TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says Sophie Alcorn , a Silicon Valley immigration attorney. Whether you’re in people ops, a founder or seeking a job in Silicon Valley, I would love to answer your questions in my next column.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And the evolution of that to expand to more knowledge worker jobs is not especially new, either. That has opened the door to a wider range of people providing services to others, while at the same time possibly made it harder for them to be discoverable. Pennylane raises $18.4 million for its accounting service.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Brookings: The AI revolutions winners and losers wont be who or where youd think A new Brookings Institution analysis of AIs effects on jobs and job losses suggests highly educated urban workers will be most at risk of losing their jobs. Brookings, a D.C.-based

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MARCH 31, 2023

Highlights from that report: Most workers toggle between apps 10 times an hour , costing organizations 32 days per worker, per year of workplace productivity Staff spends 25% of their time looking for information they need to do their jobs Knowledge workers spend 40% of their time on work about work.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Remote , which provides tools to manage onboarding, payroll, benefits and other services for tech and other knowledge workers located in remote countries — be they contractors or full-time employees — has raised $150 million. ’ That’s been interesting,” van der Voort said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It has dabbled in virtual job fairs, as a pointer to one potential product that it might explore. billion knowledge workers coming into the workforce in the next 10 years, mostly from emerging economies, while in developed economies there are some 90 million jobs unfilled,” Jamous said. “There are 1.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

There has been an interesting wave of startups emerging in recent years building out the tech stack used by people working in the front lines and in the field, a shift after years of knowledge workers getting most of the attention from startups building a new generation of apps.

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The Verge

APRIL 20, 2021

And while doing that job, I developed a point of view, myself and a few others within the company, that we probably weren’t going to compete well with Netflix in original content because we probably weren’t going to have $17 billion to spend on it. And I think you could have argued maybe 10 years ago, we could have opened up to ads.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

But today, a startup that is exploring a different route for those interested in technology and knowledge worker positions — specifically by way of apprenticeships to bring in and train younger people on the job — is announcing a significant round of growth funding to see if it can provide a credible, scalable alternative to that model.

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The AI Alignment Forum

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

But unfortunately, part of my job as an AI safety researcher is to think about the more troubling scenarios. A fraction of workers with form-filler jobs raise the eyebrows of their bosses as they fly through work nearly twice as quickly. But these researchers are working long hours to put themselves out of a job.

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Recode by Vox

APRIL 3, 2025

But how could I give up the many apps Ive become dependent on to do my job and keep up with my family? It feels impossible for some people parents, knowledge workers, Spotify fanatics to live without a smartphone. I have a wife, a baby, and a job that demands knowing whats happening in the world on a daily basis.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2022

As the world shut down in March 2020, anxious knowledge workers barricaded themselves at home, scrubbing produce with soap. She worked in fashion and had come to the United States hoping to open a showroom for designers from back home. But once they left the principal’s office, his dad leaned down and said, “Good job.

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