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Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push

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billion city budget for 2023 will not include funds sought by Mayor Bruce Harrell for gunshot detection technology. The Atlanta Police Department announced last week that it was passing on the technology after a six-month trial because it doesn’t haven’t room in its budget for the system. ShotSpotter Photo). During an Oct.

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2021 was the year platforms came for our ears

The Verge

If you’re not streaming a show, maybe you’re playing a video game, or working, or on a Zoom call. In a chat with me for Hot Pod Insider , Kintan Brahmbhatt, Amazon Music’s director of podcasts, directly acknowledged the play for attention Amazon is making and the maxed-out screen real estate. Alex Rainert.

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Digital workplace trends: How India is adapting to the new normal

CIO Business Intelligence

Video-enabled meeting spaces When some employees are working from the office and others are remote, meetings become tricky to run. This has led to a surge in demand for video-enabled rooms where participants can connect and collaborate seamlessly, with the chance of one or more participants being remote.

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10 reasons to keep that data center running

CIO Business Intelligence

Streaming video services, for instance, do most of their computation on Friday and Saturday night. It’s much easier to pencil out a budget for a local data center that’s cost competitive if your machines are going to run constantly. Extra real estate. Steady loads. Perhaps you own the building. Cheaper local power.

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Here’s how the new iPad Mini compares to the last-gen model

The Verge

The front camera has more resolution and supports Center Stage to zoom in and keep you centered during video calls. The rear camera is higher resolution and can now record 4K video. More screen real estate and smaller bezels in nearly the same footprint is generally a good thing that makes everyone happy. Image: Apple.

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Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more

GeekWire

Knowing that a lot of tech companies have budgets for food service or in-house food service that they’re not using right now, he’s organizing an effort to encourage businesses to do what Tableau did, every week or every other week. Instead, individual teams were given budgets to do smaller virtual gatherings of their choice.

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6 ways the pandemic will change gaming forever

GeekWire

Politicians are talking to their constituents and families are holding real funerals in games like Animal Crossing. Groups of friends desperate to hang out are resuming their beloved poker nights via live video in my company’s newly launched Live Game Night. Co-workers are using HouseParty to play trivia together.

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