All the media chatter about work disappearing due to automation fails to draw the critical distinction between useful but unpaid work and profitable work.Since value (and profits/wages) flow to what’s scarce, what matters is not the decline of useful work–there’s

‘Apple has apologized for an error in iPhone software that renders the device non-functional when serviced by non-Apple technicians. The company has issued a fix in the form of a software update. The tech giant released iOS version 9.2.1 via iTunes on Friday. It is intended to restore phones disabled by Error 53, caused by […]

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‘The race is on to provide students with personalized learning experiences based on their individual emotions, cognitive processes, “mindsets,” and character and personality traits. Academic researchers, for example, are busy developing computerized tutoring systems that gather information on students’ facial expressions, heart rate, posture, pupil dilation, and more. Those data are then analyzed for signs […]

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The idea that taxing the owners of robots and software will fund guaranteed incomes for all is not anchored in reality. Automation is upending the global order by eliminating human labor on an unprecedented scale–and the status quo has no

‘Its internal evaluation uncovered that around five million Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand vehicles worldwide operate with the cheating software, the statement issued late Friday asserted. Volkswagen’s diesel cars were found to be emitting up to 20 times more greenhouse gases than they reported. An emission cheating scandal at Germany’s Volkswagen manufacturer became an ethical and […]

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‘The defiant boss of Volkswagen has refused to resign despite an escalation of the the emissions scandal following the admission by the world’s second largest car marker that 11m vehicles worldwide have been fitted with a defeat device designed to cheat emissions tests. Martin Winterkorn appeared in a video to insist he was “endlessly sorry” […]

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‘Volkswagen has been ordered to recall almost 500,000 diesel cars by the United States government after it emerged that it had used computer software to cheat clean-air laws. The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the German car-maker for intentionally using the sophisticated computer program to circumvent nitrogen oxide emissions rules for its diesel cars – […]

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‘Websites could soon block people from accessing their content due to their race or gender following the development of software that checks the genetic profile of users. The Genetic Access Control application works by requesting access to information compiled by DNA analysis firms like 23andMe before allowing users can access a website. This would allow […]

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‘Orange County Public Schools announced Thursday that it has acquired software to monitor social media “to proactively prevent, intervene and (watch) situations that may impact students and staff.” The district has obtained an annual license […]