With Software, Employers Get Shifty

Employers have let algorithms dictate how much and when their employees work—or don’t. Recently, there has been pushback.

By Gabe Fenigsohn | December 28, 2016 | Automation, Economics, Employment, Ethics, Prediction | Algorithms, Bath & Body Works, Child Care, Clopen, Employee Rights, GAp, Labor, On-Call Scheduling, Part-time Work, Percolata, Pier 1, Scheduling Software, Shift Work, Tanda, Victoria's Secret

The Sewbots Are Coming…

Now that robots can sew, what does the future hold? “If you took the broad picture and looked at the [...]

By Gabe Fenigsohn | August 17, 2016 | Automation, Economics, Employment, Ethics, Safety | Apparel, Bangladesh, Building Collapse, Factory Workers, Fire, Garment Workers, H&M, Robots, Sewbots, Sweatshops, Wages, Working Conditions

Amazon.gov: A Social Safety Net for the Digital Age

Left out of the tech boom? Outsourced or can’t code? For those failing to adequately tap into the new economy, [...]

By Gabe Fenigsohn | July 20, 2016 | Economics, Society | Amazon, Homeless, Reno, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Social Services, Yahoo

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