Lisa Schmeiser
New York Observer
Alameda, CA, United States
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Does Receiving Holiday Presents Give You Anxiety? This Could Be Why
Research shows the more stuff we have, the greater our stress. These two minimalist methods could ease anxiety as we head into the glut of giving and receiving this holiday season. → Read More
How Smartphone Apps Are Selling Personal Data Without Our Consent—Legally
The biggest takeaway from that WashPo story about Thanksgiving? That we're being tracked by our phone apps, and that personal information is being provided to third parties without our consent. → Read More
Looming ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Set to Spike Unemployment Rates
Expect the disproportionately large effect that retail has on the economy to be felt in unemployment rates, as closures continue into 2018. → Read More
The $3B Wedding Industry Has a Major Millennial Problem
Saying ‘yes to the dress’ might not matter so much anymore. → Read More
Quietly Making Millions, Female-Focused Startups Get No Credit for Pioneering Tech
The track record of venture capitalists funding businesses founded by women or aimed at women is really, amazingly, overtly bad. → Read More
Why Etsy, Stitch Fix and Pinterest Get Zero Credit for Pioneering Tech
Etsy, Stitch Fix and Pinterest have built sophisticated sets of data discovery tools and turned high profits, but few praise their genius. → Read More
As Robots Replace Workers, What Is Happening to Employment Rates?
Machines have started to replace people in many industries. What does this mean for the labor market, and should newcomers to the workforce be worried? → Read More
Does Boy Scouts’ Decision to Accept Girls Spell Doom for Girl Scouts?
The Girl Scouts are not happy that the BSA has come out with a promise to serve girls, but no strong specifics on how they'll do so. And it could impact their ability to stay in business. → Read More
Patch Tuesday for October 2017: Sorting Through This Month's 55 Patches And Updates
What is this patch named? What does it fix? Why would we install it? -- We revamped our look at the monthly security releases to share how we'd respond and what we'd download on our machines. → Read More
Retirement Funds Are Falling Short—What’s Stopping Us From Saving?
45% of Americans have retirement savings programs through employers, but every generation has a different reason why they can't contribute. → Read More
Struggling to Retire, Financial Crises Rain Down on Aging Baby Boomers
The problem of how to feed, house and care for a substantial percentage of senior citizens will become much larger if the Medicare cuts become a reality. → Read More
For a More Productive Workforce, We Need to Change Our Sleeping Habits
Studies show sleep deprivation makes your brain less creative and less able to retain information. But is anyone getting enough sleep? → Read More
Ignite 2017: Bing Is About To Get More Intelligent
We're beginning to see the power this LinkedIn buy offers Microsoft. → Read More
Ignite 2017: Microsoft Updates It AIs
The updates to Microsoft Cognitive Services will allow developers to easily add AI capabilities to their applications. → Read More
Ignite 2017: It's Like You Were There
Satya Nadella's Monday morning keynote stated the company's ambitions, from collaboration to quantum computing. We share the key news and notable quotes. → Read More
Ignite 2017: Skype Gets a Boost
The fact that Microsoft is pushing Teams into the role of "core communications client in Office 365" suggests that they see a future in which a workforce is just as likely to ping people via collaborative spaces as they are to pick up the phone and call. → Read More
Ignite 2017: Microsoft Flow's Automation Capabilities Extend Even Further in the Enterprise
The more data-dependent work tasks that you can automate, the more time is freed up for workers to do the stuff that machine learning still can't -- or won't ever be able to. → Read More
How Apple Takes Experimental Tech From Other Companies and Makes It Mainstream
Part of the fun of technology is seeing who's got a really interesting new technology and use case for it; another part is seeing who or what popularizes the technology so it's no longer "tech," but merely part of mainstream, everyday life. → Read More
Amazon Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Control Regular Food Access in Alaska
Amazon is easing the burden of living in remote areas, but the company shouldn't hold all the power when it comes to food access and price. → Read More
Companies Cash in on XpresSpa Customer Base: The Bored, Stressed and Trapped
XpresSpa pioneered an enviable retail model, cashing in on pampering customers in the one place they feel the most rushed: airports. → Read More