Business
A new Georgia Tech study reveals that excluding front-line workers from the design process can increase employee turnover rates, leading to higher costs and reduced efficiency for businesses implementing new automated technologies.
Oct 19, 2023
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Business
A tech company that specializes in electronics manufacturing has revealed plans to slash well over 100 jobs in the East Bay, a fresh round of layoffs to jolt the Bay Area's wobbly technology sector.
Oct 19, 2023
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Robotics
Now that improvements in technology mean that some robots work alongside humans, there is evidence that those humans have learned to see them as team-mates—and teamwork can have negative as well as positive effects on people's ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Automotive
The US auto workers union announced Friday no new strike targets, but the group's president said the labor action had entered a new stage involving last-minute walkouts.
Oct 13, 2023
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Automotive
On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don't think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs—at least not in the near future.
Oct 10, 2023
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Automotive
Ford and General Motors said around 500 more workers have been temporarily laid off due to "knock-on effects" from the ongoing strike at Detroit's "Big Three" automakers.
Oct 3, 2023
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Business
Three big companies in the gig economy—Uber, Doordash and Grubhub—lost a court battle Thursday in New York after a judge upheld a new minimum wage for app-based food delivery workers who became essential during the pandemic.
Sep 29, 2023
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Business
A Milan tribunal ordered Uber Eats Italy Thursday reverse this summer's lay-off of 4,000 riders, condemning the platform for failing to properly consult trade unions, the unions said.
Sep 29, 2023
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Business
A federal anti-discrimination agency filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Elon Musk's Tesla of allowing "pervasive" racism at its Silicon Valley car plant and retaliating against Black workers who opposed such abuse.
Sep 29, 2023
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Business
Workers who telecommute tend to be more aware of cybersecurity threats than those who spend most of their time in a physical office and are more likely to take action to ward them off, according to our new peer-reviewed study.
Sep 26, 2023
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