Amazon Expanding Boston Technology Hub

Amazon Expanding Boston Technology Hub Amazon will expand its Boston Tech Hub and begin looking to fill an additional 2,000 technology jobs in the vicinity across fields including machine learning, speech science, cloud computing and robotics engineering. The new Tech Hub, located in Boston's Seaport, will maintain a focus on Alexa, … Link to Full Article:

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Outsourcing machine learning development: Yes or no?

Outsourcing machine learning development: Yes or no? However, machine learning is complex and demands precision and expertise — kind of like making the perfect pumpkin pie, but let's get back on track here! Thus, outsourcing machine learning development is better than assigning the job to in-house staff who lack the contextual know-how and … Link to

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CareerBuilder teams up with Google to improve job search

CareerBuilder teams up with Google to improve job search CareerBuilder has announced it has now fully migrated to Google Cloud's technology for its job search function. The company was one of the early testers of cloud-based machine learning from Google (Google Cloud Job Discovery) and is now fully integrated following successful beta programming. Link to

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The 'Retail Apocalypse' May Have to Wait a Bit

The 'Retail Apocalypse' May Have to Wait a Bit As the frontline workers of retail fret that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are gunning for their jobs, the numbers tell a different story.In a recent research note, Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington, said data from the institute shows

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Ctrl: I Love Panera Bread

Ctrl: I Love Panera Bread The first jobs to get automated are the ones that involve simple, repetitive tasks – menial labor, so to speak. While repeating the same thing over and … I don't even think there's a way to avoid the mass unemployment that advancements in computing and artificial intelligence would cause. You

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Will Universal Income Ever Work?

Will Universal Income Ever Work? "It was a pilot very specifically aimed at people without jobs, so one could even argue it's not actually a basic income pilot," says Natalie Foster, … Guaranteed income experiments are still being carried in Canada and the U.S., where more than 70 percent of Americans say artificial intelligence will …

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