When the San Francisco-based startup first launched, its team was drawn to the challenges and opportunities that kitchen ...

And robots - which don't call in sick, take bathroom breaks, take vacations or need healthcare - are a huge boon to employers. So is the tax code, which currently treats machines as capital equipment ...

So as taxpaying workers are gradually replaced by robots or artificial intelligence, the strain on Social Security grows. Keep in mind that it is already being squeezed on both ends by longer ...