In the Sunday Times, Porath pours over recent studies that indicate just how damaging a mean boss can be. On the health side, there’s repurcussions for the immune system as well as elevated hormones that influence appetite and weight. On the organizational side, incivility “hijacks” focus. In one case, Porath’s study participants were belitted before being asked to complete a word puzzle. They performed 33 per cent worse and came up with 39 per cent fewer creative ideas during a brainstorming task....

Both the Xiaomi 12 Ultra & OSOM OV1 will utilize the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Both the Xiaomi 12 Ultra & OSOM OV1 will utilize the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 A confirmation for Xiaomi comes from Lei Jun, the company’s CEO. He let everyone know via Twitter. Do note that he did not specifically confirm the Xiaomi 12 Ultra name, but he did say “Xiaomi’s next flagship”. The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is the company’s rumored flagship for H2 this year....

There is a smartphone here shown with a single camera on the back. That is, of course, just a placeholder image. It does show a rather large camera sensor that has variable focal length, it physically moves, like on actual cameras. Xiaomi may bring a DSLR-like camera zoom system to its smartphones Xiaomi may bring a DSLR-like camera zoom system to its smartphones One camera sensor is basically all that is needed if a DSLR-like camera zoom system is implemented, basically....

This patent was spotted by IT Home, and it was submitted in China. What’s also interesting is that this flexible display covers the phone’s body when it’s attached. That’s not all, though, as something even more interesting was mentioned. New Xiaomi patent details a foldable smartphone with a detachable display New Xiaomi patent details a foldable smartphone with a detachable display Now, it seems like that display remains functional when it’s detached from the main body....

This new section of the Xiaomi Group has been registered with a capital of 10 billion yuan. Xiaomi’s founder, chairman, and CEO, Lei Jun, will be at the helm of this new entity. ‘Xiaomi Automobile’ registered with 300 employees ‘Xiaomi Automobile’ registered with 300 employees Now, Xiaomi did confirm, five months ago, that it will enter the smart cars sector. This kind of makes things official. The company actually built a team of 300 employees for its business, from more than 20,000 applications....