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Company deny raises to spend on AI but have ‘no idea what they’re going to need in a workforce’
While you’re worried about AI replacing you, it may already be cutting into your paycheck. In…
Amazon engineers speak out against AI data center expansion amid tech layoffs
A group of Amazon engineers spoke out against unfettered data center construction, calling out their own…
Mounting evidence points to remote work, not AI, as root cause of youth unemployment
Just a few years ago, remote work was something like a matter of life or death.…
New jobs report shows 7.6 million job openings added in April as layoffs fell
U.S. job openings jumped in April as the labor market looked resilient despite economic uncertainty caused…
Real estate billionaire was called the ‘worst analyst’ at Goldman Sachs—now he says the criticism was the best thing that ever happened to him
Being laid off, fired, or ousted from a high-powered company can feel career-ending. But for some,…
Standard Chartered CEO apologizes for calling some workers ‘lower value human capital’ in AI push
The baby boomer bank leader took to LinkedIn to admit that his words had unnerved some…
I’ve led companies through every major tech disruption. AI washing is the same mistake, every time
When Sam Altman observed earlier this year that some companies are using AI as a convenient…
Cloudflare CEO says AI has made an entire category of workers obsolete
The prospect of AI-related layoffs has been the talk of Silicon Valley and Wall Street since…
Allbirds’ 600% stock surge says a lot about how ‘AI washing’ became the new ‘greenwashing’
A case in point is the recent 600% share price surge of Allbirds, after the once-trendy…
Indeed chief economist says the sectors most exposed to AI are seeing a big growth in job demand
Leaders and researchers have predicted that a whole slew of industries will be radically upended by…
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again—here’s why
That looks to be the case for at least one technology services and outsourcing firm. TTEC…
Verizon CEO cuts to the chase on new layoffs and AI future
The leaner era of Verizon Communications has entered a new phase of targeted reductions. On May…
Cloudflare stock plummets 23% amid AI-driven layoffs
The “AI-first” era of corporate restructuring has claimed its latest high-tech workforce. On May 7, Cloudflare,…
Forget the Rust Belt or the Sun Belt. The ‘Wired Belt’ may be the next frontier of political power
The laid-off factory worker from Youngstown, Ohio, became the defining figure of American politics for the…
Coinbase CEO replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is sign org chart is changing
Out went what Armstrong calls “pure managers.” In came “player-coaches,” flat hierarchies capped at five layers,…
The uncomfortable truth about AI and the American worker
Surveys consistently show that workers dread artificial intelligence. They worry it will render their skills obsolete,…
Tech is in turmoil—but the rest of corporate America isn’t. One Silicon Valley CEO knows why
Tech layoffs tied to AI are dominating headlines. Coders are being displaced by agents. Software headcount…