Economists tend to hold an optimistic view of technological change: yes, the people who make wagon wheels and kerosene lamps are thrown out of work, but they—and a whole lot more people—find jobs in the new technological realm, conventional economic wisdom says.
College students are learning skills in business and technology that AI is likely to render obsolete by the time they graduate, Chris Hyams, CEO of jobs website Indeed, warned in a Fortune essay.
One of the hardest and most tedious tasks in genetic science is figuring out which of the countless mutations in human genes cause which illnesses.
Forty-nine percent of CEOs say artificial intelligence could carry out “most” or even “all” of their functions, a poll by education website edX found. The site queried 800 C-suite workers, including CEOs, and 800 workers below the executive level.
It’s all in the numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 430 points today and the S&P 500 fell to its lowest level since the start of June.
If you were to ask the average person “what happened during the 2007-2008 Stock Market Crash/Financial crisis?” What caused it? You may hear answers like; “it was brought on by banks who were writing subprime mortgages, giving mortgage loans to anyone with a heartbeat-regardless of if they had a job, or even the ability to make mortgage payments.”
A report this past week detailed how scientists are now perfecting technology that can deliver mRNA “vaccines” through the air.
The National Retail Federation released a survey last Tuesday that stores across the U.S. lost an “unprecedented” $112.1 billion to theft in 2022.
The U.S. State Department is concerned that China is using social media and news outlets to promote disinformation that can change public opinion.
Molnupiravir, Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral drug that earned the company $6 billion in sales from 2021 to 2022, may be contributing to the disease’s mutation since the virus can survive the treatment, scientists said.