In another key moment for the growing tech labor movement, Glitch employees today announced that they have signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company. The move comes a year after the si
Tech companies are no stranger to controversy and workplace issues. Over the years, it’s become clear that no company is immune from diversity issues. But it’s the job of those in the dive
02:59 It's been over a week since China reported any domestically-transmitted coronavirus infections – a fact attributed to the swift action taken against clusters of o
What is working in the office going to look like in a post-COVID-19 world?That’s something one startup hopes to help companies figure out.Saltmine, which has developed a web-based workplace design pla
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Workplace injuries and illnesses cost the U.S. upwards of $250 billion each year, according to the Economic Policy Institute. ERA-backed startup Intenseye, a machine learning platform, has raised a $4
Data from tens of thousands of smart meters suggests the power of lockdown may be waning.
Editor's note: Simon Johnson, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, is a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management and co-chair of the COVID-19 Policy Alliance. Anette (
In a year defined by economic and civil unrest, it should come as little surprise that workplace organizing has been on the upswing. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular (coupled with the ever-present
Like so many other subjects, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought concerns about the gig economy and contract workers into sharp focus over the past year which is why we’ll be diving into t
02:46 The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93 million, while the deaths have approached two million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.Worst moment of pande
Editor's Note: Chris Hawke is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and a journalist who has reported for over two decades from Beijing, New York, the United Nations, Tokyo, Ban
02:20 Germany's COVID-19 restrictions have again been extended. The decision follows a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state premiers.The current measures
Earlier this month, Hyundai acquired a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics that valued the company at $1.1 billion. What’s most interesting about the news isn’t the acquisition itself (it does, after
The lateral flow test developed by British start-up Vatic "works in a completely different way" to other antigen tests, it says.
The coronavirus pandemic has underscored, and often exacerbated, the mental health crisis that exists across the world. Even the spread of remote work is part of the problem: As everyone stays at home
Today, the acute asthma attack of primary school-aged girl in February 2013 was ruled by a UK court to be due to air pollution. It is thought to be the first ruling of its kind in the world. Only a ye