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Fewer workers, higher pay, robots: aerospace suppliers push automation by DocFeind

A small manufacturing facility in Kirkland — a clean, high-tech, extensively automated operation — has begun to churn out aerospace parts with a workforce of just two people. Is that a bright vision of the future for a local industry that currently faces a severe labor shortage? Or a glimpse ahead to a largely peopleless

ByHackTechSeptember 17, 20230Comments

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Why fewer university students are studying Mandarin by NN88

Ten years ago Mandarin, the mother tongue of most Chinese, was being hyped as the language of the future. In 2015 the administration of Barack Obama called for 1m primary- and secondary-school students in America to learn it by 2020. In 2016 Britain followed suit, encouraging kids to study “one of the most important languages

ByHackTechAugust 25, 20230Comments

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Fewer beans for your buck: Food price spike forces rethink in Eastern Europe by georgecmu

Central and Eastern European governments are scrambling to stave off anger from voters over skyrocketing food prices, with some politicians advocating measures that critics liken to communist-era policies. Inflation has sent the costs of pantry staples soaring across Europe and beyond, but the problem is particularly severe in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where wages…

ByHackTechMarch 15, 20220Comments

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More than 1M fewer students are in college the lowest enrollment numbers by Takizawamura

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ByHackTechJanuary 13, 20220Comments

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