“Envy the lumberjacks, for they perform the happiest, most meaningful work on earth,” writes the Washington Post. “Or at least they think they do. Farmers, too.” Agriculture, logging and forestry have the highest levels of self-reported happiness — and lowest levels of self-reported stress — of any major industry category, Read more…
“A recent viral moment highlights just how nervous the artist community is about artificial intelligence,” reports Fast Company: It started earlier this week, when French comic book author Claire Wendling posted a screenshot of a curious passage in Adobe’s privacy and personal data settings to Instagram. It was quickly reposted Read more…
America’s Federal Trade Commission “took an a bold move on Thursday aimed at shifting the balance of power from companies to workers,” reports NPR: The agency proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing noncompete agreements on their workers, a practice it called exploitative and widespread, affecting some Read more…
Mercedes-Benz will be the first automaker to launch a Level 3 automated driving system in the United States. The news comes as part of a series of announcements made by Mercedes at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, noting that it has received official approval from the Nevada Read more…
“Hey Disney” is the answer to a riddle that nobody asked: What do you get when you cross Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant with the voices of Disney characters? In a few months (and for a few bucks) you’ll be able to purchase what Amazon calls a “first-of-its-kind voice assistant” for Read more…
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that may modestly slow the pace of cognitive decline early in the disease, but also carries risks of swelling and bleeding in the brain. The approval of the drug, lecanemab, to be marketed as Leqembi, is likely to Read more…
On Thursday, Mercedes-Benz announced that it is entering the DC fast-charging arena for electric vehicles. The German automaker is in the midst of an electrification push and a plan to be carbon-neutral by 2039, and it evidently doesn’t believe that the current charging infrastructure is as good as its new Read more…