Recent Posts

Facebook to raise minimum hourly wage for contract workers

Facebook plans to raise the minimum hourly wage it pays thousands of contract workers around the US, acknowledging that its current $15 minimum wage isn’t in line with rising cost of living in many of markets where its offices are located. “It’s become clear that $15 per hour doesn’t meet the cost of living in some of the places where …

Read More »

Mobile apps give the blind and visually impaired a new sense of freedom

Ask anyone who was around before smartphones, and they’ll tell you life was different. But for Nutsiri “Earth” Kidkul, who went blind eight years ago, life-changing doesn’t begin to describe the impact of mobile apps. Before specialized apps came along, Kidkul would have to plan and prepare much more for basic tasks like grocery shopping, traveling or reading documents. What’s …

Read More »