Fears of automation are at the heart of the dockworkers strike
Dockworkers picket near the Port of Miami entrance and demand a new labor contract. Striking dockworkers at US ports say they’re worried that jobs could plummet as shipping companies increasingly turn to automation. Picketing workers gathered at ports in New York and Miami carrying signs reading “Machines don’t feed families” and “Fight automation, Save jobs.”…
Palmer Luckey’s buzzy defense firm Anduril is expanding into the space business
Palmer Luckey wants to disrupt the defense industry through his company, Anduril. Defense tech startup Anduril is fast building a reputation for disrupting the traditional defense industry with its futuristic flying and underwater autonomous devices. Now, it’s aiming for the space market as well. On Tuesday, Anduril announced it has partnered with the LA-based startup…
I was an early Amazon executive. Andy Jassy is right to get employees in the office 5 days a week.
John Rossman thinks Amazon’s return-to-office push aligns with its leadership principles. I was an early Amazon leader and had two primary roles from 2002 to late 2005. First, I was a director of merchant integration and a key leader in launching the marketplace business. Then, I was a director of enterprise services and ran all…
This audio engineer is a huge Apple fan. But he thinks you shouldn’t buy the AirPods Max.
Apple recently introduced new colors and the USB-C port for their AirPods Max headphones. You don’t have to look far to see Apple’s AirPods Max headphones in the wild, whether it’s on your morning commute or worn by someone on TikTok. But if you’re considering purchasing headphones, an audio engineer and self-proclaimed “Apple fanboy” says…
The godfather of black-swan hedging explains why mounting US debt and the weaponization of the dollar are leading risks today
Nassim Nicholas Taleb In life or markets, the first rule of thumb is avoiding ruin. But that can be hard in a noisy world, according to Nassim Nicholas Taleb. If you read press headlines plagued with risk and uncertainty, and you’re not paying close attention to the details, you can end up comparing dissimilar events…
Before and after satellite photos show Hurricane Helene’s destruction of the Florida coast
Hurricane Helene hit Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, causing severe flooding, power outages, and widespread damage across multiple states. Satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the destruction that Hurricane Helene caused when it first made landfall as a Category 4 storm. Bird Island in Florida looks like someone…
New York mag’s Olivia Nuzzi accuses her ex-fiancé of blackmail amid the RFK Jr. scandal
Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner after party. New York magazine political writer Olivia Nuzzi has accused her ex-fiancé, Politico reporter Ryan Lizza, of blackmailing her and threatening to destroy her career. The accusations, which she made in court documents viewed by B-17, mark the latest turn in the dramatic…
Anduril’s Palmer Luckey slammed restrictions on AI use in the military
Palmer Luckey slammed potential AI restrictions on the US and its allies. The founder of one of the biggest defense tech startups slammed potential restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in the military, saying that the US and its allies need AI to combat adversaries making use of the technology. In a Tuesday talk…
These 3 indicators are pointing to a healthy labor market similar to the pre-pandemic boom, according to Goldman Sachs
These 3 indicators are pointing to a healthy labor market similar to the pre-pandemic boom, according to Goldman Sachs As inflation creeps downward, investors are increasingly turning their attention to the labor market to look for clues of a soft landing. Both July and August employment data fell short of Wall Street expectations after revealing…
