8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (628+ words) There are thinkers throughout history who offer grand overarching explanations of economic growth. Karl Marx was an economic determinist who focused on perpetual struggle between economic classes. Philosopher Adam Smith argued that human ingenuity and enterprise should not be throttled…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (304+ words) New York City Council Members Susan Zhuang and Crystal Hudson announced a $5 million city allocation to convert Brooklyn Technical High School’s historic Foundry into a modern multimedia and research center, school and city officials said. “Education is generational wealth, and…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (348+ words) There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot overlords that will eradicate humanity. The second is that AI will eliminate many jobs. The more…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (787+ words) We’re all familiar with the motivating cry of “YOLO” right before you do something on the edge of stupidity and exhilaration. We’ve seen the “TL;DR” (“too long; didn’t read”) section that shares the key takeaways from a long article....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (41+ words) A new study finds that the COVID-19 pandemic narrowed the wage gap between high and low paid workers in the health care industry, as the lowest earners saw the biggest boost in pay in the years since the pandemic began....

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (251+ words) Brooklyn Park is built around the shared mission of creating a thriving community where opportunities exist for all. This goal comes from our shared values of inclusion, partnership, accountability and learning, which call us to value collaboration and innovation in…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (25+ words) Scott Lipman, longtime champion of Minnesota entrepreneurs, discusses the new program called Birthing of Giants. New entrepreneurship program helps take startups to the next level...

11+ mon, 3+ day ago   (642+ words) And yet, in the nearly three years since, we have yet to see the kind of massive labor market shake-up that alarmists predicted, according to an Oct. 1 report from Yale Budget Lab. The report finds that people haven’t shifted between…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1105+ words) In listing after listing, Travis Hart kept seeing the same job requirement: Applicants should know how to use ChatGPT. After losing his job at a small e-commerce company where the growing reliance on artificial intelligence concerned him, he was now…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (48+ words) It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and in St. Paul it marks a brand new chapter for four Latina entrepreneurs. Ubah Ali shows us how a first-of-its-kind business incubator offers guidance and a connection through culture. First-of-its-kind incubator helping launch Latina-owned businesses...