The number of Americans quitting their jobs hit an all-time high of 4.5m in November. Folks in hospitality quit their job the most, with a quits rate of 6.1%.Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, points out that at the same time, 6.7m people were hired. “People who quit are taking other jobs, not leaving the workforce,” she wrote in a tweet.In other words, “The Great R...

In partnership with Beyond Meat, it’s the first mega-release of plant-based chicken in fast food.“A damn miracle.” That’s how I described KFC’s first attempt at vegan fried chicken when I tried it way back in January of 2020. Now, it’s finally going to be released across America.On January 10, nearly two years after being trialed in test markets, Beyond Fried Chicken will be available at...

CES 2022 has been packed with EV announcements – from Sony’s Vision-S 02 to the Chevy Silverado EV – but at BMW’s booth we got a look at something different, a color-changing e-ink wrapped BMX iX Flow. BMW’s iX is a high-end electric sports vehicle with over 500hp and over 300 miles of range to match.The iX Flow builds on that vehicle with an e-ink exterior, allowing the car to change colo...

In today’s increasingly volatile and competitive business environment, organizations are forced to look to data to hone their strategic and tactical responses. But some organizations are clearly better at making that data work for them. What sets these data masters apart? We wanted to find out. In our previous report on data-powered enterprises, we found that only 16% of organizations had the...

Apple is expected to announce an "iPhone Fold" with a flexible OLED display by 2024, and AppleInsider has created exclusive renders to show what it may look like.Rumors and patents show that Apple has been working on a folding iPhone design for years. However, the technology required for such a device is still in its infancy, and it isn't clear what form the device may take.Each year, more rumo...

U.S. patent application, US20210380143, discloses a vehicle handover system. The system monitors the environment of a vehicle and detects a key event related to a transition from an automated driving mode to a passenger driving mode. The system generates a handover scene that includes images associated with the key event and displays the images to the passenger before the system changes the con...

After the roller coaster of volatility in 2020, the majority of asset classes in 2021 saw positive returns as the world reopened for business.The Federal Reserve’s accommodative monetary policy, supply chain struggles, and high demand for fuels and raw materials for the clean energy transition largely shaped the markets.Alongside the rise in inflation, commodities and cryptocurrency outperform...

With Meta, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg envisions the kind of virtual world one might find in science fiction novels. James Heskett ponders how long it will take for this "Metaverse" to meaningfully change how people work and live.In 1992, the very funny cyberpunk novelist Neal Stephenson brought “the pizza Deliverator,” also known as Hiro Protagonist, to life along with the notion of the Metav...

Exactly around this time two years back, LG debuted the Connected Car, its attempt at bringing its electronic expertise to the automotive world. A lot has happened since then – the company’s sold rolling TVs and debuted absurdly beautiful dual-screen mobile phones before completely shuttering their smartphone business. At CES 2022, however, LG’s focus lies on the hottest tech trend there is...