Machines May Not Take Your Job, but One Could Become Your Boss
From today’s New York Times: When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of the insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps…
He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012 and He Makes About $40,000 a Year
From today’s New York Times: Uber’s public stock offering next month will make a bunch of people remarkably rich. Peter Ashlock is not one of them, although he has toiled…
Spending Is as Easy as Pushing a Button. The Hard Part? Keeping Track.
From today’s New York Times: How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Tara Siegel Bernard, a personal finance reporter, discussed the…
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The Case for a Federal Jobs Guarantee
From the New York Times “Opinion” Section by Eric Loomis: Employment numbers may look solid now, but economists, physicists and industrial engineers all say that automation will, in the not-so-distant…
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Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended, Involved in Hacking American Elections
From National Public Radio News: Cambridge Analytica has suspended its CEO, Alexander Nix. The London-based company, which is accused of using data from 50 million Facebook users to influence the…
Automation Could Displace 800 Million Workers Worldwide By 2030, Study Says
From today’s National Public Radio: A coming wave of job automation could force between 400 million and 800 million people worldwide out of a job in the next 13 years,…
Work Productivity: Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.
From today’s New York Times by Susan Dynarski: Step into any college lecture hall and you are likely to find a sea of students typing away at open, glowing laptops…
Class Actions Lawsuits by Women Could Fight Discrimination in Tech Industry
From today’s New York Times “Opinion” Section by Anita Hill: The recent leak of a Google engineer’s screed against the company’s diversity initiatives is a reminder that the notion of…
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Robocalypse Now? Central Bankers Argue Whether Automation Will Kill Jobs
From today’s New York Times by Jack Ewing: SINTRA, Portugal — The rise of robots has long been a topic for sci-fi best sellers and video games and, as of…
A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree
From today’s New York Times by Steve Lohr: ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. — A few years ago, Sean Bridges lived with his mother, Linda, in Wiley Ford, W.Va. Their only income…