by dankeelan | Jun 16, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Seattle
City Councilmembers voted unanimously Monday for legislation to provide premium pay for gig workers at food delivery companies in the city during the COVID-19 crisis. Council Bill 119799 directs food delivery network companies like Postmates and Grubhub to provide gig...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Jobs, Unions
Former workers at a luxury apartment building protested Monday after their employer fired them and seemed to blame their vote to unionize. Around a dozen union workers at Jersey City luxury apartment building The Beacon protested in front of the building, holding a...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Small Business, Technology, Tips
For 13 years, Verizon has released its annual Verizon Business Data Breach Investigation Report, or DBIR, a comprehensive look at more than 150,000 incidents that gives business owners insight into trends in cyber attacks. As expected, the 2020...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Publishing
One major stumbling block that must be overcome before a machine can claim to possess AGI is the issue of creativity. Humans find it easy to reach beyond the limits of their own knowledge and create something new – it might not be any good (however ‘good’ may be...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work, Tips
In May, Twitter announced that it would make remote work a permanent option for its 5,100 employees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came as many find themselves working from home full time, no longer tethered to a...
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