Kharma: What goes around comes around
About 20 years ago, today’s BigTech companies argued that Microsoft was favoring their own products (Internet Explorer) and the entire company should be broken apart. 20 years later, these very…
Apple said to intimidate Android users to adopt iPhone, via clever peer pressure propaganda
The use of green and blue to show whether a message to a user is made through iMessage or via other devices has become more than a simple convenience indicator…
The U.S. is falling behind in international “transversal” skills
There's a term called "transversal" skills - referring to one's ability to be 21st century forward thinking, to understand other cultures and international opportunities, to be digitally skilled, to have…
The job age discrimination problem and contemporary worker shortage
Many people over age 50-55 were furloughed or cut in layoffs during the pandemic. Many have found it difficult to obtain a new, relevant job related to their experience and…
Amazon’s Fake Review problem
What percentage of reviews on Amazon are fake? According to the 2018 findings on Amazon, the category of products that recorded the highest rate of fraudulent reviews (64%) was the…
Why you can never write bad reviews – and why user reviews are meaningless
Source: Granny, 63, and granddaughter, 6, are kicked out of hotel by POLICE after she gave bad review | Daily Mail Online She checked in to her hotel (Baymont Inn…
Interesting: Starbucks/Amazon open “pick up cafes” in NY
Likely reduces labor costs a bit more, may speed up product delivery into customer hands: Starbucks is opening a pick-up cafe in midtown Manhattan with Amazon that uses the retail…
Pursing an MBA overseas likely best if you also intend to work there
One of the main reasons why people pursue an MBA is to gain access to a diverse and expansive network. Earning an MBA in a foreign country, experts say, can…
Obviously, college tuition needs to be much higher :)
One can imagine college administrators using this to justify tuition hikes: Not only do cheaper universities lead to lower average incomes over time, but students who attend low-return schools may…
The worker shortage
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that labor force participation was “quite depressed” compared to pre-pandemic levels. Source: Labor force participation “quite depressed” versus pre-pandemic levels, Yellen says…