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Elon Musk Is Building A Humanoid Robot So People Won’t Have To Do ‘Boring’ And ‘Repetitive’ Tasks
Running Tesla, SpaceX, the Boring Company, Solar City, OpenAI and Neuralink isn’t enough for Elon Musk. In addition to all of his responsibilities, the multibillionaire CEO Musk unveiled a humanoid robot on Tesla’s AI Day. It’s called Tesla Bot. The humanoid robot, internally code-named Optimus, runs on the same artificial intelligence used by Tesla’s autonomous vehicles. The prototype may be available next year, “but not right now because this robot doesn’t work,” Musk joked.
Apple Pushed Back Its Return-To-Office Plans To January 2022 Over Fears Of The Delta Variant
Apple once again pushed back its timeline for requiring its employees to return to work. The tech giant told its worldwide workforce that they won’t be required to return to their respective offices until January—or even later. The decision was based upon concerns over the sudden surge of the Delta variant. The tech company never fully enthusiastically embraced remote work—unlike its counterparts in Silicon Valley.
Fidelity International Asked Its Employees To Choose What Work Options Are Best For Them
There are companies that can’t wait to get you back to the office. It doesn’t matter that you want to keep working remotely, as it offers a better quality of life. Middle managers want to return to the pre-pandemic days because “we’ve always done it this way.”Take heart, some enlightened, forward-thinking companies are becoming more empathetic and treating employees with respect. United Kingdom-based Fidelity International, a 50-year-old, purpose-driven, privately held money management firm with nearly $800 billion under management, plans to enact meaningful worker-friendly policies.
The Pandemic Inspired People To Seek Jobs And Careers That Offer A Better Work And Life Balance
The never-ending pandemic has made people reconsider their work lives. Over the last year and a half, almost everyone I’ve spoken with, both personally and professionally, have told me that they’ve been reevaluating their jobs and careers. They question if they can stay in the same type of role for the next five, 10 or 20 years.
The Real Reasons Why Companies Don’t Want You To Work Remotely
You’d like to believe that companies have logical, rational reasons for their decisions. Management would want what is best for the business, right? Anyone who's been in the workforce for more than five minutes knows that directives issued by managers are highly suspect. Oftentimes, they couldn't care less about their team and are primarily motivated by furthering their own career ambitions.
The Remote Trend Of Working Two Jobs At The Same Time Without Both Companies Knowing
Are you curious about what other people have been doing while working from home during the pandemic? It’s always interesting to find out about how people really spent their time—and not what they tell their bosses, family and friends. At the early onset of the outbreak, we learned that there was a lot of alcohol consumption, eating, pot smoking and watching porn, while quarantined.
The Delta Variant Is Creating A Second Wave Of Mental Health Issues: Here’s How To Fight Back
We were so close to the end of the pandemic. A few months ago, it felt as if the epidemic was nearly over with. Millions of Americans received their vaccination shots. States reopened for business and restrictions were lifted.
Wall Street Is Nudging People To Get Vaccinated—But Not Demanding It
There is a battle over vaccinations on Wall Street and across Corporate America. Some companies require their employees to get their shots—and others don’t. There are corporations that make their white-collar workers at headquarters get jabbed, whereas the folks on the floors of fulfillment centers and warehouses aren’t ordered to get inoculated.
The Future Of Work: How To Succeed In The New Post-Pandemic World
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