The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon Artificial intelligence may not deliver on its promise of vast economic opportunity at a price that humanity is willing to pay The Guardian - US · Jul 25
The People Fighting Technology That Could Save Thousands of Lives Automation will destroy some jobs—and create others. Reason · Jul 23
China’s birth rate just hit its lowest point since 1949—and Trip.com cofounder James Liang thinks that’s a threat to innovation “We need more people to innovate.” Fortune · Jul 7
China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europe's economy, raising concern at G7 summit For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America AAP · Jun 17
China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europe's economy, raising concern at G7 summit For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America The Independent UK · Jun 16
Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone Journalist Ira Glass, who hosts the NPR show “This American Life,” is not a computer scientist. He doesn’t work at Google, Apple or Nvidia. But he does have a great ear for useful phrases, and in 2024 he organized an entire episode around one that might resonate with anyone who… The Conversation · Jan 23
Unlearning History Three decades after Massachusetts ended its disastrous experiment with rent control, voters are considering giving the policy another shot. Reason · Dec 30, 2025
This Stanford computer science professor went to written exams 2 years ago because of AI. He says his students insisted on it "We had a big, I don't know, existential crisis among students a few years back," Jure Leskovec told Fortune, "when it kind of wasn't clear what our role is in this world." Fortune · Sep 7, 2025
GenAI as an ‘exoskeleton’: How it expands your workforce’s capabilities Gen AI can not only enhance workers' performance, but also expand workers’ capabilities outside their area of expertise. Fortune · Oct 4, 2024
Poll: 44 Percent of Millennials Want To Make Misgendering a Crime Plus: Iowa court halts 6-week abortion ban, income inequality is shrinking, and more… Reason · Jul 18, 2023
U.S. wage inequality shrank dramatically during the pandemic New research shows how the pandemic’s unprecedented combination of factors favored low-paid, younger, less educated, female, Black, and Hispanic workers. Fortune · Mar 17, 2023
US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2023
How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, even though the program was rampant with fraud. WEKU · Jan 9, 2023
Two years into COVID, was $800B payroll aid plan worth it? President Donald Trump rolled out the Paycheck Protection Program to catapult the U.S. economy into a quick recovery from the coronavirus pandemic The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022