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Meet the Winners of the 2021 FIRST® Global Innovation Awards Powered by Star Wars: Force for Change
The winners of the 11th annual FIRST® Global Innovation Awards powered by Star Wars: Force for Change are true rebel heroes. In this year’s sports and fitness-themed season, Disney and Lucasfilm teamed-up once again with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a robotics community, to inspire the next generation of diverse creators, […]
How the Far Right Exploded on Steam and Discord
New research found that several of the major gaming platforms are hosting extremist activity, from racist livestreams to open support for neo-Nazis.
From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Virtual Fandom – Exclusive Excerpt
Fans + Community // AUGUST 9, 2021 Amid a global crisis, Star Wars fans came together online to celebrate the saga safely. The sweeping COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 led to plans for conventions and social gatherings across the globe to be abandoned, but the determined Star Wars community wouldn’t be denied. Inside this exclusive excerpt […]
The point of connecting Yammer and Viva is knowing who knows what
Between the Great Resignation and the Great Onboarding, employee experience is more important than ever; Viva is where Microsoft wants to deliver that experience by bringing info from everywhere.
How to turn Online Friends Into IRL Ones
If you’re struggling to make new friends, you’re not alone. But tech and little tenacity can help you can find—or build—community. Here’s how.
Spoiler Talk: Cavan Scott on The Rising Storm‘s Shocking Moments and Unanswered Questions
By this point, hopefully you’ve had a chance to read Cavan Scott’s Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm, the second novel in The High Republic publishing program. Picking up right after the events of the series’ first novel, Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi, The Rising Storm is full of […]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Meditation App
The brain’s default mode is set to mind-wandering. Your meditation app can bring you back into the now.
Microsoft CEO accidentally underplays GitHub’s pervasiveness
Commentary: Few things rock a developer’s world like GitHub. Here’s why just about every developer depends on it.