Tech: Fascinating look at tech salaries across many companies
This analysis looks at tech company median pay scales – which vary widely. Really widely, in part, because some companies mostly employ workers abroad in lower cost countries like India…
Government: High income earners fled high tax states during Covid restrictions
New York and California lost over $90 billion in income during Covid, according to new IRS data. It accelerated the trend of high-earners relocating to lower-tax states like Florida and…
Business of health care: 1/3d of United Health’s health insurance is managing Medicare and Medicaid clients
Medicare and Medicaid memberships make up a third of the company’s health insurance business. It added 655,000 Medicare Advantage members and 570,000 Medicaid members in the quarter. Source: UnitedHealth expects…
Energy: “California utility companies propose charging customers based on how much money they make”
Three major utility companies in California are looking to restructure customer billing, and part of that means customers could be charged based on how much money they make. Source: California…
Automation, Demographics: Generative AI Could Raise Global GDP by 7%, productivity by 15%, and affect 2 in 3 jobs
Goldman-Sachs predicts significant economic and job impacts from generative AI technology over next ten years: Generative AI Could Raise Global GDP by 7% Over the next ten years, 2 in…
EV sales need to grow 34% every year to achieve 2030 EV goals
To reach 60% by 2030, that means we need to grow EV sales at a compound annual growth rate of 34% between now and then – a similar growth rate…
Business: Frontier Airlines pays $10 bonus to staff for each carry-on they reject
Dyana Villa shared a video of her experience traveling with Frontier , in which she and her friends can be seen fitting their bag into the baggage sizer. She later…
Aviation: Airlines increasing passenger count per flight
Airlines are turning to bigger planes that fit more travelers to handle strong demand. Source: Airlines answer congested airports and rising costs with bigger planes Helps reduce costs by enabling…
Drones: “Amazon’s Drone Delivery Dream Is Crashing”
Amazon announced its drone delivery system was in development, back in 2013, saying it had been in development for some time. Ten years later, they have been unable, so far,…
Automation: “Walmart aims for 65% of stores to be automation serviced by 2026”
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc on Tuesday said it expects about 65% of its stores to be serviced by automation by the end of its fiscal year 2026, just days after revealing…