Business: Electric vehicles require less labor to assemble
Less labor potentially means higher profits, creating an incentive for manufacturers to switch more production to EVs.
Monthly Archive: September 2019
STEM: “Apple CEO Tim Cook says 4-year degree not necessary for coding”
Software development has been evolving (no surprise!) Today much software can be written using tools that make development easier than ever. A consequence is that it no longer requires a degree in computer science (a broad field) to develop web and smart phone apps. Much software development has become a skilled labor function that no longer requires a 4-year degree.
Automation: McDonald’s fast food plows ahead with more automation
McDonald’s installing more automation, both to reduce labor costs and to trick consumers into purchasing more than they were planning to purchase.
