India's jobs vs education conundrum needs a deeper fixThis youthful workforce has the potential to drive economic growth, innovation, and productivity. However, the recent India Employment Report 2024, jointly published by the International Labour Organisation and the Institute of Human Development, paints an alarming picture.
The hidden price of leaving a big cityIt may improve your quality of life. But good luck if you lose your job. Ever since hordes of Americans began fleeing big coastal cities during the pandemic, I've been wondering when — or if — they'd return.
How ‘work zones’ can help create better focus, according to a neuroscientistDo you struggle to stay on task when working? Spatial association –aka work zones – is the neuroscientist-backed method to help you create better focus.
Ex-Google recruiter says LinkedIn 'open to work' banner ‘is the biggest red flag’—some career experts disagreeWhen you're looking for a new job, it may seem like a no-brainer to let as many people as possible know. But career experts differ on their opinions about LinkedIn's "open to work" banner, the green sign that shows up just under your photo if you choose to activate it.
The Green Future Of Your Career: Land Your Dream Eco JobIn an age where environmental concerns are at the forefront, the allure of a green job is more than the salary or job security—it's about saving the planet, one career choice at a time. LinkedIn data reveals a significant growth of 12.
Is This the End of ‘Bluey’?In the early days of the Covid lockdown, you heard a lot about people taking up new hobbies: making sourdough bread, learning to knit, mastering Peloton — whatever it took to stay occupied and relatively sane while stuck in our own homes, isolated from the rest of the world.
Breaking PointIn 1831, a young French aristocrat, charged by his government with reporting on American prison conditions, spent the year travelling in the United States.
Former Pixar Animator Gives One Big Reason AI Video Won't Work in HollywoodAI-generated video has received a lot of hype lately as a tool that’s supposedly going to revolutionize Hollywood. But Craig Good, a former animator at Pixar who worked on classics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo, isn’t convinced.
I used AI to plan my Costa Rica trip — why I'll never use it againIn a world filled with AI skeptics, I'm cautiously optimistic about the proliferation of artificial intelligence. Yes, it has its dark sides, like deepfakes (I mean, did you see what happened to Taylor Swift?), job displacement, and AI-induced intellectual lethargy.
Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in Google Cloud CEO's officeNine Google workers were arrested on trespassing charges Tuesday night after staging a sit-in at the company's offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, including a protest in Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian's office.
Help, I can’t stop buying awesome retro gadgetsI’m in love with this Commodore 64 keyboard. It’s not even an official Commodore product, but I couldn’t care less.
What Is Really Going On at Columbia University?It was a tumultuous weekend on the campus of Columbia University. The arrest of more than 100 pro-Palestinian students from an encampment on the university’s South Lawn has only emboldened protesters, and it’s led to fears of more action by the New York City Police Department.
Ottawa's plan to expand access to halal mortgages could lower high borrowing costs, providers sayFederal budget references to mortgage products aimed at Canadian Muslims have members of the community celebrating, along with the mortgage providers that look to serve them, despite a lack of detail from the government on what is to come.
Kim Sherwood on Women in the World of BondThe Bond Girl. The phrase itself is a source of celebration and contention. Few other thriller writers before Ian Fleming placed such emphasis on creating rounded female protagonists with their own backgrounds, motives and agency.
Here’s how to master the skill employers want mostA problem pops up at work—what’s the first thing you do? The frenzied pace of many corporate environments means that we often jump straight to solutions. But this tendency, deeply ingrained through years of work and schooling that primarily incentivizes correct answers, overlooks a crucial step.