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How to Build Happy and Engaged Remote Teams: A Collection of Tools
Covid-19 has forced companies to embrace the remote work culture and work from anywhere is the new mantra.
But most companies / teams weren’t prepared for such a massive shift, i.e. from a physical location where you can do numerous water cooler conversations to meeting team mates online.
The current scenario creates a burning need for a collection of tools that could allow better management of remote teams, help them to carry out tasks systematically and most importantly, create a happy and engaging remote working culture.
We have curated a list of 10 tools that could not only facilitate in keeping your remote teams happy but also increase efficiency among teams and lead to vastly improved profits for your company.
And now, the rest of the news for the day:
4 Android apps offering loans in India removed by Google
Google has removed digital lending applications. These apps offered users short-term credit at high interest rates. A common feature of these apps is that they have no legal entity in India.
A Google spokesperson said "Our Google Play Developer Policies are designed to protect users and keep them safe, and we recently expanded our Financial Services policy to help protect people from deceptive and exploitative personal loan terms. When violations are found, we take action,”
Recent data reveals a list of countries spending the most on research and development (R&D)
The World Bank analyzed the most recent available data on which countries spend the largest proportion of GDP on R&D activities.
While the data predates the pandemic, it helps shine a light on how funding research can bolster economic competitiveness. The top five are: Israel, South Korea, Switzerland, Sweden and Japan.
Google Maps rolls out 2 new features to help users travel safe during the Covid pandemic
The updated COVID layer on Google Maps will show more information, including all-time detected cases in an area, along with quick links to COVID resources from local authorities.
Available on both Android and iOS, Google Maps will tell you how crowded your bus, train or subway line is right now based on real-time feedback from Google Maps users from around the world.
Amazon did not disclose its control rights in Future Retail Limited (FRL) via its investment in Future Coupons Limited (FCL)
The real story is unfolding as neither Amazon nor Future Retail Limited (FRL) disclosed to the public shareholders of FRL that Amazon has control rights in FRL.
Amazon invested not in FRL, but in a company owned and controlled by Kishore Biyani, namely Future Coupons Limited (FCL), which was carrying on business of wholesale trading of goods and merchandise and marketing and distribution of corporate gift cards, loyalty cards, and reward cards to corporate customers.
Walmart says the number of monthly active customers at Flipkart, PhonePe at an 'all time high'
Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart was also praised for driving the top line growth for Walmart International. According to Flipkart, 10 million deliveries were achieved in the first five days of the Big Billion Day sales, while PhonePe saw a record 925 million transactions in October 2020.
The world's largest retailer further said that Flipkart’s strong performance helped expand Walmart’s gross profit rate and boost the net sales of its international business, as reported by CNBC-TV18.
Google Chrome rolls out its last update of the year 2020 with Chrome 87-
Google says version 87 of its browser “represents the largest gain in Chrome performance in years.”
This includes a 5x reduction in CPU usage by prioritizing active tabs versus what’s in the background.
Per Google’s internal benchmarks, this results in a 1.25-hour increase in battery life.
Instagram to have keyword search soon
Instagram is adding the ability to search for content with keywords rather than being limited to hashtags.
Instagram is upgrading its search functionality and letting users find content by keywords for the first time. Until now, users have only been able to search for content by hashtags, location tags, usernames, and profile names.
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