Microsoft Launches Pilot Program to Recruit Autistic Employees

Author Financiarul Posted on April 17, 2015July 19, 2024Categories Business, Sales & Marketing, TechnologyTags , , ,   Leave a comment on Microsoft Launches Pilot Program to Recruit Autistic Employees

Microsoft announced earlier this month that it will be instituting a pilot program to recruit people with autism spectrum disorders for full time-positions on its Redmond campus in Washington state. “People with autism bring strengths that we need at Microsoft,” Mary Ellen Smith, corporate vice president of worldwide operations, wrote in a blog post. “Each individual is different, some have amazing ability to retain information, think at a level of detail and depth or excel in math or code. It’s … Continue reading “Microsoft Launches Pilot Program to Recruit Autistic Employees”

Times Square is Illuminated (By the Biggest and Most Expensive Billboard Yet)

Author Financiarul Posted on November 18, 2014July 19, 2024Categories Business, Headlines, Sales & Marketing, TechnologyTags , ,   Leave a comment on Times Square is Illuminated (By the Biggest and Most Expensive Billboard Yet)

There’s one more thing lighting up Times Square these days, and it’s a pretty big deal. Literally. According to the New York Times, this week, the biggest — and priciest — digital billboard in Times Square has been illuminated. The colossal screen stands at about eight stories high and stretches the full block between 45th and 46th Streets. Lighting the billboard are some 24 million LEDs (light emitting diodes). LEDs are very energy-efficient solid light bulbs which save money and … Continue reading “Times Square is Illuminated (By the Biggest and Most Expensive Billboard Yet)”