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Reality check: Intelligent machines and the future of the automated workforce

GeekWire

Photo by Kathy Gill) [Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by technology industry veteran Kathy Gill, a writer, web developer and instructor focusing on communications and user experience.] The ATM/bank teller comparison is a common example for the “don’t worry, disruption creates more jobs than it kills” crowd (e.g.,

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Inside the world of aviation, space and defense news with the team behind Hype Aviation

GeekWire

Internet got more popular, more important, more and more companies wanted to have websites. So in that job at that time, I started to get into web development, just taught myself, and wanted to do more on the technical side of things. Do you like that comparison? Is that fair? How do you feel about it?

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The antitrust case against Google is gathering steam

The Verge

Web developers need eyeballs. At the same time, some businesses are now arguing that the mix of extra ads and answers provided directly within Google is eroding the fabric of the web. De Vynck notes that Google, like any other company, has to manage the needs and wants of its customers and its businesses.

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