New research from Microsoft Canada and Ipsos Canada reveals fostering creativity at work is key to success

Microsoft Canada released new research in collaboration with Ipsos Canada regarding the biggest changes and challenges in the modern Canadian workplace. The study of 500 Canadian business decision makers found that adapting new cultural and technological changes is key to driving growth and innovation.  A sample of 500 Canadian business decision-makers (BDM) was surveyed online between November 27-30, 2017.

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Upcoming iOS update will allow users to disable intentional battery throttlling

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently confirmed that the latest update to iOS 11 will allow users to disable the intentional battery slowdown on their devices. This is the latest update to the news from last month that Apple's iOS purposely slow's down performance on older iPhones in order to counteract battery degradation (an issue that causes some older iPhones to shut off when the battery is at 40%).

Apple has taken flak for reducing performance on older devices and has since given users a discount on battery replacement services for older iPhones. In an interview with ABC News, Cook announced how Apple plans to roll out an update next month, first to devs and the to all users by March. “We’re going to give people the visibility of the health of their battery so it’s very, very transparent,” he says. “This hasn’t been done before.”

Source: The Verge

YouTube’s new monetization rules kills ad revenue for small creators

It’s not a good time to be a small content creator on YouTube these days. Google just announced some new changes to its monetization rules and smaller channels are going to suffer for it. Under the new guidelines, channels will need to have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time within the last year to be eligible to earn ad revenue. Before YouTubers just needed 10,000 total views to be able to run ads on their videos. Now, even bigger channels that are part of Google’s Preferred program will have their content manually reviewed before ads will run on these videos. These new rules will be enforced starting February 20.

Source: Gizmodo

Android Auto tweaks user interface a bit with rounded icons

A minor update came to Android Auto recently outside of last month’s design refresh. This time, Google has rounded off the corners to its icons. Twitter user Derek Ross spotted the change where he saw almost every box on the home page and app switcher with round corners. It now resembles the look of your Google Feed, which is perhaps Google’s way of uniting its UI across its different platforms. This new look is rolling out to Android Auto now, so you might see the change head your way soon.

Source: 9to5Google