Worries about the rise of the gig economy are mostly overblown
By: The Economist October 04, 2018 IT IS a warm morning on Bondi Beach. Simon and Sophia are drinking coffee on a terrace while athleisure-clad millennials stroll by. The young American couple, both management consultants, came to Sydney from New York for a working holiday. Both found work through Expert360, a platform that connects professionals […]
The data revolution: privacy, politics and predictive policing
By: The Economist October 3, 2018 Erlanger hospital, Tennessee – the medical staff here are at the forefront of efforts to transform healthcare with data and those efforts could make the difference between life and death. At many hospitals there can be critical delays in analyzing brain scans. Hours can go by before patients are […]
Chr. Hansen CEO talks tapping food’s top five mega-trends
By: Katy Askew October 1, 2018 In his first international interview as Chr. Hansen chief executive, Mauricio Graber explains why he feels the company is uniquely positioned to capitalise on global mega trends shaping the food and beverage sectors. Read Full Article
The biggest challenge for the future of work hasn’t changed for decades
By: Asbar World Forum September 26, 2018 Technology and what it will do to change how we work is the driving obsession of the moment. The truth is that nobody knows for sure what will happen – the only certainty is uncertainty. How then should we plan for the jobs that don’t yet exist? Our […]
John Hancock will include fitness tracking in all life insurance policies
By: Reuters September 19, 2019 (Reuters) — John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health data through wearable devices and smartphones, the company said on Wednesday. The move by the 156-year-old insurer, owned by […]
Robots in workplace ‘could create double the jobs they destroy’
By: Richard Partington September 17, 2018 The rise of machines, robots and algorithms in the workplace stands to create almost double the number of jobs for the global economy by the middle of the next decade than it puts at risk of being replaced. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), about 133m jobs globally […]
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos among backers of £4.5m Wagestream start-up fund
By: City AM September 9, 2018 The founders of Amazon and Microsoft have backed a London start-up that allows workers to access their wages before payday. “Get-paid-as-you-go” platform Wagestream has received £4.5m of funding from supporters including technology billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Wagestream, which aims to end the “payday poverty cycle”, allows employees […]
Five Experts Share What Scares Them the Most About AI
By: Dan Robitzski September 5, 2018 Sophisticated AI could make the world a better place. It might let us fight cancer and improve healthcare around the world, or simply free us from the menial tasks that dominate our lives. That was the primary topic of conversation last month when engineers, investors, researchers, and policymakers got […]
Amazon’s Cashier-Free Stores Are Going National. And It Might Just Change the Future of Retail.
By: Kristin Houser August 28, 2018 MORE CHOICES. If you live in Seattle and want to pick up a quick snack without having to wait in a checkout line, you’ve now got two options for where you can do so. On Monday, Amazon officially opened its second cashier-less convenience store in the Emerald City. To […]