About this episode
Episode 118 features a discussion on a new contract for Facilities Services workers, venture funding for Lynkr, and a Microsoft Outlook outage affecting students.
On Episode 118, Greg and Jake are joined in the studio by Tiffany, a second-year who is joining the section. She tells us about the new contract that Facilities Services workers reached with the University. We also discuss the venture funding won by event-planning app Lynkr and the Microsoft Outlook outage that affected university students. Featuring: Gregory Caesar, Tiffany Li, Jake Zucker. Edited by: Jake Zucker.
People in this episode
Guest: Tiffany Li
Topics covered
- Facilities Services contract
- venture funding
- Microsoft Outlook outage
Keywords
- university
- event-planning app
- student news
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Lynkr, Outlook, Microsoft Outlook
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