discovery that might help explain ice loss across parts of the massive continent: a 285-mile-long river coursing underneath the ice. They discovered the mysterious river by flying an aircraft over Antarctica to gather radar data, which they combined with models of how water would move on the continent. From their analysis, the team determined that the hidden river flows at three times the rate of the river Thames in London, reports Wired's Matt Simon. Ice covering an area as big as France and Germany combined—from both the East and West Antarctic ice sheets—is slowly melting and contributing water to the river. Continued here Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Followers Blog Archive ►  2023 (542) ►  December (2) ►  November (33) ►  October (27) ►  September (37) ►  August (45) ►  July (30) ►  June (73) ►  May (3) ►  April (33) ►  March (17) ►  February (84) ►  January (158) ▼  2022 (387) ►  December (84) ▼  November (41) Gain hands-on coding experience in NUS Business Sc... November 16, 2022 - Biden says it's 'unlikely' the... November 16, 2022 - Ivana Trump’s Penthouse On Man... 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