Career: Good advice for getting promoted
This short article has simple, good advice for getting promoted. May not work in all orgs but the advice is sound.
Economy: “In China, the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s degree”
Basically the same in the U.S. too, by the numbers versus how things were in the past.
Education: As more people get advanced degrees, the value is less
Has the value of a Master's degree gone down? Perhaps.
Aviation: Delta hopes to use AI to likely have you pay more for flights
Delta intends to use AI to figure out how to price each seat, per customer, differently, based on their estimate of your willingness to pay.
Economy: “toughest job market”
The unemployment rate today is 4.2%, well below levels seen in the past. It's tougher than recent years but hardly a disaster.
Business: Microsoft lays off workers and applies for 6,300 H-1B temporary work visas
This does not look good.
Computer Science: Job market for CS grads weakens
Says CS enrollment is falling, AI is taking jobs, and the job market has gone bust.
Business: Lowes to offer AI-based shopping assistance
Me thinks the need for staff that you can never find may become a bit less Note – I like my local Lowes and Home Depot stores – and their…
Media: 5 ways to write content mill “Listicles”
"Listicles" are the rage in content mill, click-bait web site content.
Media, AI: What Grok AI thinks will happen to freelance travel writing
Much freelance travel writing is content mill trash - this category is already being replaced by AI.
Media, AI: What Grok AI says about the disappearance of content mill freelancers
AI is already replacing freelance writers.
Media, AI: Content Mill Business Insider will use AI content generation
Is laying off over 20% of staff as it switches to AI content generation.
AI: AI could eliminate half of white collar jobs within years
Unemployment could hit 20%. This may happen far faster than many realize, and devastate entry level white collar workforce.
Economy: Los Angeles to demand $30/hour minimum wage in hotel industry
Economic illiteracy runs rampant in government.