Demographics, Business: Gen Z grads unprepared for work life
Survey claims new Gen Z workers lack work experience and basic job skills.
Business, Privacy: How Kroger stores track you both off and online
Kroger stores, and most stores now, collect and store massive databases on their customers, including inferring your health conditions, income and more.
Climate: EVs vs ICE – cars are a smaller part of emissions than most realize
Little known fact - personal autos are a small part of U.S. carbon emissions.
Automation: Google may lay off thousands due to new AI
Rumors that Google will soon lay off thousands of workers in their ad business, since AI can do it better and costs less.
Climate: McDonald’s doesn’t think there will be a ban on meat
Despite calls to ban meat, McDonald's plans to grow, by a lot. Also governments are spending billions to expand airports while other say we need to ban air travel.
Drones: “Fast mile” drone-based delivery services
Drone deliveries to the home, where that works, will mostly make sense for high value density items, but grocery deliveries, not so much.
Social marketing: Brilliant response by North Face to a social media video that went viral
A young woman hiking in the rain in NZ had an issue with her North Face jacket. North Face responded in viral fashion - well done!
Climate economics: Net Zero might not increase employment or reduce costs
Politicians say Net Zero will create jobs, grow the economy, but maybe not - for obvious reasons.
Business: Work-from-home trend has fallen off, and flat-lined
The "days worked from home" has fallen sharply from the peak and is now in a slow decline.
Demographics, Education: Half of companies eliminating 4-year degree requirement
55% of companies eliminated a 4-year degree requirement in 2023 for some jobs, and 45% will eliminate it in 2024.