TechRobots are coming—and it doesn’t look pretty for workers. Get ready for long hours, less pay, and fewer jobs
A new study examining the effects of robots and automation on the Chinese labor market shows workers are under fire.
December 8, 2022
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Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is bringing an up to $5 billion electric battery plant to the Atlanta suburbs
A senior Chinese health official just predicted that most of the country will get COVID
China’s former CDC head predicts 90% of population could get COVID as Beijing eases restrictions: ’It’s going to be inevitable’
Environment
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Florida lawmakers are meeting to figure out what to do about their property insurance market after it suffered billions in hurricane losses
Europe
The mayor of Kyiv warns of a winter ‘apocalypse’ caused by Russian attacks on the city’s infrastructure
‘Harry & Meghan’ Netflix release puts British monarchy on edge with race a central issue
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Finance
The first Gen Z Congressman is making $174,000 a year but has such a bad credit score that a landlord just turned down his rental application
Blue Apron was once valued at $1.9 billion. Now it’s worth $30 million and it just announced layoffs
Harvard economist Jason Furman warns the U.S. economy could be headed for an ‘incomplete hard landing.’ Here’s what that means
Health
COVID vaccines for kid under 5 with updates for Omicron cleared by FDA
A senior Chinese health official just predicted that most of the country will get COVID
Fauci isn’t just worried about a ‘wave of infections’ as China reopens. He sees a risk in a whole new wave of mutant variants
Leadership
NFL’s Washington Commanders created a ‘toxic work culture’ rife with sexual misconduct and then intimidated witnesses to keep quiet about it, report says
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Politics
Biden’s COVID relief plan pumps nearly $36 billion into beleaguered Teamsters union pension plan
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Robots are coming—and it doesn’t look pretty for workers. Get ready for long hours, less pay, and fewer jobs