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Avoiding The Technology Trap In The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

Oxford University researchers Carl Benedikt Frey shot to public attention in 2013 when he and colleague Michael Osborne released research in which they predicted that 47% of jobs could be automated within the next decade or so. Technology at Work. I was understandably curious therefore to see if Technology at Work 4.0

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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?

The Horizons Tracker

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. In an age of smartphones, AI, and genetics, it seems crazy to think that the record sums invested in technology aren’t making more of an impact. in 1992.

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Why It’s Highly Likely That You’ve Read Fake News At Least Once

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers compared the reach of junk news stories with their mainstream peers, whilst also attempting to explore how fake news has developed over time. Whereas if it were just bots, we would need a technological solution.”. Slightly more worrying is that these fake stories are arguably more engaging than mainstream news articles.

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Is 8 Hours Of Work Per Week Ideal For Our Health And Wellbeing?

The Horizons Tracker

Back in 2013, Oxford researchers Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne predicted that 47% of jobs would be automated within a decade. Indeed, even if people were only working less than 8 hours per week, they were 30% less likely to develop mental health issues.

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It’s Time to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Meanwhile, new technologies are making it easier for sustainability investments to pay off in the middle to long term. So far in 2017, our firm, Semler Brossy, has identified 200 shareholder proposals on the environment among the Russell 3000 companies, already exceeding 2016’s total.

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Google’s Strategy vs. Glass’s Potential

Harvard Business Review

That suggests that they may be trying to persuade firms to buy the device and develop applications for it. Sure enough, in April Google announced “ Glass for Work ,” an initiative aimed at developing more work-related apps on the Glass platform. Glass may yet turn out to be a great consumer success. The comparison to the PC is telling.

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The Right and Wrong Ways to Regulate Self-Driving Cars

Harvard Business Review

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.