Tag: ultracapitalism

• Billionaires vs. Poverty: Behind a Push to Use Data to Boost Economic Opportunity in Cities

  November 23, 2018

  Billionaires vs. Poverty: Behind a Push to Use Data to Boost Economic Opportunity in Cities The philanthropies of several of the country’s wealthiest people are teaming up to push cities… more ›

• Amazon HQ2 decision: Amazon splits prize between Crystal City and New York

  November 14, 2018

  Amazon HQ2 decision: Amazon splits prize between Crystal City and New York Amazon will open major new outposts in Northern Virginia’s Crystal City and in New York City, splitting its… more ›

• Trump’s America: Aggrieved and Adoring Voices From Inside the Presidential Bubble

  November 11, 2018

  Trump’s America: Aggrieved and Adoring Voices From Inside the Presidential Bubble HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In two years, President Trump has reshaped the idea of America for his supporters. They repeat… more ›

• Andrew Ng on the job market and AI

  November 4, 2018

  Sentient artificial intelligence may take hundreds of years to develop, but AI is already beginning to transform nearly every industry, says Andrew Ng, a pioneer in the field. Ng is the… more ›

• How to Use Paths to Automate Decisions

  November 2, 2018

  How to Use Paths to Automate Decisions How do you automate a decision? Actions are easy enough to automate, especially with Zapier. But a decision? Even a repetitive choice might,… more ›

• If Companies Had No Employees – The Economist – Medium

  July 22, 2018

  If Companies Had No Employees – The Economist – Medium Driven by technological and legal changes, how far can the “gig economy” go? more ›

• Why We Should Value ‘Invisible Labor’ – Member Feature Stories – Medium

  July 22, 2018

  More and more jobs are vanishing, and they aren’t going to come back. But it’s a weird sort of vanishing. Until the late ’70s, our increasing worker productivity meant more… more ›

• the reality distortion field that goes the other…

  May 20, 2018

  the reality distortion field that goes the other way: the theater of yes-your-plans-are-succeeding manufactured for the benefit of the leaders, so they continue trying to make the New Economy happen… more ›

• Google Cabs And Uber Bots Will Challenge Jobs…

  May 19, 2018

  Google Cabs And Uber Bots Will Challenge Jobs 'Below The API' » Uber and Google appear to be parting ways according to a report by Bloomberg’s Brad Stone Monday. Google… more ›

• The Unicorn Hunters Where does innovation come…

  May 18, 2018

  The Unicorn Hunters Where does innovation come from? Startups. Where do startups come from? Venture capital. For nearly half a century, this has been the conventional wisdom of Silicon Valley.… more ›