One dead, 7 injured as MQM workers attack media office in Karachi

Activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, a key political party in Pakistan, clashed with police and ransacked a private television station in Karachi on Monday, leaving at least one man dead and seven others injured. The violence erupted soon after the influential Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party’s exiled chief, Altaf Hussain, stoked up his supporters in … Read more

Modern-day slavery costs UK up to £4.3bn a year, says Home Office

The Home Office is to launch an independent review of modern slavery laws after its own research revealed the crime costs the UK up to £4.3bn a year. The report, published on Monday, estimates that each instance of the crime costs around £330,000, including support, lost earnings and law enforcement. Modern slavery, including labour exploitation, … Read more

Microsoft to tighten screws on traditional Office, Gartner predicts

Microsoft will continue to pressure businesses to adopt Office 365, said a pair of Gartner analysts, by barring all but subscribers from accessing Office 365’s online services. The restriction will go into effect in about two-and-a-half years, said Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Stephen Kleynhans, who authored a for-clients-only report in April. Their forecast was … Read more

Senators probe $31K dining set for Carson’s office

Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is pressing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to explain how it decided to spend more than $31,000 for a custom-made hardwood dining set for Secretary Ben Carson’s office. Peters, the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee, wrote to HUD with two colleagues this … Read more

Home Office unveils tech to automatically spot and stop online ISIS videos

NEW technology that automatically detects ISIS propaganda online will be unveiled by Home Secretary Amber Rudd today. The software, designed by the Home Office, detects 94 per cent of terror material. 3 The brand new British tech is powered by artificial intelligence to stop sick propaganda before ti even goes online ut of a million … Read more

Nine Ways A Traditional Office Space Lease Can Help Your Business

As your business continues growing, you will soon find yourself in need of new office space to accommodate your team and make room for further development. However, finding a home for your organization can be quite challenging, as any business is different and has very different needs and goals. Using a virtual office or working … Read more

Microsoft 4Q17: Office 365 revenue surpasses traditional licenses

In the fourth quarter of its 2017 financial year, Microsoft posted revenue of $23.3 billion (£17.9 billion), up 13 percent on a year ago, with an operating income of $5.3 billion (up 73 percent), a net income of $6.5 billion (up 109 percent), and earnings per share of $0.83 (up 112 percent on the same … Read more

Microsoft 4Q17: Office 365 revenue surpasses traditional licenses

In the fourth quarter of its 2017 financial year, Microsoft posted revenue of $23.3 billion (£17.9 billion), up 13 percent on a year ago, with an operating income of $5.3 billion (up 73 percent), a net income of $6.5 billion (up 109 percent), and earnings per share of $0.83 (up 112 percent on the same … Read more

Work Smarter: 8 Ways to Boost Focus in a Home Office

Hardly anyone has enough willpower to completely ignore what’s going on around them. That’s because paying attention to anything that might endanger or otherwise affect our lives in any way was vital to humans’ early survival. Even today our biology prevents us from completely focusing on a task when others are in view or earshot. … Read more

Modern Office Design Concept by Studio O+A

Modern interior design for office space? – It can be dynamic, it can be fun, it can be modern, don’t doubt it. This project by Studio O+A proves it with its contemporary design; it’s urban and slightly bar-like emanation and with the playfulness of design arrangement. Bold colors, robust materials, and intriguing shapes adorn the rich variety … Read more