What is missing in the summary is David's suggestive nodding to the camera while typing the word 'Virgin'...

If nothing else, this demonstrates how cell phone prices have skyrocketed. Not even the super rich can afford a second phone to place in another state.

Giving projects instead of simple well defined tasks to a new programmer is akin to training a toddler to run by registering them in a marathon.

Rather obvious: Scientists do not want to cite a source whose content can change the next day. No big surprise.

You mean we are not there yet?

Samsung has been making cars since the 90s!

pink?

Yes, they are, but evolution does not necessarily select for this kind of smarts.

So, how did she do?

Is it assumed that other proxies such as higher salaries, better benefits, career advancement opportunities, better working environment/conditions, etc. have all been tried to attract/retain talent and failed?

Not to mention the lack of humor.

The check-out machine in the grocery store costs minimally when sitting idle (in contrast to an employee) and ideally a large number of them can be made available with one large initial investment and small subsequent maintenance cost. Thus it has the potential to save valuable customer queuing time and/or more efficiently accommodate a larger number of customers, ultimately reducing prices and/or increasing profits. The second article seem to mention automation as a cause of 'disruption' without any details of what kind of automation, what functionality it provides, and who it is supposed to be substituting. The first article does not mention anything related to automation. As such, the assumption that the layoffs are automation related does not seem to carry much merit based on these articles.