Nutrition: Plant-based meat products fading away
Poorly positioned and marketed, ultraprocessed fake meat products have faded from view.
Business: Unintended consequences of laws
Higher hourly wage law resulted in lower annual income for affected workers.
Economy, government: U.S. Government Debt
These charts are amazing and scary.
Automation: UPS lays off 244, replaces with automation
UPS will eliminate 244 union jobs when Portland site closes for automation – oregonlive.com
Demographics: Data about the mid-20th century “baby boom”
The baby boom in seven charts – Our World in Data
Economy: Distribution of wealth in the U.S.
Who "distributes wealth" in the U.S.? When you think about it, the answer might surprise you.
Context: “Two-thirds of Americans now say they wouldn’t drive a Tesla”
Oddly, this is the same as the past several years.
Software: AI will not replace software developers, but transform them
AI is the next major evolution in software development, just as machine and assembly language gave way to compilers and interpreters in the past.
Effectiveness: The Kranz Dictum
After the early space failures, NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz issued an important directive to all staff: