Feb 4 2019 – Eduardo Porter – The New York Times
A small group of well-educated professionals enjoys rising wages, while most workers toil in low-wage jobs with few chances to advance.
Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
Amazon’s Cashier-Free Stores Are Going National. And It Might Just Change The Future Of Retail.
Aug 28, 2018 – Kristen Houser – Futurism
Amazon officially opened its second cashier-less convenience store in the Emerald City.
1 big thing: The automation tsunami
May 23 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
There is barely a peep from Washington in response to a widely forecast social and economic tsunami resulting from automation, including the potential for decades of flat wages and joblessness
1 Big Thing: Amazon Isn’t Retails Vanguard
Apr 11 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
In January, Amazon attracted intense attention when it opened Go, its cashless convenience store in Seattle. And it’s poised to open six more of them on the U.S. West Coast.
Amazon’s New Prey
Jan 24 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios.com
Opening day at the new AmazonGo store signifies further disruption in the retail industry.
How Many Robots Does It Take to Fill a Grocery Order?
Nov 6 2017 – Jing Cao – Bloomberg Tech
It once took online grocer Ocado two hours to put together a box of 50 food items. Now machines can do it in five minutes.
AI Will Put 10 Million Jobs At High Risk – More Than Were Eliminated By The Great Recession
Oct 6 2017 – CBInsights.com
Automation is coming after jobs, from fast food workers to accountants. This study shows which jobs are most at risk, given several different factors.
The Job-Stealing Robot Apocalypse May Be Worse Than Previously Thought
Aug 31 2017 – Maya Kosoff – Vanity Fair
The Oxford professor who famously predicted that automation would threaten 47 percent of the U.S. labor force says retail jobs are next.
Drones Relay RFID Signals for Inventory Control
Aug 25 2017 – Larry Hardesty – MIT News Office
MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags in large warehouses at a distance of several meters, while identifying the tags’ locations with an average error of about 19 centimeters. This new system could save retailers billions lost through faulty inventory records.
Amazon’s Move Signals End of Line for Many Cashiers
Jun 17 2017 – Claire Cain Miller – New York Times
Automated retail stores may be a thing of the future and Amazon Go shows us the way.