Business: The end of remote work may be near?
Wow – remote work didn’t last long: Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs over the next 6 months — and remote workers may be the first to…
Business: AirBnb rentals have become intolerable to many customers
“They also expect you to clean dishes, throw the garbage, do laundry. Should I also cook 3 course meal before I leave?” one person tweeted in response. Another user wrote:…
Demographics: Why “Boomers” and “Millennials” view immigration differently
This post was originally written two weeks ago. I have updated with new information and charts that help explain why “Millennials” (per polls) are more supportive of immigration than are…
Education: Average pay by education level
This is an average for everyone in each category. This should NOT be read as saying you’ll make $80,000 per year right after graduating from college – instead, this is…
Business: Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons/Safeway will not result in lower prices
It might result in higher profits, but not lower prices for consumers. Their goal is to turn grocery shopping into a surveillance service to better target you with advertising: One…
Demographics, Education: Premium pay for Masters degrees falls
Salaries for Master’s Degrees: Income Gap Narrows With Raises for Bachelor’s – Bloomberg From population demographics, the cohort of young new workers in their 20s is now becoming smaller than…
Automation: “Banks turn to automation”
It is about becoming more efficient, less labor intensive: Large banks including Truist, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo emphasized that they’re increasingly looking at automation beyond the context of specific…
Follow up: 2015 forecast for VR virtual reality market to hit $150 Billion by 2020
2015 Forecast: Augmented And Virtual Reality To Hit $150 Billion, Disrupting Mobile By 2020 | TechCrunch 2022 Forecast: Virtual and Augmented Reality Market Size 2022 By Trends (globenewswire.com) That’s $24.7…
Robotics: Robotics packaging systems can now work safely, side-by-side, with humans
These safety features open new opportunities to deploy robotic automation systems, side by side with human workers, so each can do what they do best: “The introduction of cobots with…
Demographics, Business: Labor shortage pushes manufacturer to build advanced smart factor
aiwan’s ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (3711.TW), one of the world’s largest semiconductor testing and packaging firms, said on Wednesday that it would build a more advanced smart factory, as…