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Auto workers strike: Biden just became the first sitting U.S. president to join a picket line

  By Associated Press September 26, 2023 VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers strikers on their picket line Tuesday as their work stoppage against major carmakers hit day 12, a demonstration of support for organized labor apparently unparalleled in presidential history. “You deserve the significant raise you need,” Biden said through a … Continue reading Auto workers strike: Biden just became the first sitting U.S. president to join a picket line

Not just growing pains: Gen Z reports suffering more than other generations did at their age

  By Sarah Bregel September 14, 2023 A new study is taking a closer look at the mental health of Gen Z. The emotional struggles of Gen Zers—people born between 1997 and 2012—have been well documented in recent years. Still, questions remain about what makes this group so different from previous generations. According to a … Continue reading Not just growing pains: Gen Z reports suffering more than other generations did at their age

Older Adults Make Up Just 4% Of People Featured In Ads

Older Adults Make Up Just 4% Of People Featured In Ads by Karlene Lukovitz  @KLmarketdaily, August 22, 2023 Brands are still significantly underrepresenting the large, affluent audience of people over age 60, according to a new analysis from CreativeX.  The creative tech company analyzed more than 126,000 global ads released in 2022, which were supported … Continue reading Older Adults Make Up Just 4% Of People Featured In Ads

Generative AI just might save Siri and Alexa from oblivion

  By Ross Rubin September 01, 2023 AI that creates essays, art, and even code, rivaling human output, could obviate many time-honored professions. But it has also threatened the jobs of some nonhuman workers: specifically, voice assistants. In the mid-2010s, as Siri, Alexa, and the Google Assistant proliferated, the initial buzz rivaled the excitement over … Continue reading Generative AI just might save Siri and Alexa from oblivion

A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what it means for you

  By The Associated Press July 24, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking. As the deadline to reach a new contract nears, a potential UPS strike feels closer than ever. Negotiations broke down earlier this month and unionized workers have been holding rallies and practice pickets across the country. The Teamsters, which represent more … Continue reading A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what it means for you

10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

  By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

2023’s summer of strikes is scoring wins for workers—and its just getting started

  By Kim Kelly June 15, 2023 Last week, an upstart digital publication called Business Outsider nabbed its first big White House scoop. Reporter Bryan Metzger didn’t have to lurk around the Rose Garden or muscle his way into a briefing room to get the story, though, because he and his coworkers—and a Biden administration … Continue reading 2023’s summer of strikes is scoring wins for workers—and its just getting started