https://meganmorrone.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Megan MorroneenWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230718-ai-artificial-intelligence-worker-wages-salariesArtificial intelligence is already finding its way into daily workflows for many employees, and necessitating others to think about the AI skills they’ll need to keep their jobs secure when companies embrace the technology. AI may chip away at some of the most rote types of work, but experts have been clear AI won’t steal all our jobs. Most likely, they say, employees will work in concert with machines, and workers’ roles may become more sophisticated as AI eliminates repetitive and manual taskWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230718-ai-artificial-intelligence-worker-wages-salarieshttps://www.itbrew.com/stories/2023/07/19/people-are-still-really-lazy-about-their-passwordsCongratulations! You’ve finally convinced all of your coworkers, friends, and family to stop using “password” as their password. (No, not even passw0rd, Dad.) Now you need to teach them to stop keyboard walking. Keyboard walking,the practice of choosing a password by typing a combination of letters that are next to each other on the keyboard, is more common than you might realize. According to new research released by password security software company Specops, millions of people are keyboard wWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2023/07/19/people-are-still-really-lazy-about-their-passwordshttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230718-ai-artificial-intelligence-worker-wages-salariesArtificial intelligence is already finding its way into daily workflows for many employees, and necessitating others to think about the AI skills they’ll need to keep their jobs secure when companies embrace the technology. AI may chip away at some of the most rote types of work, but experts have been clear AI won’t steal all our jobs. Most likely, they say, employees will work in concert with machines, and workers’ roles may become more sophisticated as AI eliminates repetitive and manual taskWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230718-ai-artificial-intelligence-worker-wages-salarieshttps://www.fastcompany.com/90826494/business-leaders-shifting-budgets-2023In-person gatherings, benefits, and AI: Here’s how leaders are shifting their budgets in 2023.Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90826494/business-leaders-shifting-budgets-2023https://www.fastcompany.com/90850306/mrbeast-youtube-tiktok-fans-burger-chocolate-salesPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90850306/mrbeast-youtube-tiktok-fans-burger-chocolate-saleshttps://www.fastcompany.com/90858327/linkedin-twitter-guy-kawasakiPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90858327/linkedin-twitter-guy-kawasakihttps://www.fastcompany.com/90920456/weather-forecasts-broken-tomorrow-io-space-fixPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90920456/weather-forecasts-broken-tomorrow-io-space-fixhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachCompanies like OpenAI and Google didn’t create AI chatbots to give life advice, but many people are seeking it anyway. So I gave it a shot.Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90923620/i-asked-chatgpt-to-be-my-life-coachhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90910016/tom-wlodkowski-comcast-accessibility-design-xfinity-large-button-voice-remotePlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerSun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90910016/tom-wlodkowski-comcast-accessibility-design-xfinity-large-button-voice-remotehttps://www.protocol.com/workplace/diversity-tracker/Overwhelmingly white and overwhelming male: That’s what the tech industry has looked like for decades. Now companies have started talking more openly about increasing diversity among their staff, including the c-suite, and some have made real progress. But how much better are things getting, and how much work is left to do? The Protocol Diversity Tracker is our ongoing project to collect and analyze employee diversity data from the most powerful companies in tech. Here’s why we think thisSun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.protocol.com/workplace/diversity-tracker/https://www.fastcompany.com/90920456/weather-forecasts-broken-tomorrow-io-space-fixAs heat waves scorch the American South and wildfire smoke blankets both coasts, it’s hard not to think or talk about the weather. “Weather events are simply becoming more volatile and extreme and more frequent,” says Shimon Elkabetz, founder of climate tech company Tomorrow.io. “And if we don’t start managing this risk and put systems in place, it’s gonna get out of control.” Tomorrow.io is trying to help countries and businesses manage climate change-related challenges by rewriting the rulesSun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90920456/weather-forecasts-broken-tomorrow-io-space-fixhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90869664/pressto-generative-ai-writing-education-esther-wojcickiPlease enable JS and disable any ad blockerWed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.fastcompany.com/90869664/pressto-generative-ai-writing-education-esther-wojcickihttps://www.fastcompany.com/90869664/pressto-generative-ai-writing-education-esther-wojcickiEsther Wojcicki isn’t scared of ChatGPT. As a former teacher and the founder of one of the largest high school journalism programs in the country, she knows a thing or two about teaching the art of the written word, and instead of worrying that AI is going to turn students into cheaters, she thinks it can turn them into engaged writers. Wojcicki spent nearly 40 years teaching journalism and English at Palo Alto High School (aka Paly), in Palo Alto, California. She also raised three daughters whSun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.fastcompany.com/90869664/pressto-generative-ai-writing-education-esther-wojcickihttps://www.fastcompany.com/90830518/tools-to-detect-ai-generated-text-chatgptNew technology aims to suss out which texts have been written by ChatGPT—and which have been written by humans.Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.fastcompany.com/90830518/tools-to-detect-ai-generated-text-chatgpthttps://www.fastcompany.com/90821123/can-your-boss-make-you-sleep-at-work-musk-twitterAfter Elon Musk installed beds at Twitter’s offices, experts weigh in about whether companies can force you to sleep at work.Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.fastcompany.com/90821123/can-your-boss-make-you-sleep-at-work-musk-twitterhttps://www.protocol.com/workplace/fatfire-quiet-quittingCan you live a lavish lifestyle and still retire young? FatFIRE folks think so.Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.protocol.com/workplace/fatfire-quiet-quittinghttps://megan.medium.com/delivering-a-baby-to-college-ecef784ad797I will deliver her to college, just as I delivered her into this world eighteen years ago. Maybe now, like then, she’ll be a week late and they’ll have to cut her right out of me. Drop off weekend is Labor Day. Labor and delivery day. It is a curse to think about words as much as I do.Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://megan.medium.com/delivering-a-baby-to-college-ecef784ad797https://onezero.medium.com/change-org-wont-save-us-923eaf98e635Last month, Disney finally announced that it would re-theme Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Disney World. The ride, based on the racist 1946 movie Song of the South, will now be rebuilt to feature Tiana, the first Black Disney princess and the star of the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. Though the problematic nature of Song of the South had been flagged for decades, it was, as many news outlets argued, a Change.org petition with more than 20,000 signatures that finally pushed Disney to mFri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://onezero.medium.com/change-org-wont-save-us-923eaf98e635https://onezero.medium.com/alexa-is-my-problematic-fave-d9de82f336c1It’s that time of year again. Not all of us will festoon the house with garlands, light candles, or stick a tree in our living rooms. But many of us will ask, “Should I buy myself or anyone else an Amazon Echo device for the holidays?” It wasn’t always like this, my friends. On November 6, 2014, Amazon announced the original Amazon Echo, an always-on speaker that responds to the wake-word “Alexa.” But I didn’t learn about the device until a few months later, a few days into my 2015 New Year’s Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://onezero.medium.com/alexa-is-my-problematic-fave-d9de82f336c1