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Accidentally turning your camera on, trouble finding the unmute button and staring at yourself all day are still real sources of stress as COVID-19 continues to impact our lives.

He spent years advocating for construction workers. Now he could shake up the gig economy Marty Walsh may not seem like the person to overhaul the gig economy. He spent years advocating for construction workers and less time on the intricacies of on-demand work at billion-dollar tech companies. But now Walsh, a former union leader and the outgoing Mayor of Boston, is on the cusp of becoming the next US Labor Secretary at a pivotal moment for the industry and the broader economy. Millions of Ame...

How Bidens Labor Secretary could shake up the gig economy CNN 2/5/2021 By Sara Ashley OBrien, CNN Business © JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, nominee for Secretary of Labor, speaks after being nominated by US President-elect Joe Biden at The Queen theater January 8, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. Marty Walsh may not seem like the person to overhaul the gig economy. He spent years advocating for construction workers and less time on the intricacies of on-...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an X. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. The next global pandemic could be the result of a bioterrorist attack. The next global pandemic could be caused by a bioterrorist attack, warned tech expert Vivek Wadhwa. Hes worried about the accessibility of CRISPR gene editing, which allows genes to be cut and paste. Although "the genie is out of the bottle," an effective counter-response could preve...

So far, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden seems like business as usual for Silicon Valley. The industry’s upper class bankrolled his campaign, and several tech executives are likely to take senior