Automation, Business: McDonald’s getting rid of DIY soda stations
McDonald's will gradually phase out DIY soda filling - but not for the reasons you might be thinking...
Software: Developer of Powerpoint passes away
The creator of the original Powerpoint product has passed away, plus a whole bunch of software history.
Business: Remote work is so 2020 – FB says back to the office
Meta/Facebook is requiring staff to be in the office at least 3 days per week: Meta employees are back in office three days a week (cnbc.com) Meta joins Amazon, Zoom…
Business: Remote work is ending, Amazon says back to the office or else
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns employees of return-to-office mandate | CNN Business
Demographics: Economists want more inbound immigration to the U.S.
Economists, as usual, propose more immigration to address labor issues in the U.S. Problem is that 75% of world's countries have declining populations.
Remote work is over: Zoom CEO tells workers to return to the office
Zoom CEO advises employees to return to office or risk losing ‘trust,’ report says | KATU
EVs, Business: The economics of adding EV chargers to gas stations
How gas station economics will change in the EV charging future (cnbc.com)
AI: IBM study on AI job impacts
IBM study says 40% of global workforce will need to adopt AI skills or be replaced by workers who know AI.
EVs: Ford CEO sees first hand that EV charging is a hurdle
He notes that charging is a problem, sometimes because the chargers are all in use, or that he could not charge at his hotel, and that at one charging station,…
Economy: National rent control
Activists demand a national rent price control law. Question: If rent price control makes sense, why not college tuition price control? Or health care price controls? Or food price controls?…