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China's Hisense bakes Teams into Android-powered commercial ... (The Register)

Would you be happy staging a Teams-powered videoconference on a hefty Android-powered touchscreen commercial display? Chinese appliance giant Hisense is ...

But, given Western discomfort with Chinese tech companies, baking Teams into Chinese products aimed at business use – and possibly sensitive commercial conversations – is a trickier sell. The latter is not unusual for Satya Nadella's Microsoft, which does not have the same hostility to operating systems other than Windows that it demonstrated under previous management. Ma Yue, Microsoft's vice president for Greater China and general manager of its Solutions Division, is quoted as saying the tie-up will "provide more high-quality Chinese products and technologies for the global commercial display field." Machine translation of Microsoft's announcement features Ray Guo, overseas director of Hisense Commercial Display, stating the collaboration will "help Hisense continuously enhance its influence, brand power and competitiveness in the global market and on the world stage." Microsoft's announcement states that this is the software behemoth's first Teams-related collaboration on Android in China, and that the partners both see their work together as advancing the cause of Teams and/or ACS on Android across the globe. [China is likely stockpiling and deploying vulnerabilities, says Microsoft](https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/07/china_stockpiles_vulnerabilities_microsoft_asserts/) [Microsoft China turns 30, gives nation the gift of jobs and export promotion](https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/27/microsoft_china_30th_anniversary/) [Bing China freezes auto-suggestions at Beijing's request](https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/22/bing_china_freezes_autosuggestions_at/) [Microsoft Bing censors politically sensitive Chinese terms](https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/20/citizen_lab_microsoft_bing_report/) [Microsoft goes large with fifth Azure region in China](https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/08/microsoft_china_fourth_azure_region/)

UNICEF's construction teams deliver value to partner countries (UNICEF)

Supply Division supports UNICEF's construction initiatives in professionalizing personnel, innovate and standardize high quality construction approaches.

SD support to country offices includes the delivery of in-person workshops and capacity-building events to roll out improved standardized tools, contracts and regulatory frameworks. UNICEF’s new Construction Project Management Toolkit allows country offices to manage, control, and monitor construction projects and keep stakeholders informed of progress. UNICEF is committed to professionalism in the construction process by recruiting, developing and retaining its talent pool. SD maintains a library of tools, webinars, and guidance for country offices to plan and oversee construction. SD is actively helping UNICEF’s country office teams to plan and manage these complex construction projects. We support our programmes for children with the construction of schools, water and sanitation facilities, health clinics and much more.

Mob programming benefits for Agile development teams | TechTarget (TechTarget)

Mob programming brings the whole team together for simultaneous code creation and review. If they specify roles and engage, Agile teams can benefit from mobbing ...

At the end of a 15-minute period, the person who is the driver commits the work to version control and hands the meeting host role to the next driver. The main issue is if the team is willing to slow down and explain. If the team doesn't fully support this new method, there's a high probability of a decrease in the overall amount of code written. Next, schedule a single one-hour meeting for the entire team -- ideally, three to nine people. If the entire team engages during meetings, mob programming produces working software that is great quality and structure while building shared knowledge among the team. At the same time, workers frustrated by a practice can demonstrate to their first-line supervisor what the issue is with the approach. Everyone on the team benefits from learning new techniques and practices from their colleagues. The pairs do not pick up new techniques as fast as when the whole team is involved, and they still have skill gaps. Mob programming takes pair programming further, where the entire team works on one piece of code together. With varying capabilities from one person to the next, teamwork can lead to one programmer The navigator tells the driver what to type. Enough programmers are apprehensive about the idea of a person over their shoulder that pair programming has struggled, unlike [continuous integration](https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/tip/Continuous-integration-principles-and-standards-to-implement) and other XP practices.

Graphene Manufacturing Group streamlines internal teams to ... (Proactive Investors USA & Canada)

Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (TSX-V:GMG, OTC:GMGMF) has announced new moves to support the research and development of its graphene...

As part of the reorganization, GMG has promoted its head of major projects Bobby Bran to the role of Chief Projects Officer, leading the combined Technology and Projects teams. The previously separate Technology and Projects teams will be combined into the Projects Team to better integrate the R&D of graphene production with the development of the graphene production plant, the liquid graphene blend plant and the targeted development of the automated battery manufacturing pilot plant, the company said in a statement. [Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (TSX-V:GMG, OTC:GMGMF)](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/CVE:GMG/Graphene-Manufacturing-Group-Ltd/) has announced new moves to support the research and development of its graphene technology and production, which it says will “support and accelerate” the company's next phase of development.

HRD Asia opens entries for Innovative HR Teams 2023 (Human Resources Director)

HRD is looking for the teams leading change in Asia's HR industry over the past year.

Microsoft Teams Will Soon Have Video Filters (Tech.co)

Made popular by Zoom, these video filters will allow you to change your appearance or the appearance of your background.

This is where Microsoft Teams really shines. The entry states that users can expect the new filters around February of this year. The effects are provided by app developers on Teams Platform.” – Microsoft 365 roadmap entry

Microsoft Teams to introduce video filters. See details (Economic Times)

Of all the other happenings, its latest update is to add video filters to its team collaboration platform, Microsoft Teams. It's not odd that Microsoft will be bringing these changes as the tech giant based in Redmond has been constantly bringing updates, ...

[Zoom](/topic/zoom)has had this feature for over a long time now. [Microsoft](/topic/microsoft)is ready to throw some new updates as the new year has begun. Microsoft added Smart App control to the Windows 11 operating system.