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My TechDecisions Week in Review: AR, Digital Detox, Armed Teachers, etc.

This week, August 27th-31st, 2018: How AR fits into enterprise, digital detox promoting productivity, Virginia arms teachers, and more.

August 31, 2018 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

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Welcome to My TechDecisions Week in Review, where we round up the most important stories you might have missed this week, August 31th, 2018. Read on to find out what’s happening this week:

 

Features:

Augmented Reality in the Workplace

Finn Faldi of TeamViewer Americas writes about how augmented reality tech can make its way into the boardroom.

Could Employees and Companies Benefit from a Digital Detox?

We discuss the potential benefits of having employees step away from technology periodically in order to make them more productive.

Three Easy Ways To Enhance Your Business’s Cybersecurity Posture

Three tips you can implement today that will help to boost your cybersecurity portfolio and keep your network safe.

How to Achieve the Best Audio for Guest Speakers

Some tips for creating the right environment with the right technology in order to get the best sound for your guest presenters in large spaces.

Project of the Week: Siemens Rail Automation Rail Signaling Simulator

Siemens Rail Automation created an end-to-end, IP-based simulation system for training rail operators on various scenarios.

*If you’d like to submit a project for Project of the Week, click here.

 

Blogs:

First Virginia School Board Approves Arming Teachers

A rural Virginia county school board is the first in Virginia to approve arming teachers for school safety measures.

Is Artificial Intelligence Data Collection an Invasion of Privacy

AI can collect data at an incredible speed, but should we let it?

11-Year-Old Shows Flaw in Voting Infrastructure at Def Con

An experiment set up at the Las Vegas convention Def Con shined some light on the vulnerability of government websites, thanks to grade schoolers.

Who Got Hacked This Week? August 31 Edition

Stories include malware in the Fortnite Android app, T-Mobile hacked to reveal customer data, and millions of Texas voter records exposed online

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Jonathan Blackwood
Jonathan Blackwood

Jonathan Blackwood is the Editor-in-Chief of TechDecisions. Jonathan joined TechDecisions in 2014 and writes about technologies that help to innovate and improve practices for companies of all sizes, K-12 and higher education, government, healthcare, hospitality, retail and large venue spaces. He is especially interested in the future of work and education and the Internet of Things. Follow him @BlackwoodTweets.

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