Gamification Took Over the Gig Economy. Who’s Really Winning?
Bloomberg, May 31, 2022
Ride-share drivers say that the pandemic has exacerbated the imbalance with their overlords.
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Big Questions Remain About White House Plan to Speed Formula to Shelves
The New York Times, May 19, 2022
A day after invoking the Defense Production Act to help alleviate a nationwide shortage, administration officials had few answers for how the law would lead to more supply.
What airlines need to do to make air travelers more satisfied
The Hill, May 18, 2022
The 2022 JD Power’s American Airline Satisfaction survey results are out, and the news for many airlines is not good. Jet Blue and Southwest topped the list, while legacy airlines like American and United were near the bottom across the three categories of passengers surveyed (economy, premium economy and first/business).
McDonald's pulls out of Russia
BBC, May 17, 2022
The fast food giant McDonald's has ceased its operations in Russia, two months after temporarily closing 850 branches across the country. The company said Russia's 'humanitarian crisis' in Ukraine, as well as unstable market conditions triggered by the conflict, are behind its decision to stop selling hamburgers there. The first McDonald's in Russia was opened in Moscow in 1990, and was widely seen as a symbol of western democracy.
Keeping mass shootings in perspective
The Hill, May 16, 2022
A mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket has left 10 people dead and several injured. A shooting outside a Milwaukee Bucks basketball game left 21 people injured, while a shooting outside a Laguna Woods church left one dead and five injured. These events beg the question, can such heinous events be predicted?
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Artificial Intelligence
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Is artificial intelligence for the birds? More than you may think.
TribLive, September 7, 2024
The test for any breakthrough technology is often where you least expect it, but once it “conquers” that application, even more possibilities may emerge.
Inside Universities Love-Hate Relationship with ChatGPT
Mint, August 2, 2024
Inside Universities Love-Hate Relationship with ChatGPT
Healthcare
Transparency and rigorous oversight urged for U.S. Medicare Advantage program
News-Medical.net, October 8, 2024
New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States' largest healthcare capitation program.
Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Should you be concerned about mpox?
Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2024
Mpox is spreading across several African countries. The World Health Organization declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern.” The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hardest hit, though Burundi has also seen a recent surge of cases. To date this year, 36,000 suspected cases have been reported, with more than one-half among children younger than 15 years old. In Burundi alone, two-thirds of the recent cases have been in those younger than 19.
Supply Chain
The Impact of Weather on the Supply Chain
Parcel, October 2, 2024
The supply chain for many small parcel shipping companies is typically long. Products are often made in distant lands, travel on oceans and waterways, arrive at ports, are then transported to warehouses, from where a third-party logistics provider delivers the product to its intended destination. In a stable world, shippers and customers alike can expect a product to be delivered within the promised time window. However, in a world facing high levels of uncertainty caused by war, pandemic, political instability, raw material shortages, freak accidents (recall the regional and national impact of the bridge collapse in the Port of Baltimore caused by a container ship), and weather, the shipper must work overtime to ensure customer expectations are met at no additional cost, despite these uncertainties.
Port of Baltimore workers are now on strike. Here's when we can start feeling the effects.
WJZ-TV Baltimore, October 1, 2024
BALTIM0RE -- Experts say the longer the thousands of port workers strike, including at the Port of Baltimore, the more catastrophic the impacts could be.
Climate
Mark Cuban's Question to Matt Gaetz on Energy Costs Takes Off Online
Newsweek, September 14, 2024
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida advances bill to ban offshore wind turbines despite not having any — here’s why that matters
Dredge Wire, April 3, 2024
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.