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Future Of Work Archive

Archives for September 2016

This is the first Adidas shoe made almost entirely by robots
Technology

Using robots to make shoes means moving factories closer to the people who buy them.

By April Glaser
UPS successfully delivered medical supplies by drone to an island off the Atlantic coast
Technology

The world’s largest shipping company is testing medical delivery drones.

By April Glaser
Technology
Full transcript: TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot on Recode DecodeFull transcript: TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot on Recode Decode
Technology

“When I go home to Detroit, there are people who don’t know they can become the CEO of a tech company.”

By Eric Johnson
Robots will hit the streets to deliver your groceries this fall in Washington, D.C.
Technology

Robots are beating drones in the race to your front door.

By April Glaser
‘Mr. Robot’ may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all too real
Technology

Behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning series with its real-life information security consultant.

By James Plouffe
Apple says it has investigated recent allegations of sexism on campus and ‘actions have been taken’
Technology

Apple’s HR chief says even companies that value diversity face challenges in a male-dominated field.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Full transcript: Walker & Company CEO Tristan Walker on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Walker & Company CEO Tristan Walker on Recode Decode
Technology

Walker’s six values for disrupting health and beauty: “Courage, inspiration, respect, judgment, wellness and loyalty.”

By Eric Johnson
Most tech is made by tech companies, for tech people
Technology

But what about the rest of the world outside of our bubble?

By Stacey Epstein
Technology
Why everyone should talk about diversity, according to TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-PhilpotWhy everyone should talk about diversity, according to TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot
Technology

“I have been ‘the only’ for most of my career.”

By Eric Johnson

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