Before Google CEO Pichai Sundar announced the launch of a new search feature at the company’s annual conference for developers on May 18, he shared…
WILD RIDE
Uber will pay drivers extra to shuttle teenagers
Uber just introduced a new bonus for drivers who give rides to teenagers. Starting June 20, drivers will earn an extra $2 when they pick…
OUTSOURCING ROBOTS
It’s not just the US: Chinese factories are turning to automation as wages rise
As US president Trump has made “bringing jobs back to America” a rallying cry, others have pointed out that even the factories that stay are,…
SELECTIVE PRIDE
Facebook’s “Pride button” appears to be rolling out in a way that is culturally sensitive to bigots
Earlier in June, Facebook launched a set of features to celebrate Pride month, including the option to react to posts with a rainbow flag in…
THE LABOR STORE
New technology allows companies to do away with hiring and just buy our skills online
Fredrik Thomassen, the founder of a newly launched startup called Konsus, calls his site “a full e-commerce experience.” Konsus, based in Palo Alto, California, doesn’t…
LIGHT ON RESEARCH
Your new office lightbulbs may be hacking your circadian rhythms
A new frontier for office space wellness—a technology that some believe will make employees more alert, productive, and healthier—is already on the market for consumers.…
END OF THE LINE
As Amazon purchases Whole Foods, don’t fear for the cashier. Fear for the supermarket
When Amazon announced its plan to pay $13.7 billion for Whole Foods Market last week, pundits wondered what it meant for the workers at Whole…
ALL ABOUT THE TIES
During the Great Depression, Father’s Day was promoted as “second Christmas”
Father’s Day started without a profit motive in 1909, when a woman named Sonora Louise Smart Dodd heard a church sermon in honor of Mother’s…
THE REAL-WORLD APPRENTICE
What you should know about apprenticeships, Trump’s answer to the skills gap
Trump’s proposed federal budget would cut job training programs by 40% and reduce other types of workforce training programs, such as financial aid for college…
PAY IT FORWARD
This coding school is set up to fail if its students don’t get jobs
Hundreds of coding bootcamps have popped up in the last decade, and most of them are tremendously successful—at least, according to their websites. These schools…
NO JOKE
An Uber board member made a sexist joke in a meeting about how to save Uber’s culture
At an all-hands meeting for Uber employees on Tuesday, Uber board member Arianna Huffington announced that the board’s ratio of women had increased from 14%…
SMART DESKS
Herman Miller, creator of the Aeron chair, wants to make your desk more like a Fitbit
Herman Miller, the creator of the cubicle and the iconic Aeron chair, will begin selling sensors this week that connect its desks to the cloud—the…
