All articles tagged with #scheduling
Army coach Jeff Monken says moving the Army–Navy game to Thanksgiving weekend could free the CFP to start earlier and help both teams pursue a playoff berth, potentially reshaping the postseason while preserving the rivalry.
The International Olympic Committee says it is open to holding future Winter Olympics and Paralympics earlier in the year to cope with warmer winter temperatures and less reliable snow, reflecting climate-change impacts on scheduling for events such as the 2026 Games in Italy.
Google is rolling out a Gemini-powered feature in Google Calendar that automatically suggests the best meeting times by checking attendees' calendars and potential conflicts. Available to paid Google Workspace users on Business Standard/Plus and Enterprise Standard/Plus (plus the Google AI Pro for Education add-on), the feature initially lands on Rapid Release domains and will roll out to Scheduled Release domains on February 2. Organizers can pick from the suggested slots and reschedule if invites are declined, but it requires access to attendees' calendars and isn’t yet available to all users.
A long-gestating feature, the Linux Time Slice Extension based on Restartable Sequences could finally merge in the upcoming kernel cycle, letting user-space opportunistically extend CPU time slices to avoid preemption during critical sections. Patches have advanced to the tip/sched/core branch and may ride the next merge window alongside other scheduler changes, with Linus Torvalds set to decide whether the release will be labeled 6.20 or 7.0.
A historic winter storm forecast to affect up to 34 states is forcing widespread schedule adjustments across the NBA, college basketball, and even an NHL game: some games keep original times (e.g., Mavericks–Lakers), others are moved up (Wizards–Hornets to 12 p.m.; Nashville Predators–Utah to 1:30 p.m.), and several men’s and women’s games are postponed or reshuffled (ACC and Sun Belt adjustments, St. John’s–Xavier; UConn–Seton Hall; Houston–Baylor women postponed to Tuesday). Rice will host back-to-back games, and Richmond–George Mason women’s game will be played with no fans. The storm is expected to bring significant snow and ice, with potential power outages affecting large regions.
Virginia Tech and James Madison University canceled their planned 2026 college football game, removing a scheduled non-conference matchup.
The NFL scheduled the Packers-Bears Wild Card game for Saturday night on Prime Video, deviating from traditional Sunday slots, to boost streaming viewership and attract a younger audience, leveraging its partnership with Amazon and prioritizing streaming growth over conventional broadcast preferences.
Notre Dame is criticized for backing out of its historic rivalry with USC, citing scheduling conflicts and strategic decisions to secure playoff berths, while USC emphasizes the importance of maintaining the rivalry for its national ambitions. The article portrays Notre Dame as avoiding competition and adjusting traditions for convenience, contrasting with USC's desire to preserve the historic rivalry amidst evolving college football landscapes.
Google has introduced a new AI-powered 'Help me schedule' feature in Gmail that uses Gemini to suggest optimal meeting times based on calendar availability, streamlining the process of scheduling one-on-one meetings. The feature integrates directly into Gmail, allowing users to easily propose times and automatically update calendars when meetings are confirmed. This enhancement is part of Google's broader push to embed AI into its Workspace tools.
Google has introduced a new AI-powered feature called 'Help me schedule' in Gmail, which suggests meeting times based on your calendar and email context, making it easier to coordinate meetings with coworkers and clients. The feature is currently available for Workspace and Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers and supports scheduling between two people.
The SEC's new nine-game schedule starting in 2026 aims to preserve historic rivalries while adapting to conference realignment, leading to the loss of some traditional matchups like LSU-Florida and LSU-Alabama, but also creating new scheduling challenges and opportunities for other rivalries and programs.
The SEC's decision to adopt a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2026, which includes Notre Dame, helps solidify the Irish's status as an independent school by allowing them to maintain nonconference games and their TV partnerships, while also influencing college football playoff expansion discussions.
Google has started rolling out a feature that allows users of older Nest thermostats (3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Thermostat E) in the US and UK to schedule temperature adjustments via the Google Home app, eliminating the need for the dedicated Nest app for scheduling. This update enhances usability and integrates older models into the Google ecosystem, along with other improvements to the Home app such as better device status visuals and energy usage insights.
The Google Home app now fully supports scheduling for older Nest thermostats, allowing users to set and transfer temperature schedules, enhancing control and energy efficiency. New updates also improve visual displays and energy usage insights for newer models. Support for the first two generations of Nest thermostats has been discontinued.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti criticized SEC scheduling practices, highlighting that many SEC teams play more G5 and FCS games and fewer conference games, adopting a scheduling philosophy similar to the SEC's, despite ongoing debates about the league's schedule toughness.