by dankeelan | May 5, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, India
By 2030, India will have over 23 million gig workers. Most of them will have no formal contract, no social security and no guaranteed income. This is not a future risk. It is already the reality. India is in the middle of a structural shift in how work is defined and...
by dankeelan | May 5, 2026 | Featured, Future of Work
A century ago, the five-day working week helped reshape society. It was introduced at scale by industrial pioneers to address not only worker wellbeing but also economic pressures. US industrialist Henry Ford was among the first to give workers two full days off per...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs
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
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Government, Worker Rights
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...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Education, Engineering, Featured, Liberal Arts
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...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Michigan
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...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Cybersecurity
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...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Robots, Talent
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...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
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...
by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2026 | Featured, Future of Work
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...
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