Automation: Carl’s Jr turns to automated systems
Source: ‘They asked for 20$ an hour and Carl’s Jr said bet’: Carl’s Jr. customer orders meal via A.I. assistant in drive-thru
Automation: Lots of automation showing up in restaurants
The $15 minimum wage, now $20 per hour demands, has led to the inevitable acceleration of restaurant automation.
Economy: Fed to seek even higher target interest rates?
I wonder if they understand that the labor shortage – hence low unemployment – is due to demographic issues? This is not a situation we’ve had before – and trying…
Musk was right: Many tech companies slashing bloated middle management layers
Elon Musk took much heat for gutting Twitter last fall. But as some suggested, if that worked for him, you could expect every tech CEO was looking at what he…
Follow up: 3 vax prevents infection and transmission & with masks, risk is near zero
Let’s preserve this for posterity. He’s an MD, MPH. Trust the Experts. As usual, the public health experts were wrong. About everything. And they wonder why no one trusts them…
Stupidity: AMC Theatres to Price Movie Tickets Based on Seat Location
This is seriously stupid: At your next visit to AMC Theatres, getting a prime seat may cost you a little extra. The country’s largest exhibition chain is rolling out Sightline…
Brain injuries: Brain injuries and long-term risks
There are about 100 things wrong with this news report including this misleading summary but at least it gives more attention to head injuries: Women may be more susceptible to…
Demographics: The Swiss get it – “Demographic shifts cause Swiss labour market crunch”
They are not blaming Covid – it’s the declining fertility rate: Switzerland’s ageing population and changing lifestyles are profoundly transforming the labour market. Source: Demographic shifts cause Swiss labour market…
Public health: We flattened the curve but not in the way intended
The growth curve of deaths was not far from a steady line, upwards. We did lock downs. We did masks. We closed schools and businesses. We opened schools. We made…
Follow up: “There is no question that the Czech Republic’s remarkable progress on COVID-19 was the result of requiring an entire society to wear face masks.”
July 2020: There is no question that the Czech Republic’s remarkable progress on COVID-19 was the result of requiring an entire society to wear face masks. Source: How Czech Republic…