500,000 Jobs At Risk As Instacart Mulls Robot-Driven Warehouses
By Tyler Durden For the more than 500,000 Instacart gig workers fulfilling grocery orders at supermarket chains such as Giant, Food Lion, Costco, among others,…
Employment
Desperate Americans Who Can’t Afford Housing Are Becoming “Modern-Day Nomads” … But Not By Choice
By Robert Wheeler A recent story floating around mainstream media regarding “modern-day nomads” reads like a contemporary article on Henry David Thoreau. It shares stories…
Google Engineers Resign After AI Ethics Researcher Was Fired for Concerns That Company’s Speech Tech Could Hurt Marginalized Groups
By B.N. Frank Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is getting a bad rap for replacing human jobs (see 1, 2) and being used for applications that…
The Democrats Just Reintroduced a Labor Law that Would Destroy Uber—And It Could Actually Pass This Time
By Brad Polumbo With control of Congress and the White House, Democrats are making labor policy one of their first priorities. Ironically enough, that’s actually…
Kroger Closes Stores as Consequence of Mandated “Hero Pay” — Golden State Grocers Association Files Lawsuit
By B.N. Frank Businesses may close if they are forced to pay a higher wage than they are able to. Or they may just replace…
American Airlines Warns It Will Cut Another 13,000 Jobs As It Burns Through Latest Bailout In Just One Month
By Tyler Durden If you thought that in exchange for the billions in taxpayer funds that Congress gave to the largest US commercial airlines, these…
5 Popular Immigrant Jobs on Purpose
By Tiffani Knowles Ever wondered why Indian immigrants are the ones who so often take your order at Dunkin’ Donuts? Or why Vietnamese families own…
Company Plans Mass Rollout of Humanoid Robots to Replace Workers in Healthcare, Education
By PFW News A Hong Kong-based robotics company plans to mass produce humanoid robots to replace workers across industries such as healthcare and education. Hanson…
Godiva Closing All US Stores On Plunging Sales
By Tyler Durden Godiva is riding its company horse out of North America and shutting down or selling all 128 of its brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S….
Huge Interest In Pizza-Making Robot As COVID Accelerates “Social Distancing Kitchens”
By Tyler Durden COVID-19 will accelerate technological change that will bring the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence to many industries. In particular, the restaurant industry,…
Workers Get Sonic “Dog Collars” To Enforce Social Distancing
Get within six feet of anyone and the ear-splitting siren goes off, similar in concept to no-bark collars for dogs. This dystopian Social Engineering tool…
“Tough Months Ahead” — NYC’s Lackluster Recovery Continues To Decimate Businesses And Livelihoods
By Tyler Durden Indoor dining is banned; offices are empty; city dwellers are fleeing the metro area. The virus pandemic has deeply scarred New York City’s…
America’s Slide Into Economic Oblivion Is Already Starting To Accelerate
By Michael Snyder Isn’t it fun to live in a rotting, decaying society that is coming apart at the seams all around us? The latest…
“Smart” Office Chair Cushions That Track Employee Health and Activity Aren’t Popular Among Employees
By B.N. Frank Privacy and security experts have warned for many years about privacy and cybersecurity risks associated with ALL “Smart” and wireless technology –…