Many find remote work to be more transactional than in-person work. You Slack someone when you need something, and otherwise stare at your own screen in your own home. Managers […]
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Back to news homeThe Worst of Both Worlds: Zooming From the Office
For months, the putt-putt course sat unused. The beanbag chairs lay empty. The kitchen whiteboard, above where the keg used to live, displayed in fading marker “Beers on Tap” from […]
If You Never Met Your Co-Workers in Person, Did You Even Work There?
Kathryn Gregorio joined a nonprofit foundation in Arlington, Va., in April last year, shortly after the pandemic forced many people to work from home. One year and a zillion Zoom […]
Zoom Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Over ‘Zoombombing’
Zoom Video Communications, the videoconferencing company whose internet app became a mainstay of American life during the coronavirus pandemic, has agreed to pay $85 million and improve its security practices […]
Work at Home or the Office? Either Way, There’s a Start-Up for That.
SAN FRANCISCO — Before the pandemic, Envoy, a start-up in San Francisco, sold visitor registration software for the office. Its system signed in guests and tracked who was coming into […]
Lower Rents? Check. Speakeasy? Check. How Office Landlords Are Enticing Tenants.
“It used to be like, ‘Wait, why is that guy onscreen? If he wanted a meeting, why didn’t he come to SoHo?’” said Leslie D. Biddle, a partner at the […]
Turn Tech to Your Advantage in the New Hybrid Workplace
When working with colleagues from a remote setting, a text or an email is probably fine for quick conversations, like setting up a meeting. But for more serious discussions, a […]
The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021
Here’s what that means. Let’s say your family owns smartphones, several computers and a game console. If all of them are being used to consume heavy amounts of data — […]
The Tech That Was Fixed in 2020 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing
To put it lightly, 2020 was rough. More than ever, we turned to our personal tech this year to help find respite, stay healthy and remain connected with the people […]