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Gen AI Is Coming for Remote Workers First - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Automation has historically impacted blue-collar jobs first, whereas white-collar jobs benefited. The wave of remote work brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic further empowered white-collar workers with more autonomy through remote work. However, generative AI is changing this narrative. Remote workers are now more susceptible to automation due to their tasks being digital and thus more easily automated, but also indicates large potential productivity benefits. But three larger forces are going to drive far more extensive gen AI automation than most expect: ease of use, firms have self-primed for gen AI automation, and growing gen AI autonomy. This means that while some remote workers will lose their jobs, many, many millions of them will soon experience extensive job change that will require reskilling, particularly in management and AI-specific skills, to adapt to the changing job landscape and maintain productivity.
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WorkA Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson's
The researchers found that for Mr. Connolly and the three other participants, the individualized approach, called adaptive deep brain stimulation, cut in half the time they experienced their most bothersome symptom. Work
WorkWork WorkLVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's family office goes shopping for AI startups
While famous for his dedication to luxury craftsmanship, historic brands, and emotional connections to designs and artists, Arnault is also a big technology fan with a history of backing successful tech startups. His family office was an early investor in Netflix in 1999, Spotify in 2014 and Airbnb in 2015. WorkIsrael Accepts Proposal to Bridge Differences on Cease-Fire, Blinken Says
Mr. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the meeting with Mr. Blinken had been “positive” and that the prime minister had “reiterated Israel’s commitment to the current American proposal on the release of our hostages, which takes into account Israel’s security needs, which he strongly insists on.” WorkApple's ninth-generation iPad hits an all-time low of $199
It’s worth keeping in mind that this model uses a Lightning connector rather than the USB-C that Apple has shifted its product lineup toward. It includes a charger in the box, but you may want to consider that if you’ve already chucked all your old Lightning cables. On the other hand, some may consider it a bonus that it still includes Apple’s now-defunct headphone jack. Work WorkJorge Ramos, the Voice of Latino America - The New Yorker (No paywall)
For decades, his voice was omnipresent in Latino households. Two million people tuned in to Univision every night to watch the man with silver hair and pale-green eyes deliver the headlines in a clear, level tone. If war broke out in Latin America or a leader was deposed, if inflation soared in the United States or deportations went up, he would be on the story. The news, he’d say, needed to go out on time or it would rot. Poll after poll ranked him among the most influential Latinos in the United States; during his thirty-eight years as an anchor at Univision, the network’s standing came to rival that of the Catholic Church. He drew comparisons to both the avuncular American broadcaster Walter Cronkite and the combative Italian reporter Oriana Fallaci, but his audience saw him most importantly as a fellow-immigrant—someone who, like them, was working to decode the mores of his adopted home. He embodied the power of a community that, in four decades, has grown from fifteen million people to more than sixty million. He believed firmly in Cesar Chavez’s prediction, from 1984: “We’ve looked into the future, and the future is ours.” Work WorkWorkAre Bookstores Just a Waste of Space? - The New Yorker (No paywall)
The pandemic wasn’t good for much, but it was good for bookstores. Exactly how good is a little hard to measure. For all sorts of reasons, the data on book sales, bookstores, and most things bookish are notoriously inexact. Not only is there no settled definition of what counts as a bookstore; there is no settled definition of what counts as a book. WorkThe top 10 Labor Day travel destinations in America
“This is the time of year to go on an Alaska cruise,” Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel, said in a statement. “There are fewer crowds compared to earlier in the summer, and if you’re lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of fall colors! It’s no surprise Alaska cruises are sold out this Labor Day weekend.” Work WorkWorkWhy the underground home of the world's weirdest wildlife is in danger - New Scientist (No paywall)
One moment Stefano Mammola is standing in a mossy forest overlooking northern Italy’s Po plain. The next, he has vanished through a hole little wider than his body, into the forest floor. With less grace, I clamber after him, landing in a pit 2 metres below. A tunnel ahead is the gateway to a 3-kilometre-long cave network. As I falter, Mammola, a cave biologist at the Water Research Institute in Verbania, Italy, encourages me with tales of an exotic spider living deep inside. It has cocoon silk that can stretch to more than seven times its length without breaking – outstanding even by arachnid standards. WorkFinancial Firms' WhatsApp Chats Yield $400 Million in SEC Fines - Inc.com (No paywall)
When the pandemic forced countless employees to begin doing their jobs from home instead of in the office, most businesses relaxed their tech rules to facilitate the switch. Rather than insisting staff use only company-issued computers and mobile phones as before, many companies embraced the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approach and allowed workers to use their personal IT gear for work instead. But the pragmatism created some risks for employers allowing a mix of private and business communications. That's especially so in the financial sector, where over two dozen companies were fined billions by regulators over repeated employee use of prohibited third-party apps like Whatsapp. WorkWorkWorkSan Francisco Democrats are embracing "law and order" politics - The Economist (No paywall)
“ARE YOU in a good spot for hearing?” one woman asks another as they shuffle into a sitting room at a retirement home near Japantown in San Francisco. They fold their walkers and await Mark Farrell, a Democratic candidate for mayor in the city’s November elections. Mr Farrell launches into a typical stump speech—he grew up in San Francisco, is raising kids here—but the conversation quickly turns darker. What will he do about crime, homelessness and drugs, the grey-haired audience wants to know. Mr Farrell has an answer characteristic of liberal San Francisco’s changing politics. “We’re gonna bring them off the streets,” he says. “Hopefully it’s shelter, maybe it’s hospital, maybe it’s county jail.” WorkWorkPhil Donahue, Talk Host Who Made Audiences Part of the Show, Dies at 88
Few subjects, if any, were off limits for Mr. Donahue, who was said to have told his staff, “I want all the topics hot.” It mattered little that at times the subjects made some viewers, and local station managers, squirm. His very first guest was guaranteed to stir controversy: Madalyn Murray O’Hair, at the time America’s most famous, and widely unpopular, atheist. WorkWorkWorkWork6 Things to Watch For at the Democratic Convention
A handoff from a Clinton: Hillary Clinton is set to speak on Monday night, and thoughts about what might have been will not be lost on anyone in the hall. In 2016, Mr. Trump defeated her in her bid to be the first female president, a loss that some Democrats argued was at least in part a sign of Americans’ unwillingness to elect a woman to the nation’s highest office. WorkWarning Signs Flash in a Labor Survey as Fed Officials Watch for Weakness
But the slowdown in the labor market has not been widely backed up by other data. Jobless claims have moved up but remain relatively low. Consumer spending remains robust, with both overall retail sales data and company earnings reports suggesting that shoppers continue to open their wallets. WorkCarl Icahn to Pay $2 Million to Settle S.E.C. Charges
Shares of Icahn Enterprises fell roughly more than 1 percent in Monday morning trading. Its stock is down more than 60 percent since Hindenburg released a report last year accusing the company of running “Ponzi-like economic structures.” Short sellers profit when stock prices fall. Hindenburg said Icahn Enterprises was paying shareholders a dividend it could not afford. In August 2023, Icahn Enterprises cut its dividend in half. WorkMatthew Perry's Death Shines a Harsh Light on Ketamine Treatment
“Matthew Perry sought treatment for depression and anxiety and went to a local clinic where he became addicted to intravenous ketamine,” Anne Milgram, the head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, said at a news conference last week. “When clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage, he turned to unscrupulous doctors who saw Perry as a way to make quick money.” WorkWorkWorkWorkArmed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy
What does British Airways’ recent decision to suspend its London-Beijing route have to do with the war in Ukraine? How does the Israel-Palestine conflict lead to cargo ships with containers falling overboard in rough weather off the southern African coast? What does an earthquake in Tonga tell us about the vulnerability of Taiwan’s communications infrastructure? WorkWhy are People Ticklish? - Discover Magazine (No paywall)
There are two kinds of tickles. Knismesis is a soft, gentle kind of tickling, such as when an insect crawls across your skin, or someone strokes you with a feather. But here we’re talking about the other kind. It’s called gargalesis and is the full-on, go-for-the-ribs or armpits tickling that makes you laugh out loud and wiggle and squirm. WorkTed Baker: What went wrong for the British fashion label?
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said that while bigger operations like Next and M&S were able to \"switch focus\" to establish digital channels and more laid-back ranges, \"Ted Baker floundered as the company failed to shift gears\". WorkAt Least 1 Dead and 6 Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily
One of those unaccounted for is Mike Lynch, a British software mogul who was acquitted in the United States in June of fraud, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it. WorkWorkWorkAMD, Palantir, fuboTV: Top stocks making news today
The preliminary injunction comes after fuboTV filed a lawsuit against the media giants behind the joint venture in February, seeking to block the service. At the time, fubo cited \"the extreme suppression of competition in the US sports-focused streaming market.\" TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives |
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