Five million jobs will be gone by 2020 in 15 leading countries

DISRUPTIVE labour market changes, including the rise of robots and artificial intelligence, will result in a net loss of 5.1 million jobs over the next five years in 15 leading countries, according to an analysis published in Davos.

The projection by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is holding its annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort this week, assumes a total loss of 7.1 million jobs, offset by a gain of 2 million new positions.

The 15 economies covered by the survey account for approximately 65 per cent of the world’s total workforce.

The assessment highlights the challenges posed by modern technologies that are automating and making redundant multiple human tasks, from manufacturing to healthcare.

Read more @ http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/five-million-jobs-will-be-gone-by-2020-in-15-leading-countries/news-story/548ef9e2aca8aae85b87be61583ae3fd

How your smartphone is making you hallucinate

NEW research reveals that the majority of people have reached to check their phones when they’re not ringing.

Phantom vibration syndrome tricks the brain into feeling a phone notification even when one doesn’t exist.

A study carried out by Dr Michelle Drouin, from Indiana University-Purdue, found that 89% of university undergraduates had experienced the bizarre illusion.

The theory has been supported by Georgia Tech School of Public Policy professor Robert Rosenberger, who believes it is caused by a “learned bodily habit”.

He believes that when something brushes against a person’s leg or pocket area, they often mistake the sensation as a phone vibration, causing them to check their phone.

In an interview with the BBC, Rosenberger explained: “The phone actually becomes a part of you, and you become trained to perceive the phone’s vibrations as an income call or text.

Read more @ http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/how-your-smartphone-is-making-you-hallucinate/news-story/7d844252555abcc9825b4e48695f9973

Here’s why you should never carry your phone in your pocket or bra

While they have been designed to fit perfectly in your pocket, this might not be the safest place to store your mobile phone.

New research suggests that keeping your phone that close to your skin greatly increases your susceptibility to the phone radiation.

Dr Devra Davis started her research after noticing the trend of women keeping phones in their bras.

She cited a medical case in which a young woman was found to have a mobile phone shaped tumour in her breast.

Read more @ http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/12/heres-why-you-should-never-carry-your-phone-in-your-pocket-or-bra-5617074/


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