Aman Kidwai

5 days ago | newsweek.com | Aman Kidwai

Randall Woodfin took over as Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama in 2017 when he was 36 years old. He's had to address urban blight, gun violence, and the challenges affecting many cities in the United States and especially the South: food deserts, racial strife, the ongoing public health response to COVID-19 and job growth. On the latter, Woodfin and his administration have taken an active role in trying new ideas to promote jobs and economic activity.

6 days ago | newsweek.com | Aman Kidwai

In the business world, companies are trying to make their offices more attractive to employees. Now that hybrid and remote work remains an option in the broader working world, leaders have maintained an interest in encouraging, or mandating, office attendance, with mixed results. On top of that, people are stressed when it comes to work-over volatile markets, global socioeconomic instability, and the rapid pace of change.

1 week ago | hookcbaseball.substack.com | Aman Kidwai

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1 week ago | newsweek.com | Aman Kidwai

Video software company Zoom has announced a new mobile app for frontline workers in the retail, manufacturing and health care industries, where employees are not typically sitting on a computer. The app will include scheduling capabilities, real-time updates and chat, push-to-talk, and task management. The AI companion alongside it will automatically report on shifts with data such as attendance reports and task completion rates.

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Aman Kidwai

More than 200,000 employees of the federal government have been laid off as a result of the new presidential administration's actions, including the dissolution of the entire agency for international development (USAID). These workers have been unexpectedly thrust into a competitive job market, alongside hundreds of thousands of similarly skilled peers.