Feb 6 2018 – Cheng Ting-Fang – Nikki Asian Review
Automation is taking out 10,000 jobs in a China manufacturing company.
Foxconn Unit to Cut Over 10,000 Jobs As Robotics Take Over
Alstom Testing Automated Freight Train in The Netherlands
Jan 22 2018 – BBC News
French train engineering giant Alstom is to test automated freight trains in the Netherlands this year.
Minimum Wage Increases Could Speed Up Robot Adoption in the U.K.
Jan 4 2018 – Erin Winick – MIT Technology Review4
British government policies to boost income for poorly paying jobs could actually incentivize firms to automate instead.
What If Everyone Got A Monthly Check From The Government?
Jan 11 2018 – Claire Suddath – Bloomberg Businessweek
In an audacious experiment, Finland is giving some residents a “basic income” of $16,000 for two years, no strings attached. Here’s what two of them did with the money.
Robots Have Replaced Humans in 25% of China’s Ammunition Factories
Jan 3 2018 – Kyree Leary – Futurism
China has begun replacing the workers in its ammunition factories with robots. The move will reduce the number of accidents suffered by human workers, and has already increased the production of ammunition in the country.
The Robots Are Coming and Sweden Is Fine
Dec 27 2017 – Peter S. Goodman – New York Times
In a world full of anxiety about the potential job-destroying rise of automation,
Sweden is well placed to embrace technology while limiting human costs.
Edged Out By Automation
Sept 18 2017 – Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk – Bangkok Post
The crucial need to upgrade skill sets is sweeping across the region, driven by the adoption of technologies that may leave half of the workforce obsolete.