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5 charts show who has the best and worst commutes in New York City

New Yorkers, famously, are walking here. But just about 25% of them are driving too.Commuting undergirds New York’s economy, and shapes the daily lives of its workers. New York’s robust public transit system carries around six million passengers daily, and around 1.6 million people drive into Manhattan’s Central Business District…

Big Tech’s hiring boom is over. 2 charts show where its workforce stands now.

Exactly how “big” is Big Tech’s workforce these days? Loading audio narration… The past several years brought a pandemic-era hiring surge followed by a swift pullback, waves of layoffs, and massive AI investments. Together, these shifts have reshaped the labor force at some of the largest US tech companies. Between…