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Future Of Work Archive

Archives for December 2016

Technology
Leaked documents from startup Maple show the brutal economics of food deliveryLeaked documents from startup Maple show the brutal economics of food delivery
Technology

On average, the restaurant-in-an-app lost money on each meal in 2015.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
The White House says the U.S. will need a stronger social safety net to help workers displaced by robotsThe White House says the U.S. will need a stronger social safety net to help workers displaced by robots
Technology

Advances in automation and robotics may one day leave millions of Americans out of work.

By April Glaser
Technology
7-Eleven beats Google and Amazon to the first regular commercial drone delivery service in the U.S.7-Eleven beats Google and Amazon to the first regular commercial drone delivery service in the U.S.
Technology

The convenience store chain has partnered with drone maker Flirtey for the ongoing trial.

By April Glaser
Technology
Diversity in tech too often means ‘hiring white women.’ We need to move beyond that.Diversity in tech too often means ‘hiring white women.’ We need to move beyond that.
Technology

A company dominated by men hiring women from similar racial and socioeconomic backgrounds is not diversity in a meaningful sense.

By Aubrey Blanche
Technology
Mark Cuban says Trump should invest $100 billion to win the robotics raceMark Cuban says Trump should invest $100 billion to win the robotics race
Technology

None of the major players that make up the global robotics industry are based in the U.S.

By April Glaser
Technology
France is going to let drones start delivering the mailFrance is going to let drones start delivering the mail
Technology

It’s an experiment at first, but it’s happening.

By April Glaser
Technology
Here’s a robotic hand that handles objects as delicately as a humanHere’s a robotic hand that handles objects as delicately as a human
Technology

Researchers at Cornell University say the technology could help restore sensation to amputees.

By April Glaser
Technology
The UN has decided to tackle the issue of killer robots in 2017The UN has decided to tackle the issue of killer robots in 2017
Technology

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak called on the United Nations last year to ban lethal autonomous weapons.

By April Glaser
Technology
Here’s what we now know about Amazon’s secretive drone delivery programHere’s what we now know about Amazon’s secretive drone delivery program
Technology

Thousands of items on Amazon will be available for drone delivery.

By April Glaser
Technology
Robots are already replacing fast-food workersRobots are already replacing fast-food workers
Technology

Trump’s pick for labor chief, the CEO of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., likes the idea.

By April Glaser
Technology
Alphabet’s plans for drone delivery are a fantasyAlphabet’s plans for drone delivery are a fantasy
Technology

Project Wing won’t be profitable in the U.S. for years, if it even takes off.

By April Glaser
Technology
Amazon won’t resume work with one of its airlines until it’s sure the pilots won’t strike againAmazon won’t resume work with one of its airlines until it’s sure the pilots won’t strike again
Technology

The downside of leasing planes but not flying them yourself.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
What a Trump presidency means for the future of drone delivery in the U.S.What a Trump presidency means for the future of drone delivery in the U.S.
Technology

Privatizing air traffic control has implications for integrating drones into national airspace.

By April Glaser
Technology
More than 80 percent of tech founders still have no formal plans to promote diversityMore than 80 percent of tech founders still have no formal plans to promote diversity
Technology

And that’s a problem.

By Jason Del Rey