Meet ‘Tally’: BJ’s, Lowe’s, Ikea To Deploy Robots For Tracking Inventory, Parking Lot Patrol
BJ's Wholesale Club and other retailers will soon be dispatching robots to help with day-to-day tasks....
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4.5 Million African Americans Could Lose Their Jobs to Automation
McKinsey & Co.'s report, "The Future of Work in Black America," estimates that job losses due to automation could affect 4.5 million African Americans by...
Zume Pizza Raises $365 Million to Expand Operations
Starting their operations in 2015, Zume Pizza has come along way in just three years. They recently closed a round for $365 Million led by...
Small Business Hiring Woes Grow With Struggle to Find Qualified Employees
When it comes to profitability, small business owners have the most cheerful outlook in 13 years. Yet, identifying qualified workers is a big problem with small...
African American Workers’ Productivity Steadily Increasing, While Wages Remain Stagnant
An overview of how nearly 60% of African American workers make up the low wage economy and how technology could make matters worse going forward....
Will Black Workers Be Replaced By Robots?
A new Joint Center report shows black workers are overrepresented in occupations that are likely to become automated in the next 10–20 years...
Step into Dr. Doom’s, Um, Mark Zuckerberg’s, Futuristic Home
Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates how his home is controlled by a voice-activated assistant, automating almost all household tasks and even speaking to him....
The Future of Grocery Shopping is Here
Can you imagine going to the supermarket, putting items into your basket, and then walking out of the store? This is an actual high-tech grocery...
Conquering the Pizza Industry with Her Robot Army
Julia Collins, along with her co-founder Alex Garden, launched Zume PIzza in Silicon Valley that enlists the aid of robots in its kitchen....
What the Future Holds for Consumers
I remember how excited my husband and I were when we first ordered groceries online. It was a supermarket shopper’s dream! We loved the convenience....