stress in news
RSS stress in newsComputer says 'No' - lie detectors trap benefit cheats
News The Capita VRA system is being trialled by 12 UK councils and works by detecting stress patterns - such as hesitation or changing of answers - in the voice of callers to indicate whether they might be lying. [18 Feb 2008]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 01.02.08
Round-Up Podcast Funeral '2.0', email-free 'stress down' Friday, wearing slippers to work and a Rubik's cube-solving robot are all featured on the silicon.com Weekly Round-Up podcast this week. Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the... [01 Feb 2008]
BBC gets savvy with web 2.0 kids
News The BBC is keen to stress My CBBC is not a social networking site in the traditional sense in that there is no potential for any private or unmoderated interaction between users. The BBC is launching an online community... [29 Jan 2008]
Stress at work is a killer
News Stress at work could be more of a pain than you think. The research, which was carried out by scientists at University College London (UCL) and is part of a long-running study following 10,308 London-based civil... [23 Jan 2008]
Bored and underpaid? You're not alone…
News It's a different tale for the other 10 per cent of those planning a move this year - they are seeking to reduce the amount of job-related stress. Take a good look at your IT department because the same old faces may not... [17 Jan 2008]
'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News 'Big Brother'-style IT systems are now watching half of the UK's employees, fuelling fear and stress in the workplace. More than 12 million people are scrutinised by electronic surveillance at work causing a sharp rise... [08 Jan 2008]
Airlines defrost planes with Met Office tech
News Steve Crawley, bmi de-icing and fuel co-ordinator, said in a statement: "Every airline knows that by reducing delays you reduce costs, keep customer satisfaction and reduce human-factor elements associated to stress and... [08 Jan 2008]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News The technology, which cost the council £63,000, detects stress patterns in the caller's voice to indicate whether they may be lying. The year was dominated by stories about government-held personal data, whether that was... [19 Dec 2007]
Xmas shoppers making merry in cyberspace
News No queues, less stress and a greater choice of goods are all making the web a more attractive place to shop - while cheaper broadband and increasingly slick ecommerce sites have reduced the cost and hassle of click-based... [17 Dec 2007]
Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News Sandra Quinn, director of communications at Apacs, said the internet takes the stress out of Christmas shopping but it's important that people take steps to protect themselves. And Monday 3 December is predicted to be... [30 Nov 2007]
O2 Tube trial takes mobile payments underground
News However, the Barclaycard and Visa representatives at the launch were keen to stress they see mobile wallets as "entirely complementary" to plastic. O2 has today launched a six-month pilot of NFC (near-field... [28 Nov 2007]
HMRC email rejected filtering of sensitive data
News I must stress we must make use of data we hold and not overburden the business by asking them to run additional data scans/filters that may incur a cost to the department. Emails released by the National Audit Office... [23 Nov 2007]
New job? Was it the pay packet or the flexi-time?
News Reducing stress is even less important: just 15 per cent of readers said it is the most important factor when job hunting. Looking for a new job is not all about trousering a fatter pay packet - but of course that helps. [01 Nov 2007]
Lie detector beats benefit fraud
News The VRA system is already used in the insurance industry and works by detecting stress patterns - such as hesitation or changing of answers - in the voice of callers to indicate whether they might be lying.silicon.com... [03 Sep 2007]
CIO Essentials: Email stress, spam threats and "broken" IT...
News Email - the root of your work stress? Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories and explains why... [21 Aug 2007]
