Business
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Drones could revolutionise the construction industry
The UK’s new Labour government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes during its first term…
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Why Do Tech Companies Want to Read Our Minds? (Brain-computer interfaces, surgical implants and the end of privacy)
We are free to think whatever we want. From a young age, we are told that…
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Automation and the Classic Political Response – Retrain Workers – Inadequate
When the threat of automation is raised, politicians tend to respond with banal platitudes about retraining…
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The Systematic Mistreatment of Casual Workers
* This is an article written by Chloe Byrne, featuring quotations from myself and others on…
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South Korea is Shutting Down Computers to Stop Overtime Work, We Should Too
Recently, the South Korean government announced that they will be automatically shutting down government computers to…
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Video Contest: What is a Meaningful Job?
Several years ago my girlfriend created Big Q Films, a group aimed at tackling the biggest…
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We Should Have a 15 Hour Working Week (Says an Economist from 1930)
By 2030, Keynes wrote, we should all be working 15 hours a week at full time…
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Kindle Launch: Essays in AI: Technology, Automation and the Future of 9-5 Work
Essays in AI looks at how new technology, automation and artificial intelligence might change our lives for…
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Automating Job Applications: Should a Robot Apply For a Job on Your Behalf?
An estimated 90% of large companies are using automated software to read and respond to resumes. From tracking software that…
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Expert culture has killed the innovator in workplaces
Over the last few decades, the Western world has had an increasingly specialised workforce, with workers…
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