Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine” compares the labor struggles of the Industrial Revolution to today’s abusive gig economy. By Gavin Mueller When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...
July 19th was a day for help-desk heroes and support superstars. A routine software update by CrowdStrike, a cyber-security company, caused computer outages in offices, hospitals and airports ...
Bangladesh’s narrow, garment-heavy export base and weak investment diversification have prevented new industries from absorbing workers displaced by machines ...
Recently there has been economic turmoil tied to President Trump's tariffs policies. But there is also a flipside push for more factory production in the United States and right here in Western New ...
For many workers in Venezuela, artificial intelligence has become an economic lifeline. Digital platform companies need workers to generate, curate, and verify the enormous amount of data that powers ...
Elon Musk’s department has shrunk the federal workforce by 40,000 since Trump’s inauguration - Benoit Tessier/Reuters Elon Musk is planning to replace tens of thousands of sacked government workers ...