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Facebook and Instagram will finally let you hide like counts

Posted: 26 May 2021 05:39 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Jacob Siegal dWeb.News Tech News

It’s difficult to quantify all of the ways in which social media has warped our perception of reality, but one of the most impactful has to be the way that all of our biggest life events are now judged with likes. Over the years, Facebook has caught flak for giving like counts such prominence, and in response, the social media giant is finally giving users the option to turn them off.

Starting today, you will now have the option to hide public like counts on every post in your feed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also choose to hide like counts on your own posts, so no one can see how many likes any of your updates or photos have received. Facebook hopes that this will let users focus on the content rather than the numbers below the post.

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ISPOR Summit on Value Assessment

Posted: 26 May 2021 05:39 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Jason Shafrin dWeb.News Tech News

On June 10, I will be presenting at ISPOR's Summit on "Value Assessment: New Insights, Approaches, and Applications," which will highlight evolving practices, new methods, and practical applications in value assessment.

The Summit will provide a multistakeholder perspective, including recent developments in the incorporation of uncertainty and risk aversion into value measures, covering both the underlying methods and some case examples.  This Summit will also feature recent work expanding the use of patient and societal considerations in value assessment, as well as the latest thinking and future innovations from key decision makers about the use of novel elements of value and threshold modifiers.

Areas of Focus will include:

Expanding the Use of Patient and Societal Considerations in Value Assessment Incorporation of Uncertainty and Risk Aversion into Value AssessmentValue Assessment in Decision-making

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On June 10, I will be presenting at ISPOR's Summit on "Value Assessment: New Insights, Approaches, and Applications," which will highlight evolving practices, new methods, and practical applications in value assessment. The Summit will provide a multistakeholder perspective, including recent developments in the incorporation of uncertainty and risk aversion into value measures, covering both the…
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This iOS app forces you to leave a positive review before you can use it

Posted: 26 May 2021 04:39 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Mike Wehner dWeb.News Tech News

We’ve all experienced bad app design in the form of obnoxious review requests. It’s super annoying to use an app once or twice and then, the next time you tap the icon, you see a big box begging you to leave a review. Sure, it might get your attention, but usually not in a good way. If the app was incredible you might say something nice, but if you didn’t absolutely love everything about it, odds are the review prompt would just sour you even more.

One app maker decided to take make things even more annoying by holding your phone hostage until you leave a good review. You might assume, based on that description, that the app is on Android since, as Apple users love to remind everyone, Apple has far stricter guidelines for app approval than Google does. Well, Apple fans, this one’s for you, because it’s an iOS app and it even uses the built-in iOS review prompt to do its dastardly deed.

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Victoria’s Transport Construction Boom Creates Thousands of Jobs for Skilled Workers

Posted: 26 May 2021 04:39 PM PDT

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With over 100 major projects being delivered that aim to change the way Victorians travel, it is an exciting time for construction and engineering recruitment in Melbourne.


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MELBOURNE, Australia – May 27, 2021 – (Newswire.com)

 As part of Victoria’s Big Build, there are currently many large-scale road and rail infrastructure projects underway in the state, expected to transform how Victorians travel. AIO Contracting, an engineering labour hire agency in Melbourne, says the transport construction boom has created a wealth of job opportunities across all types of sectors, including construction and engineering.

The wide range of construction projects are intended to reduce congestion and travel times and improve safety. Projects currently underway include removing 75 dangerous and congested level crossings across metro Melbourne, as well as train line upgrades including delivering Geelong Fast Rail, Melbourne Airport Rail, the Metro Tunnel and Regional Rail Revival. Major road projects include M80, CityLink, Tullamarine and Monash freeway upgrades.

Additionally, the ‘Big Build’ includes freeway network changes such as the North East Link, the biggest road project in Victoria, designed to fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network and the West Gate Tunnel project, an alternative to the West Gate Bridge, projected to reduce congestion and remove trucks from residential streets.

The Victorian government has indicated that the project will create thousands of new jobs across a variety of sectors. The $15.8 billion North East Link project alone is expected to create 10,000 jobs and millions of dollars of contracts. Providing engineering labour hire in Melbourne, AIO, says delivering these large scale projects takes multidisciplinary teams working collaboratively in a complex environment.

As the government actively recruits workers in construction and engineering positions to help shape Victoria’s transport network, AIO, who are considered one of the best engineering recruitment agencies in Melbourne, are encouraging skilled job seekers and those looking for apprenticeships to get in touch with them, so they can be matched with prospective job opportunities.

More information about Victoria’s Big Build job opportunities and training for businesses within the engineering, manufacturing, construction and maintenance industries can be found by contacting AIO directly.

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Award-Winning Director Maria Soccor Begins Production on ‘Freestyle Music: The Legacy’ Documentary Featuring Latin Freestyle Stars

Posted: 26 May 2021 04:39 PM PDT

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NEW YORK – May 26, 2021 – (Newswire.com)

George LaMond, Betty Dee of Sweet Sensation, Judy Torres, Corina, and K7 of TKA will be among the Latin music stars featured in the documentary Freestyle Music: The Legacy, which began production in May 2021 in New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey, under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Maria Soccor.

“The film will personalize how these trailblazing artists came up from the Bronx and Spanish Harlem to create this unique new style of music in the 1980s and ’90s which spread around the world,” says Soccor, who won 13 awards in the United States and Europe for her 2016 documentary Lords of BSV about the Brukup dance phenomenon in New York. “This is the true story of the artists, producers and DJs who not only were instrumental in the freestyle movement, but have kept the genre alive for more than 35 years.”

After beginning as an underground musical genre in New York’s Latin neighborhoods and clubs, most famously the Devil’s Nest in the Bronx, freestyle (also known as Latin Hip Hop) began to receive global recognition with mainstream success. Sweet Sensation hit the top of the Billboard Dance chart in 1988 with “Never Let You Go.”

In 1990, LaMond hit number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Bad of the Heart.”

Corina, who starred with Marc Anthony in the 1990 film East Side Story, reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991 with her freestyle hit “Temptation.”

TKA is known as the best-selling male freestyle group in history and, as a solo artist, K7 reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993 with “Come Baby Come.”

As a testament to the popularity and longevity of freestyle, Torres was featured in two sold-out freestyle concerts in 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York along with TKA, Sa-Fire, Cynthia, and more.

Soccor, who is writing as well as directing Freestyle Music: The Legacy, hopes the film will inspire a museum in the Bronx dedicated to the history of freestyle. The project is receiving enthusiastic support from the music industry.

“The documentary showcases a who’s who of artists and other players from an era that forms part of the rich history of popular music in the latter part of the 20th century and remains popular at the present time,” says David Jurman, former Columbia Records Senior Director/Dance Music.

Soccor is working with Emmy Award-winning Director of Photography Sergei Franklin, whose credits include Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls starring Janet Jackson. 

As she directs Freestyle Music: The Legacy, Soccor is also simultaneously serving as an executive producer with Emmy award-winning executive producer Dan Braun and Emmy award-winning director Sylvia Caminer on 2 B Me, a feature documentary exploring identity.

For more information, and to schedule interviews with Maria Soccor, contact:

Ken Simmons/Simmons Media
Email: kmsimmonsmedia@gmail.com
Phone: 646-408-6958

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Catch up on all the latest iPhone 13 rumors right here

Posted: 26 May 2021 03:40 PM PDT

dWeb.News Article from Chris Smith dWeb.News Tech News

Apple had to delay its iPhone 12 launch event by a whole month, and the four iPhone 12 models were released in two stages. First came the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro in late October, and then Apple’s mini and Pro Max models hit store shelves in mid-November last year. That's a significant change compared to the regular late September iPhone release timeframe that Apple usually aims for. Apple had to delay some other iPhone launches in recent years as well, due to production issues. The most notable iPhone model to see a significant delay was the iPhone X that wasn’t released until early November 2017. But last year's launch issues were related to the coronavirus pandemic. The health crisis stopped world travel and temporarily halted factories producing parts for all sorts of gadgets, iPhones included. This forced Apple to delay the iPhone 12 launch, but the phones made it to stores last year nonetheless, quickly becoming best-selling devices.

We're several months away from Apple's iPhone 13 unveiling, but there are no signs to suggest the 2021 iPhones will see any launch delays. A trio of reports from Asia indicate that Apple's iPhone supply chain is already mass-producing parts for the iPhone 13, suggesting that the new handset series might be on track for a regular release timeframe this year.

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Nevada’s Safety Consultation and Training Section Awards Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility With Top Safety Honor

Posted: 26 May 2021 03:40 PM PDT

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LAS VEGAS – May 26, 2021 – (Newswire.com)

The Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) of the State of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations recently recognized Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility (RSWRF) for its successful Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) certification. RSWRF joins an elite group of businesses in Nevada that maintain an exemplary dedication to workplace health and safety.

“Working with SCATS to become SHARP certified helps ensure our employees stay safe and healthy,” said Robert Zoncki, facility supervisor at RSWRF. “SCATS helped ensure our safety policies and programs are reviewed annually to correct deficiencies or changes that may be overlooked or forgotten.”

By entering the SHARP program, the Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility has exhibited top-of-class safety and health protocol. Participation in the no-cost program is designed to provide incentives and support to employers to develop, implement and continuously improve safety and health programs at their worksite(s). By taking these proactive measures, businesses can reduce accident costs and ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) regulations.

“We were thrilled to work with the Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility to help them receive SHARP certification,” said Todd Schultz, chief administrative officer for SCATS. “The company has shown its dedication to promoting safety in all facets of its culture. By working with SCATS, the company has been able to implement effective protocols that help keep everyone safe.”

SCATS consultants provide employers with confidential hazard identification, program development, program implementation assistance and training. Employers who implement effective safety and health programs and have a days away, restricted, transfer (DART) rate below the national average for their industry group may be recognized by SCATS. Successful SHARP participants receive a three-year exemption from OSHA’s general schedule inspections.

Businesses interested in the SHARP program can contact SCATS at 775-824-4630. For more information on SCATS, or for a schedule of training courses offered by SCATS free of charge, businesses can call 1-877-4SAFENV or visit 4safenv.state.nv.us.

About Nevada’s Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS)

The Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS), part of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations, provides free and confidential consultation and safety services to assist businesses in Nevada to be in compliance with OSHA standards. SCATS’ top priority is to help Nevada businesses keep their employees safe and offers on-site consultation services designed to help employers recognize and control potential safety and health hazards at their workplaces, improve their safety and health programs, and assist in training employees. SCATS also offers Workplace Safety and Health Training classes in Northern and Southern Nevada. Bilingual services are also available. For more information, visit: 4safenv.state.nv.us.

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PHP Agency Announces 2020 DEI Transparency Report

Posted: 26 May 2021 03:40 PM PDT

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DALLAS – May 26, 2021 – (Newswire.com)

PHP Agency Inc. is a tech-enabled national financial services marketing company with a compelling two-part vision: change the culture and diversity of the insurance industry and build the world’s largest financial services marketing company in history.

At PHP Agency, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to our values and in line with our long-standing commitment to represent the diversity of America within our organization.

“We are proud to share our FY 2020 DEI report,” said Patrick Bet-David, Founder and CEO of PHP Agency. “While many organizations are just now adopting a DEI strategy in the face of social pressure and news events, this has been the fabric of PHP’s culture from day one. Since inception in 2009, PHP’s mission has been to diversify the life insurance industry as we serve the American middle class and provide an opportunity to anyone regardless of their race, gender, or background. We continue to champion diversity efforts and inclusivity in the life insurance industry and lead by example along the way.”

In an industry that has been historically male-dominant, PHP Agency continues to lead the growth of the number and percent of women succeeding as life insurance professionals as over 51% of its agents are women. PHP’s goal is to continue to build and attract the future leaders of the life insurance industry and believe that its inclusive environment correlates to the success of its agents while increasing diversity in the industry.

51.23% Women | 48.77% Men
44.18% Hispanic/Latino | 32.34% Black/African American | 12.21% Other Ethnicity | only 11.27% White/Caucasian

“The possibilities are endless when you work in an environment where the last thing you have to think about is the color of your skin or your gender,” says Sheena Sapaula, Board Council and top producer at PHP. “From my very fist day, I have been able to thrive as a minority woman in one of the most prestigious industries thanks to PHP.”

Transparency is critical for PHP Agency as it is the only way to truly track progress year-over-year. The insurance industry at large has come quite a way towards creating a more diverse and inclusive environment for workers. However, the work is long from done. While numbers show that the number of women and people of color are increasing within the industry, there is still a gap when it comes to senior leadership positions. PHP Agency is committed to filling senior leadership positions with the most qualified candidate – regardless of their gender, race, or religion.

In order for the entire financial industry to reach a true level of equality, there not only needs to be transparency in regard to the makeup of the staff but an inward audit of the past. This is true of any industry. There has been a built-in advantage for Caucasian men in the workplace, and the voices of women and people of color were not always held in the same regard. The only way to avoid making the same mistakes of the past is to acknowledge they were made and ensure that the same mistakes do not continue. It is not enough to have a diverse staff; the diverse staff needs to be treated as equal.

Leadership must set the tone for equality. Not all acts of inequality are done consciously. Consider for a moment a woman in a meeting room who has an idea. The idea is shared and considered, and more ideas are asked for. A man then shares the same idea as the woman at a later point and receives the credit. This is the type of scenario that used to be commonplace. It is up to leaders to recognize these situations and ensure that all staff feels valued and important to overall company success. When the playing field is truly even, employees with the most drive for success will be that much easier to spot.

When organizations recognize that they have work to do when it comes to diversity in their workplace, they should have their HR department look into diversity and inclusion training. This type of training is not only necessary for senior management but can prove quite beneficial for members at all levels of an organization. Knowledge is power and everyone must have a clear sense of what diversity and true inclusion looks like.

Placing an emphasis on diversity in the workplace is not only the right thing to do from an ethical standpoint but also a way to attract and retain the top talent in the industry. America’s demographics are changing, and we are mere years away from what is now consider the minority of people becoming the majority. The talent pool grows more diverse by the day and organizations that show that there’s equal opportunity for all will have an easier time attracting talented minorities as well as retaining those who know that their hard work can lead to a senior level position when the need arises.

Financial service companies with a diverse staff have an advantage over their competitors because they are able to gather the perspectives of people that come from different backgrounds. Humans will have blind spots to certain needs because they didn’t share the same life experience as others. A diverse staff can help clear up these blind spots and ensure that the needs of all customers are being considered when making business decisions.

Commitments: PHP is proudly committed to its original mission to increase diversity in the life insurance industry and will publish its DEI survey annually.

Contact: Media@phpagency.com

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Bezos, Jeff Bezos, strikes again in billion-dollar bid for Bond and MGM – and social media shoots back

Posted: 26 May 2021 02:40 PM PDT

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He's already got the tux, now Jeff Bezos has Bond, too. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota)

Bezos. Jeff Bezos.

Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as a certain British secret agent's introduction. But that's nothing $8.5 billion can't fix, right?

Amazon had no sooner announced it's multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire MGM studios — including the entire James Bond, 26-movie catalog — when social media, particularly Twitter, offered up its usual critical review of the news on Wednesday.

Meme-worthy snark was the order of the day as Amazon once again proved that what Amazon wants, Amazon buys, snatching the storied Hollywood studio in the biggest deal since it shopped for and checked out with Whole Foods at $13.7 billion. There are probably plenty of applicable Bond titles, but "The World Is Not Enough" feels like an especially good one today.

So forget Lex Luthor for a minute. Bezos as Bond villain is feeling more timely:

Amazon acquiring MGM studios for $9 billion so Jeff Bezos can finally fulfil his destiny of becoming a Bond villain pic.twitter.com/FRbMkUqbyD

— Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. ???? (@ParikPatelCFA) May 25, 2021

and…

Amazon bought MGM/UA. Here's a photo…#CatsOfTwitter #JamesBond Jeff Bezos must be very happy!!???? pic.twitter.com/9VDreDJsDo

— Nina Creech (@Ncreature29) May 26, 2021

Was Dr. Octopus a Bond villain?

With Amazon buying MGM, Jeff Bezos will be the next James Bond villain pic.twitter.com/RQ8FstYUEh

— BLURAYANGEL (@blurayangel) May 26, 2021

Amazon officially bought MGM Studios for $8.45B.

This acquisition is dumb, since you can *already* buy the entire Bond franchise DVD box set on Amazon for only $75. pic.twitter.com/kIpbQxlGx6

— Trung Phan ???????? (@TrungTPhan) May 26, 2021

So….Amazon buys MGM. And #JamesBond #NoTimeToDie for now, gets a new home….#PrimeTimeToDie

Anyone? pic.twitter.com/h8PfWZQHbv

— HotelHorror (@HotelHorror1) May 26, 2021

But it wasn't all limited to Bond:

Amazon is nearing a deal to buy the Hollywood studio MGM. That is such a billionaire move. Next Jeff Bezos will buy Kellogg's just so he can make the MGM lion fight Tony the Tiger. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/ArN1cTKPY3

— A Late Show (@colbertlateshow) May 26, 2021

Before its MGM plans, Amazon had already established itself as a major player in Hollywood with Amazon Studios and its Prime Video streaming service.  Actor Chris Pratt, star of Prime's upcoming summer blockbuster "The Tomorrow War," even dropped the name of his "boss" is a tweet:

I'm gonna ask Jeff Bezos if it's too late
to change the title. https://t.co/DvNK9FecDi

— chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) May 26, 2021

Others found a connection back to Bezos' battles with former President Donald Trump, the onetime reality TV star:

You know what the Amazon and MGM deal means?

Jeff Bezos owns The Apprentice now.

Jeff Bezos owns The Apprentice outtakes.

*sips coffee*

— YS (@NYinLA2121) May 26, 2021

The tech giant's history related to the taxes it pays and doesn't pay, as well as its current antitrust issues, was also ripe for jabs:

if i didn’t pay taxes i could afford to buy MGM too

— blaine capatch (@blainecapatch) May 26, 2021

There is some kind of beautiful gross irony in MGM, one of the eight Hollywood studios targeted by the DoJ in 1948 over antitrust concerns and vertical integration that changed the entire entertainment landscape in the United States, being acquired in 2021 by…

Amazon.

— julia alexander (@loudmouthjulia) May 26, 2021

And finally, it was tough to let MGM's roaring lion mascot go without replacing it with a laughing Bezos:

Amazon will acquire MGM Studios for $8.5B in tech giant's second-largest deal to boost media empire https://t.co/TzDxA73763

— GeekWire (@geekwire) May 26, 2021

Bezos. Jeff Bezos. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as a certain British secret agent's introduction. But that's nothing $8.5 billion can't fix, right? Amazon had no sooner announced it's multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire MGM studios — including the entire James Bond, 26-movie catalog — when social media, particularly Twitter, offered up its usual critical review of the news on Wednesday. Meme-worthy snark was the order of the day as Amazon once again proved that what Amazon wants, Amazon buys, snatching the storied Hollywood studio in the biggest deal since it shopped for and checked out with Whole… Read MoreGeek Life, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Memes, MGM, Twitter
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just teased the biggest Windows update in a decade

Posted: 26 May 2021 02:40 PM PDT

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Given the Apple-Google duopoly that tends to monetize an outsized share of attention especially among consumers, it might be easy to forget that there are still more than 1.3 billion devices around the world running Windows.

That metric is one among many pronouncements as well as ambitious goals Microsoft has rolled out so far this week during Build 2021, with no less than Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella himself promising the biggest and best is yet to come. Specifically, by using part of his keynote on Tuesday to promise that one of the biggest updates to Windows in a decade is at hand — a refresh that presumably includes a new App Store as well as user interface changes that Microsoft is understood to be prepping. “I've been self-hosting it over the past several months," Nadella said about the coming Windows update, "and I'm incredibly excited about the next generation of Windows. Our promise to you is this: We will create more opportunity for every Windows developer today and welcome every creator who is looking for the most innovative, new, open platform to build and distribute and monetize applications. We look forward to sharing more very soon."

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