Friday, February 17, 2012

Robo-pharmacies

Smarttechnology writes "Smart medical implants can now dispense drugs into the bloodstream as a result of wireless signals sent to it from the doctor's office.dispense drugs into the bloodstream as a result of wireless signals sent to it from the doctor's office." In a few year we might say bye-bye to CVS ... or in a more likely scenario they will go back to their original name "liquor and tobacco store".

Target profession: pharmacists

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030

In his TED talk Thomas Frey talks about how billions of jobs will be outsourced... to robots! Driverless cars and 3D printers are among the culprits, but also, surprisingly there are jobs fading away in education.

Target profession: too many to list

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Irony Alert: Robots Firing The Hiring People

In The Future of Hiring: Human Resources, Without the Humans The Atlantic writes about companies using online simulators/games to test how future employee handle real job situations. I see hours of silly HR questions saved and thousands of HR people seeking a more productive career soon.

Target profession: HR specialists