@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe IMF lifts its 2026 global GDP growth forecast to 3.1%, up from 3% in July, citing an AI boom that offsets Middle East war disruptions and high energy costs (Anniek Bao/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/imf-world-bank-annual-meetings-october-b…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizzaI have never been much of a Team player and Microsoft has not changed that. I think it's the plural form in Teams that cripples my style - it's too much messages, channels, documents, calls, video meetings... Maybe I could learn to live with MS Team?
@heiseonline@social.heise.deEin OpenAI-Mitarbeiter wollte wohl herausfinden, was in den Top-Meetings besprochen wird. Jetzt könnte er bald herausfinden, wie ein Gefängnis von innen aussieht. 🔒
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11487158?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon…
@cdarwin@c.imNewly disclosed records reveal
the US government extensively spied on prominent leftwing organizations
and on protesters as part of a vast operation into groups opposing the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year.
Internal investigative reports show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York City,
infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and le…
@AdamCoffman@mathstodon.xyzThe Call for Papers is now open for the Fall 2026 Indiana MAA meeting at Hanover College! As you can see on the map, this SE location is in the OH/KY tri-state area and anyone (including students) may contribute an in-person 20-minute talk or poster.
https://www.indiana.maa.org/meetings/
@macandi@social.heise.de
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialIn the 80s, during the Cold War, a drone attack with explosives on a plane would have caused crisis meetings in governments and the military, now it is just a small article on this frontpage in Germany. I don't think Russia has received the message we don't want to allow this...
We could just slide into war and will probably be surprised when people start dying outside Ukraine...
Russia is simply not deterred from doing more attacks.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle debuts Google AI Edge Foresight, a local macOS note-taking app for meetings that uses its 740M-parameter EmbeddingGemma 2 model and Gemma 4 assistant (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/google-releases-a-new-local-first-gra…
@KazuShuSora@social.tchncs.deNo meetings, today?
Fuck yes.
@tux0r@layer8.spaceNützliche Features von Smart Glasses:
1. Pornos in langweiligen Meetings einblenden.
2. Meetings in langweiligen Pornos einblenden.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialIn a Q&A, Trump discusses Dario Amodei's views differing greatly from "what is portrayed in the media", meetings with AI leaders, "Super Intelligence", and more (Time)
https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-tran…
@buercher@tooting.chApparently, John Tukey thought of the idea for the fast Fourier transform while sitting in a government meeting so I guess the lesson there is that sometimes meetings can in fact produce novel ideas.
https://bookdown.org/rdpeng/timeseriesbook/the-fast-fourier-transform-fft.html
@metacurity@infosec.exchange"A former OpenAI employee described what was often a grueling work culture marked by frequent 'crisis meetings, ' working on weekends, and 'super cut-throat' performance reviews that would see colleagues suddenly let go."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgx4yd1gl2o
@awinkler@openbiblio.socialunderrated #tool imho: https://www.meetingbrew.com/
It's terribly useful for scheduling meetings. I hope it will be maintained (and maybe developed further).
@newsie@darktundra.xyzCity That Arrested Person for Clapping at Data Center Meeting Moves to Virtual Townhalls for 'Public Safety' https://www.404media.co/city-that-arrested-person-for-clapping-at-data-center-meeting-moves-to-vi…
@Techmeme@techhub.social
@georgiamuseum@glammr.usThis summer, the Georgia Museum of Art will celebrate the retirement of Paula Arscott, who has served as the museum’s executive assistant to the director for 17 years. Requiring the utmost organizational and communication skills, her position consists of supporting the director in whatever is necessary, including correspondence, scheduling meetings, ensuring preparedness and arranging travel — a role in which she has excelled.
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFOIA docs: Brendan Carr joined 8 White House meetings and three calls with Trump officials from March 2025 to February 2026, and met conservative media leaders (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/202…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow Amazon and Gilroy, California, quietly negotiated a $2B data center project that AWS applied to build in 2020, without any public meetings or votes (Zusha Elinson/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us…
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https://televisionoverdose.bandcamp.com/track/meetings
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@cheryanne@aus.socialAdditional grandparenting admin accomplished in the last 10 days...
Organised initial appointments for the wee one for:
OT
Speechie
ADHD/Autism
Teams meetings with:
OT
Kinship assessment
Phoned Centrelink:
Child Care Subsidy has the 3yo attending primary school??? (different rate) - now fixed
Emailing CYF multiple times to keep them updated as required
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialWährend des Admin-Meetings gelang die Zubereitung rasch improvisierter Tagliatelle Vongole mit Artischocken und Tomaterln. #nommention
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzTom Brady treatment extends to Troy Aikman after taking new role before NFL season kicks off https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/tom-brady-treatment-extends-troy-aikman-nfl-restrictions/70…
@3sframe@social.linux.pizzaUnpopular development is announced in my city > we all go to meetings and yell at our representatives > they pass it anyway > deal with it > we get mad > see you next election! > they somehow still get voted in by rural communities around us > repeat.
I miss when democracy sometimes kinda worked.
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialWährend des Admin-Meetings gelang die Zubereitung rasch improvisierter Tagliatelle Vongole mit Artischocken und Tomaterln. #nommention
@brichapman@mastodon.socialPeople challenge your ideas in meetings, and you point to data and slides. This habit stops you from using your own experience to make a decision.
From Presence and Possibility with Bri Chapman.
