A new study finds that 4.2% of adults earned income from the sharing economy at some point in three years. But the Uber driver, seemingly the face of the gig economy, was not the most common participant.
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The share of Americans earning income from digital platforms such as Uber and Airbnb is growing rapidly, but those gigs typically supplement incomes rather than replace full-time work.
Nearly 1% of U.S. adults earned income in September 2015 via one of the growing number of firms that are part of the sharing or gig economy, according to a study of bank transactions by Read More

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How a law enforcement request to one of the world’s biggest tech companies highlights one of the most important issues of our time.Last week FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the encryption found on smartphones like the iPhone was “overwhelmingly affecting” law enforcement investigations and operations. Case in point: Comey revealed that because of the encryption built into the OS on the phone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, the FBI had still not been able to unlock his phone to search for critical clues in the case. On December 2, 2015, Farook and his wife Read More

Source:: Fast Company

In the sales process, your landing page has much more power than your website to get people to buy from you. Find out why.

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The world’s largest maker of consumer drones scheduled an event for March 1 promising a “major announcement.” Is it trying to clear stock?DJI, the world’s largest maker of consumer drones, is dropping the price of its top-of-the-line Phantom by 20%. It could well be a move to get rid of stock on hand in preparation for the release of its next model.

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Source:: Fast Company

Stop thinking of vulnerability as a weakness; it’s a leadership strength.

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