Google Workspace for Education Editions and Add-ons

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Nov. 19, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Google Workspace for Education offers a tiered structure of services for educational institutions. It details three primary editions—Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, and the recommended Education Plus—each providing increasingly comprehensive features in areas like security, administration, and learning tools, with the latter two involving per-user fees. Furthermore, there are several optional, paid add-ons designed to supplement the core packages, focusing on functionalities such as advanced teaching and learning tools, endpoint device management, and additional data storage. These add-ons include premium artificial intelligence capabilities, specifically through Gemini Education, offering tailored enhancements for specific institutional requirements. Overall, Google Workspace for Education provides the flexible options available to meet diverse educational technology needs. Continue reading →

19Nov/25

Workday Expands Ecosystem with Google BigQuery and Developer Network

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Workday is expanding its open ecosystem through two key initiatives: the introduction of a new global developer network aimed at training future AI talent via certifications and hands-on experience, and a strategic partnership with Google BigQuery to offer customers secure, zero-copy access to Workday HR and finance data for advanced AI-powered insights. Furthermore, the company highlights its planned acquisition of Pipedream, an integration platform, which will enhance Workday’s AI agent capabilities by securely connecting its data with thousands of external systems. Interspersed within the document are unrelated website navigational elements and advertisements for items such as children’s beds and business broadband. Continue reading

18Nov/25

J.P. Morgan 2026 Investment Outlook: AI, Fragmentation, Inflation

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank published their 2026 Global Investment Outlook, titled “Promise and Pressure.” This outlook focuses on three key themes shaping investment opportunities: the Age of AI, which offers productivity gains but carries market risks; Fragmentation, referring to geopolitical shifts creating new regional investment dynamics; and persistent Inflation, driven by structural factors requiring portfolio stability beyond traditional bonds. The release features commentary from J.P. Morgan investment strategists providing region-specific insights for Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and details how Artificial Intelligence investment is accelerating rapidly. Continue reading

18Nov/25

Global Progress on Tobacco Plain Packaging and Warnings

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The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) released a statement on November 18, 2025, concerning the global advancements in tobacco control measures. Specifically, the report details increasing international adoption of plain packaging for cigarettes and the required use of large, graphic picture health warnings. The CCS report, Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report, ranks countries based on warning size and notes that more countries are moving forward with these public health measures, including innovative requirements for warnings to be printed directly on individual cigarettes in countries like Canada and Australia.  The core focus is the worldwide progress in mandated cigarette packaging regulations. Continue reading

17Nov/25

The Global Rise of Gen Z Political Protests

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Nov. 17, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ —   There is an unprecedented global surge of Gen Z-led protests across multiple countries. Youth participation in political change is not new, the recent wave of these movements are interconnected and enabled by technology. The key commonalities among these countries experiencing these protests: they generally possess relatively high political rights but suffer from deficits in prosperity metrics such as income, health, or education, coupled with significantly high youth populations. The article concludes by discussing the mixed outcomes of these protests, which have led to full regime change in countries like Nepal and Madagascar. Is it possibie to predict where future youth uprisings might occur based on these shared characteristics? Continue reading →

17Nov/25

Monetizing Next-Gen News Formats and Experimentation

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Nov. 17, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ —   The GNI Future Formats Accelerator 2025  focuses on “Supporting Long-Term Success” with a masterclass titled “From Reach to Revenue: Monetising Next-Gen News Formats.” A key section addresses the challenges and opportunities in monetising Gen Z audiences, highlighting their preference for trustworthy, flexible, and visually driven content, and their willingness to pay for news that aligns with their identity. The documents explore three primary monetisation methods: direct monetisation (including student discounts and tiered offerings like those from The Economist), on-platform monetisation (using platforms such as YouTube and Apple Podcasts), and sponsored content. Continue reading →

17Nov/25

The 2026 Global Risk Map: Dangerous and Safest Destinations

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The New Risk Map 2026 is a collaborative publication by Safeture and Riskline that assesses global safety for travellers and organizations. This annual map uses a colour-coded scale to provide a visual understanding of security, medical, and logistical risks worldwide, identifying both the most dangerous and safest locations. The report highlights that armed conflicts, unrest, and fragile healthcare systems remain the primary factors contributing to high-risk areas like Afghanistan and Sudan, while listing cities such as Munich and Singapore as the safest destinations. The report emphasizes that the map is an essential reference tool for understanding the general threat landscape, although it cannot replace organization-specific risk assessments. Continue reading

17Nov/25

Attention Sharing: AI Distraction Detection for Commercial Fleets

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 Seeing Machines Limited, an Australian company specialising in computer vision technology for transport safety announced launch of its “attention sharing” feature for the Guardian Generation 3 safety solution, which is marketed to commercial vehicle fleets globally. This world-first feature tracks the cumulative time a driver spends with their eyes off the road, detecting repeated, short glances—a major contributor to crash risk—that other systems often miss. The AI-powered technology continuously monitors eye gaze direction in real time to provide accurate distraction detection and subsequent intervention before safety is compromised. The announcement highlights that the feature is being deployed over-the-air to existing Guardian Gen 3 systems and includes references to supporting scientific studies on driver inattention. Continue reading

17Nov/25

Netflix House Philadelphia Grand Opening Details

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Netflix announced the grand opening of Netflix House Philadelphia on 12 November 2025, which represents the company’s first physical, immersive entertainment centre. The 100,000-square-foot location at the King of Prussia mall featues experiences based on popular shows like Wednesday and Stranger Things, as well as dining at Netflix BITES and a retail Netflix Shop. The announcement also highlights the economic investment and creation of nearly 300 permanent jobs in the region, mentions the earlier Housewarming Party and Key Ceremony with state dignitaries, and confirms future locations opening in Dallas in December 2025 and Las Vegas in 2027. Continue reading

15Nov/25

Milestone Developer Summit: Innovating Video Intelligence with AI

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Milestone Systems details a recent Developer Summit and Hackathon held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event focused on innovation in video intelligence and the development of safer, more efficient video technology, particularly using Milestone’s upcoming Vision Language Model (VLM), which is powered by NVIDIA and trained on ethically sourced video data. The release highlights the importance of an open platform ecosystem for future technological advancements, featuring speakers from companies like NVIDIA and AWS. The core of the text announces the winners of the Hackathon, where developer Thomas Kreutz won for his application “Ask The City,” which turns live city camera footage into instant, privacy-aware answers to real-time questions, demonstrating the practical potential of the new generative AI and VLM tools being integrated into Milestone’s XProtect Video Management Software. Continue reading