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Vox

AI is coming for the laptop class

Remote work has surged. Is it about to all be automated away?

The Guardian

Laughter not laptops: cafe culture fights back against keyboard invaders

Cafe owners seeking convivial atmosphere as well as better turnover are starting to deter remote workers.

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Reddit

Finally caught using VРN

I’m working remotely from Serbia for a US company, and after six months of using a GL-iNet Beryl travel rоuter with …

BBC

How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health

We are surrounded by an invisible killer. One so common that we barely notice it shortening our lives.

It’s causing …

The Conversation

How to learn a language like a baby

Our new study shows that adults can quickly pick up on the melodic and rhythmic patterns of a completely novel language. It …

Mashable

Remote work helps the environment. Here's how.

Five years after COVID accelerated the remote work revolution, its effect on the air is clear.

Lancaster University

Return-to-office mandates risk disadvantaging more than a million disabled workers who mainly work from home – new study

New analysis reveals that five years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, access to remote and hybrid work has become …

World Day

This country quietly created a 10-year visa for digital nomads (and it’s changing how people work in Asia)

Did you know Thailand has quietly revolutionized its visa system specifically to attract digital nomads? The Land of Smiles …

Fortune

UBS follows Deutsche Bank by banning staff from working remotely on both Friday and Monday

Swiss banking giant UBS has resisted following remote working hawks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, who’ve mandated a full …

Reddit

For those that weren't supposed to work abroad and got caught, who contacted you?

Those who weren’t supposed to work abroad but did so anyways and eventually got caught, how many days/months into it …

Stanford University

New survey indicates work-from-home is here to stay

Only 12% of executives with hybrid or fully remote workers say they plan on a return-to-office mandate in the year ahead. …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

AP News

California and Texas join push to end remote work among state employees

There’s some evidence that rigid in-office requirements actually make workers less productive, but Republican governors in …

MMTC

New Publication Explores Remote Work Dynamics

The chapter examines the challenges and opportunities of remote and hybrid work, focusing on IT and media organizations. It …

El Pais

Obsessing over loneliness is a key factor in the development of depression

The results of a recent analysis suggest that therapies should focus on reducing repetitive and negative thoughts rather than …

Newsweek

Remote Work Jobs Are Being Eliminated in Multiple States: What to Know

State governments across the U.S. have been moving to end remote work for public employees, with multiple states now having …

Harvard Business Review

The Pandemic Proved That Remote Leadership Works

While there are still concerns around overseeing employees, building team culture, and maintaining visibility, there are ways …

The Conversation

US workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted office life, American workplaces are settling into a new rhythm. Employees …

The Hustle

Why layoffs don’t work

At best, research indicates that companies that lay off employees, on average, don’t see a better financial payoff in the …

CNBC

Women want flexibility at work, but worry it could hurt their careers and struggle to find remote and hybrid jobs

Many worry the stigma of flexible arrangements could harm their career growth, and flexibility is harder to come by for those …

fast.ai

Essential Work-From-Home Advice: Cheap and Easy Ergonomic Setups

This is a post for folks who don’t know where to get started, have a limited budget, and are willing to try simple, scrappy …

Harvard Business Review

How to Get Hired When AI Does the Screening

Understanding how companies are leveraging AI for hiring is critical for landing your next job. Here are five ways to prepare …

NoDesk

NoDesk Newsletter: Issue #298

This week’s NoDesk newsletter features 36 new remote jobs, and the week’s top remote work reads.

Inc.

How to Tell If Your Job Candidate Is an AI Deepfake

Scammers are creating AI-generated lookalikes to land jobs, steal company data, and funnel money to nation states.

The Astana Times

Kazakhstan Launches Digital Nomad Residency Project

Kazakhstan announced plans to introduce the Digital Nomad Residency for foreign IT professionals to work and reside …

No Direction Home

Remote work frees you from hell

We must ensure that as many people as possible who can work remotely are working remotely.

TechTarget

Study: Workers will trade 25% of pay for remote, hybrid jobs

Tech workers would take a pay cut for hybrid or remote jobs, but employers aren’t lowering wages, suggesting that high …

Telegraph

The sneaky ways shirkers are avoiding the return to the office

From ‘coffee badging’ to ‘hushed hybrid’ tactics, work-from-home fakers face a reckoning.