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August 04, 2026

Upwork: Skilled Freelancing Jumps To 38%
The future of work took a measurable step this month, as Upwork’s Future Workforce Index 2026 found that 38% of skilled U.S. knowledge workers now freelance. That is up sharply ...
Solar System
‘Digital Lifeline’ – Gaza Tech Workers Give Glimpse Of Possible Future
"I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty," says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. "But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter ...
How will the next LED headlight look like? First product designs from our head of Design!
Mayor Mamdani Backs DoorDash Settlement Returning $104M To New York Delivery Workers
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a major settlement with food delivery platform DoorDash that will return at least $104 million to tens of thousands of ...
China: Proposed Social Security Law Sparks Gig Worker Pushback
With China's flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security. Guangzhou delivery vehicle driver ...
walking in Shanghai
AI Displacement In The Workplace Is Increasing – And Affecting Young People Most
There is good and bad news about AI disruption in the labor market. It’s still barely discernible as a trend with the technology responsible for adding around only 15 basis ...
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6 Signs You Work In A Psychologically Safe Workplace
Psychological safety has become a popular concept in leadership strategy. Yet, many organizations struggle on defining it beyond buzzwords. A psychologically safe workplace ...
Workplace in my office with coffee
Northern Ireland: Mentoring Programme For Teen Girls Has Positively Impacted More Than 17,000
A mentoring programme created to develop leadership skills in female school students has positively impacted almost 20,000 people in four years. Founded in 2022, SistersIN aims ...
I shot this picture in a breathtaking wheat field in Mexico as the sun was going down. I love how it captures their individaul personalities and who they are as a collective. Together they are facing all the world throws at them. They are each other’s safe harbor. As a mother it blesses my heart to know she has such incredible friend to do life with.
Diversity Campaigner ‘Surprised’ To Be Nominated For Award
A Wolverhampton man says it was "a real surprise" to receive recognition, after being shortlisted for an honour at the national Ethnicity Awards, for people helping diverse ...
Colorful crayon pencils.