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“I’m rarely motivated to exercise so I schedule exercise into my calendar like meetings” says an expert trainer as she reveals her weekly workout routine

“I’m rarely motivated to exercise so I schedule exercise into my calendar like meetings” says an expert trainer as she reveals her weekly workout routine

Published by Jenni Sidey

Welcome to Workout Diaries, a series where we ask expert trainers to talk us through what a week of exercise looks like for them, helping you figure out how to develop and maintain an effective workout routine. Former model Nancy Eagle is a certified personal trainer for health and fitness app RWL and RWL luxury wellness retreats, which run across Europe. Her love for fitness began as a kid when she tried every sport she could, including athletics, netball, soccer, basketball and horse riding. She initially signed up for the RWL app as a customer and was later inspired by its co-founder Cecilia Harris, whose son Eagle went to school with, to become a personal trainer. Article continues below You may like But despite being a fitness coach for the last six years, Eagle says she is “rarely motivated” to exercise, so she schedules workouts into her calendar like meetings. She tells Fit&Well: “Considering health and fitness is what I do for a living, the last thing I generally want to do is actually exercise …

Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meetings

Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meetings

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Meeting platform Zoom has announced a partnership with World, Sam Altman’s human ID verification company, to ensure that the people attending meetings are actually human and not AI-generated imposters. The threat is real and growing fast. The most dramatic example came in early 2024, when engineering firm Arup lost $25 million after an employee in Hong Kong authorized a series of wire transfers during what appeared to be a routine video call with the company’s CFO and several colleagues. Every person on that call — except the victim — turned out to be an AI-generated deepfake. A similar attack hit a multinational firm in Singapore in 2025. Across the board, financial losses from deepfake-enabled fraud exceeded $200 million in just the first quarter of last year, according to one estimate, and the average loss per corporate incident now tops $500,000, according to security industry reports. So while deepfake video-call fraud may not be something most people ever encounter personally, it represents a serious risk for businesses, especially those that regularly conduct high-value transactions over video. …

You can use Google Meet with CarPlay now: How to join meetings safely in your car

You can use Google Meet with CarPlay now: How to join meetings safely in your car

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Apple / Google / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google has introduced support for Meet to Apple CarPlay. Features are limited, and there’s no video, only audio. Support for Android Auto is coming “soon.” If you use Google Meet for work, you’ll soon be able to easily join your meetings on the road — at least if you’re in the Apple ecosystem. Also: I tried ChatGPT’s new CarPlay integration: It’s my go-to now for the questions Siri can’t answer Google has announced that support for Meet is officially here for Apple CarPlay, letting you join a meeting straight from your car’s dashboard. You can already hear Meet audio through your car if you open the app through your connected phone, but accessing it this way is significantly easier and a lot less distracting. What can Meet do in CarPlay? You can join meetings while you’re on the go, Google explains, and see your upcoming meeting schedule. This version of Meet is limited, though. You will have …

Five major leadership issues in the age of Zoom and Teams meetings

Five major leadership issues in the age of Zoom and Teams meetings

Published by Jenni Sidey

Video calls promise connection. They place coworkers face to face across cities and continents with a single click. Yet the same technology that keeps remote teams linked can quietly reshape how leadership works, sometimes in ways managers did not expect. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland examined how video platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom influence leadership in remote workplaces. Interviews with 33 senior managers from large IT companies revealed a consistent pattern. Video technology helps leaders coordinate work and communicate information. At the same time, it creates new tensions in how teams interact and make decisions. “Our study offers concrete recommendations for managers who wish to support their employees’ well-being, interaction and ability to work in digital environments,” said Professor Jonna Koponen of the University of Eastern Finland. Two different ways managers use video The researchers found that leaders rely on video in two distinct ways. Theoretical framework of video technology as an informative or interactive tool in e-leadership. (CREDIT: Information Technology and People) First, video functions as an information …

Vermont town meetings grapple with contentious debate on big issues : NPR

Vermont town meetings grapple with contentious debate on big issues : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Tuesday is town meeting day in Vermont. Municipalities in New England and elsewhere are increasingly grappling with major national and international issues at the local level. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JOSEPH PREZIOSO/Getty Images If you haven’t lived in certain New England towns, it can be hard to fathom their centuries-old direct democracy-style Town Meetings, where everyday residents vote on mundane town business such as funding for schools, snow plows and road repairs. These days, voters are also being asked to weigh in on national and international issues, for example, demanding the de-funding of ICE, and condemning “the unprovoked attack and start of an illegal and immoral war against Iran.” It’s all fueling a separate – and fierce– debate on what towns ought to be debating. “When you have people sleepwalking into an authoritarian regime, it’s up to us to sound the alarm,” insists Dan Dewalt, an activist in Newfane, Vermont, one of several communities where residents scrambled to draft a resolution against the Iran war in time for their annual Town Meeting …

Polymarket CEO Known for Yelling at His Employees, Attending Meetings Shirtless

Polymarket CEO Known for Yelling at His Employees, Attending Meetings Shirtless

Published by José Betancourt

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Paul Morigi / Getty Images for Haddad Media Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s social media went silent in the aftermath of a dawn raid on his Manhattan penthouse late in 2024. FBI agents came in force early one Wednesday morning, and though they hadn’t arrested Coplan or even issued a subpoena, they did seize his phone. His laptop, too. As the then-26-year-old would later learn, the raid was part of a high-level investigation into his company. A prediction market platform allowing users to gamble on real-life events, Polymarket wasn’t cleared for use by US citizens, though that didn’t stop them from placing prop bets on the presidential election anyway — a fact federal regulators believed Coplan was keenly aware of. Finally, at 4pm the day of the raid, Coplan issued his much-awaited statement on X-formerly-Twitter: “new phone, who dis?” What looked like just another smarmy startup founder was actually a perfect pitch for Polymarket’s core audience: people who believe regulation is for losers, and that pithy tech bros are …

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

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Digital meeting notetakers like Read AI, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, and Granola help record and transcribe online meetings. But for in-person or more versatile options, many people prefer physical recording devices These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some of these devices are wearable—pins or pendants with dedicated mics for recording—while others are credit-card sized with dedicated mobile apps to transcribe and extract insights using AI. A few even offer live translation. Below is a non-exhaustive list of physical AI notetakers and transcription tools. Plaud Note/Plaud Note Pro This credit card-sized notetaker has been around since 2023, with a newer, AI-powered Pro version that has a small screen, four mics, and records audio within three to five meters. It also can switch between in-person recording and call recording. Plaud Note Pro. Image Credis: Ivan MehtaImage Credits:Ivan Mehta The Plaud Note costs $159, while the Note Pro costs $179. They come with 300 minutes of transcription free per month. Mobvoi TicNote Mobvi’s rectangular notetaker is priced at $159 and …