Economy: Is Gen Z “struggling”?
There is quite a media meme that Gen is struggling and has it awful, the worst in history. But that meme is not accurate.
Software: Operating system marketshare, by OS
What marketshare do Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, iOS, and other OSes have?
Health/Policy: More ACA failure in Oregon
Two major insurance companies leaving the Oregon ACA markets; one leaving all health insurance markets. In 2028, OR's UHP would end private insurance businesses.
Automation: US Sugar introduces new autonomous harvesting technology
Will not lay off any employees, either, but will retrain them for other roles.
Software: When did the title “Software Engineer” become common?
For decades, those who create software were referred to as "programmers" or "software developers". Today, the title of "Software Engineer" is now common.
Automation: Minimum wage increases lead to investment in automation
For every 10% increase in the minimum wage, investment in automation goes up by 8%.
Economy: The end of secretarial jobs
Up through the 1970s, up to 1 in 5 jobs were secretarial/clerical jobs. Most of those have vanished due to automation (think PCs) and work place changes.
Business: Americans spend more on OnlyFans than on NY Times + ChatGPT
To be fair, all of them are kind of fake.
Business, Economy: Retail square feet per capita
The U.S. has 2 to 6 times the retail square feet per capita as other major countries.
Business: Beyond Meat is failing because of it’s CEO
CEO blames customers for his company's failure as their stock now trades around $1/share.
Media bias in business/startup reporting
A staple meme of business reporting are stories about entrepreneurs who risked it all and achieved success. The reality is most business startups fail.