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Brooklyn Entrepreneurs Win Big At First Ignite Pitch Competition
Three Brooklyn small businesses took top honors at the inaugural Ignite Brooklyn Made Pitch Competition on April 15 at BRIC Arts Media, where finalists competed live for a share of $50,000 in additional funding. More From Breathe On
Federal Job Applicants Can’t Skip ‘Loyalty Question’
New essay questions on many federal job applications, asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, according to the Office of Personnel Management. But new documents submitted in a lawsuit seeking the removal of these...
Engineering Without The Liberal Arts Is A Broken Machine
This whole-brain approach to engineering is neither emphasized nor practiced nearly enough. Sure, our school, like any school, supports the idea of exploratory education on paper. UConn regularly boasts about their general education program: an overflowing course...
Leadership Macomb Visits Detroit Arsenal
A group of leaders from throughout Macomb County were introduced to the county’s defense and aerospace industries April 15 with visits to the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal and General Dynamics Land Systems as part of the Leadership Macomb program. The Detroit...
Passkey: How Does It Work And Why Is It Better Than A Password?
Security officials describe a passkey as a “digital stamp” that allows you to sign in to apps and websites and is stored on your device. It is a password-free form of login. Unlike a password, it cannot be stolen in a phishing attack, where people are fooled into...
Humanoid Robots Start Sorting Luggage In Tokyo Airport Test Amid Labor Shortage
Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers have surged in recent years. The demonstration, set to launch in May...
The Tech Industry Is Applying An Uber-Style ‘Gigification’ Model To Nursing
In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
The Jetsons Were Right—Sort Of: What The Future Of Work Actually Looks Like
Growing up, I watched The Jetsons. It was set in 2062, and a lot of the tech that the show depicted now exists: flat screen video calls, smart home automation and robot assistants, to name a few. George worked three hours a day, mostly pushing buttons and supervising...
