@twinkling, do you see Announcements section? I don’t have it (yet). And it’s probably the only thing new we’re going to see in the Dashboard anyway.
Also, maybe, since Viki is just shifting elements/tools from Overview on the Profile pages to Dashboard, they might want to make sure those elements are indeed functional, as I discuss it further here.
I second deadliftdiva_548 in the sentiments that the technical service can’t really shut down completely for us volunteering folks. We’re not talking here about small glitches here and there for individual users. What happens if the Segment Timer or Subtitle Editor crashes during the Christmas-New Year break? It has happened before, this is all just my PTSD talking 
P.S. Haven’t received the newsletter with that information either. Last newsletter came in October.