Americans who work alongside robots more likely to suffer negative mental health effects

American workers who work alongside robots are more likely to suffer negative mental health effects, despite being less prone to physical injury, according to a recent study.  

For the study, researchers analyzed data on workplace injuries in the U.S., finding that injuries were reduced by 1.2 cases per 100 workers in regions with one standard deviation increase in robot exposure. But in regions where there were significant numbers working with robots, there was an increase of 37.8 cases per 100,000 workers in drug or alcohol related deaths. READ MORE

Tesla's Run May Be Reaching the End of the Road

Tesla Inc is expected to end its nearly two-year-long run of record quarterly deliveries as a prolonged COVID-related shutdown in Shanghai hit its production and supply chain, highlighting the risks of its reliance on China.

While Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has been pursuing the acquisition of social media platform Twitter Inc, his crown jewel, Tesla, has grappled with production glitches in China and slow output growth at new factories in Texas and Berlin. READ MORE

US newspapers continuing to die at rate of 2 each week

Despite a growing recognition of the problem, the United States continues to see newspapers die at the rate of two per week, according to a report issued Wednesday on the state of local news.

Areas of the country that find themselves without a reliable source of local news tend to be poorer, older and less educated than those covered well, Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications said. READ MORE

People are fucking sick of the news. Are you one of them?

In media circles there is a popular, if disquieting, new phrase this month: "Selective news avoidance."

It comes from the newest edition of the annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report.

While most people "remain engaged and use the news regularly, we find that many also increasingly choose to ration or limit their exposure to it — or at least to certain types of news," the researchers wrote. And they cited a variety of reasons for doing so. READ MORE

Why so many workers are still quitting their jobs

Aside from, "You're on mute," "I quit" has likely become one of the most popular sayings in the US over the last two years. But while more people are returning to in-person meetings, quitting does not appear to be letting up. Indeed, an astounding 4.4 million people quit their jobs in April, and there are 11.4 million jobs waiting to be filled, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

So why are so many workers quitting? Here are four factors driving the so-called "Great Resignation" — and what businesses have been doing to stem the tide. READ MORE

Who decides if the US is in a recession?

Prominent Wall Street economists like Mark Zandi, investing luminaries like ARK Invest's Cathie Wood and executives like JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon can make recession predictions until they're blue in the face, but their guidance will remain just that — an economic forecast.

That's because, in the United States, the economy isn't broadly and officially considered to be in a recession until a relatively unknown group of eight economists says so. READ MORE

Two Questions to Ask Before Setting Your Strategy

Education often biases us towards immediately trying to solve well-framed problems. An algebra test poses solvable algebra problems, and a physics test poses solvable physics problems. Real world problems are much more ambiguous — it may not even be clear that there is a problem to be solved. Even if it is, it may not be clear what sort of problem it is, it may not come with sufficient information to be solvable, or in some cases it may not be solvable as given. READ MORE

Why ‘back to normal’ is just a C-suite fantasy

Raise your hand if this thought — an actual quote from a real-life CEO — crosses your mind a few times a day:

“I just want to go sit at the beach and do nothing.”

That’s what Andrew Formica, the 51-year-old chief executive of Jupiter Fund Management, told Bloomberg this week after he suddenly announced he’s leaving the $68 billion asset management fund after three years at the helm (and a long career in finance). READ MORE

The pandemic may have forever altered the economy

It’s not yet clear if the US economy will ever return to its pre-pandemic status, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday at a central banker forum in Portugal.

“The economy is being driven by very different forces. What we don’t know is whether we’ll be going back to something that looks like, or a little bit like, what we had before,” Powell told a panel that included European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. READ MORE

How to scrub yourself from the internet, the best that you can

Data brokers collect detailed information about who we are based on our things like our online activity, real world purchases and public records. Together, it’s enough to figure out your political leanings and health status, even if you’re pregnant. Friday’s news that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, and abortion could become illegal in at 13 states within a month, highlight concerns about ways these piles of information could be used. READ MORE

People Are Sharing 'Motivational' Things Their Jobs Tried That Totally Backfired

It's been a year since what we now know as The Great Resignation began, but with inflation on the rise, more employees are quitting their lacking jobs in search of new and better opportunities.

Reddit user u/CasperTFG_808 recently asked, "What is your 'The beatings will continue until Morale improves' work story?" Here are a few horror stories from some employees who deserve much better: READ MORE