#Economy

Industrial Revolution... mid-1700s to mid-1800sLeads to mechanisation, new processes, production methods, assembly lines...Needs new types of workers who can turn up on time, do repetitive tasks, follow orders...Leads to... Education
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Fascinating.https://twitter.com/krvarshney/status/1343236227374473217 Here’s more:https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2020/12/landmark-artificial-intelligence-legislation-advances-toward-becoming-law/ “The conferees bel
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Donald Trump says New Zealand is having a "big surge" in #Covid19 cases in order to attempt to make the point that no one can contain the virus. But we
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just got these in the mail yesterday. this is the first time I’ve gotten anything and everyone in my household has already casted their votes for markey but i just
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A) Thread: In 1960s-80s the US closed oppressive mental hospitals but never followed through on promised community reinvestment. It was disastrous. In @LAReviewofBooks I outline 3 lessons this history holds
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The gig economy isn't the future of work after all. In fact, it might not have a future at all. https://www.ft.com/content/11e2e1bf-c1dd-47cc-81b2-2147433ff16d?segmentid=acee4131-99c2-09d3-a635-873e61754ec6 Uber and Lyft say they'll
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Does anyone need a reminder that the stock market and per capita GDP numbers are not perfect measures of how people in the economy are doing? Yes? Ok, so we
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Great chart from Joe this morning and a wonderful reminder that investors don't buy financial instruments; they buy symbols, metaphors and stories. The latter are all much easier to understand.https://twitter.com/TheStalwart/status/1303
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I'm not unique. From relevant coalface experience all I have predicted has come true and will continue to do so. The overwhelmed implosion of freight movements will come even if
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With hindsight, arguably two of the most significant paragraphs written in recent history.Who'd have thought that a clever fix to sustain a P2P payment network would fire-up an internet army
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1/I've just stumbled upon @outseta through a video call...how have I not seen this before?Billing, CRM, HelpDesk, Email, Authentication.. in one 2/Built for your SaaS product, but given it supports
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COVID-19 was patented in the U.S. (search the patent, it is available to the public which a lot of people are unaware)...the patent grant was filed in 2015 (see patent
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John Jerry Rawlings1947-2020Reflections on his passing. JJ Rawlings; a genuine African legend. A young flight officer on death row, somehow manages to escape and topples the government. Proceeds on a
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/business/gamestop-stock-profit.html I'm happy for you but I think this is already one of the major events of 2021 that China should take a good look at and it shows 2
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People often as me why I'm so passionate in my hatred for .@fiannafailparty Answer is, the banking crash, guarantee and subsequent inaction that exists to this day.Personally, my parents lost
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Flapper girls from the 1920s are a Western manifestation of a much larger social phenomenon.When capitalism hits a certain point values quickly shift from traditional to consumer-capitalist. This is because
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