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Link: Women more at risk of job automation

In 2017, ONS found 1.5 million roles in England were at risk of having elements of their tasks automated, including roles such as retail cashiers, manufacturing plant employees and waiting staff, many of which are more likely to be filled by women. Source: Women more at risk of job automation

Apple iOS 12.2, Apple News+, Apple Card

Screen Time is pretty good, but can always use more. It has that very Apple feature cycle where you expect more easy release, but they tend to keep it overly simple. The second item below should be good: Screen Time - Downtime can be configured with a different schedule for each day of the week - A new toggle enables easily turning app limits on or off temporarily And a review of Apple News+:

Apple iOS 12.2, Apple News+, Apple Card

Screen Time is pretty good, but can always use more. It has that very Apple feature cycle where you expect more easy release, but they tend to keep it overly simple. The second item below should be good: Screen Time - Downtime can be configured with a different schedule for each day of the week - A new toggle enables easily turning app limits on or off temporarily And a review of Apple News+:

Apple iOS 12.2, Apple News+, Apple Card

Screen Time is pretty good, but can always use more. It has that very Apple feature cycle where you expect more easy release, but they tend to keep it overly simple. The second item below should be good: Screen Time - Downtime can be configured with a different schedule for each day of the week - A new toggle enables easily turning app limits on or off temporarily And a review of Apple News+:

Apple iOS 12.2, Apple News+, Apple Card

Screen Time is pretty good, but can always use more. It has that very Apple feature cycle where you expect more easy release, but they tend to keep it overly simple. The second item below should be good: Screen Time - Downtime can be configured with a different schedule for each day of the week - A new toggle enables easily turning app limits on or off temporarily And a review of Apple News+:

Link: Exploring the “Unknown Unknowns” in IT-enabled Digital Transformation Estimates

These low-ball estimates are sometimes provided by consultants working to get their foot in the door, or by executive sponsors working to gain approval for their programs. Excluding low-ball estimates, the primary cause of poor estimates tends to be a lack of experience and background of the leader. Source: Exploring the “Unknown Unknowns” in IT-enabled Digital Transformation Estimates

Link: Exploring the “Unknown Unknowns” in IT-enabled Digital Transformation Estimates

These low-ball estimates are sometimes provided by consultants working to get their foot in the door, or by executive sponsors working to gain approval for their programs. Excluding low-ball estimates, the primary cause of poor estimates tends to be a lack of experience and background of the leader. Source: Exploring the “Unknown Unknowns” in IT-enabled Digital Transformation Estimates

Link: Instagram Is Changing How You Shop

When you browse select posts from those brands, you’ll now see a blue “Checkout on Instagram” call-to-action. Click it, and you can select your size, color, billing and shipping details. Instagram will take an undisclosed cut of sales. Makes a whole lotta sense: For fashion brands in particular, Instagram shopping adoption has jumped from 12% to 42% year-on-year, proving that the industry is ready to leap at the opportunity to link content and commerce.

Link: Instagram Is Changing How You Shop

When you browse select posts from those brands, you’ll now see a blue “Checkout on Instagram” call-to-action. Click it, and you can select your size, color, billing and shipping details. Instagram will take an undisclosed cut of sales. Makes a whole lotta sense: For fashion brands in particular, Instagram shopping adoption has jumped from 12% to 42% year-on-year, proving that the industry is ready to leap at the opportunity to link content and commerce.

Link: lots of capital, little control

With all the money sloshing around looking to find a home, startup funding might be a bit of a sellers market: Venture capitalists are now relatively less in the business of choosing the best startups in which to invest, and relatively more in the business of getting the best startups to choose them as investors. Money is plentiful and good startups are relatively (relatively!) scarce, and so the startups can be picky.