Tech layoffs tracker 2026: All the job losses across Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Electronic Arts …
We’ve been inundated with tech layoffs throughout the whole of 2026 — and there’s likely more to come. In June, 14,000 job cuts happened at...
Wall Street’s week ahead: Midterm elections, earnings, jobs data loom for AI-wary market
US midterm elections, a heavy slate of corporate earnings and the monthly jobs report will further test stock investors this coming week, after a series...
weekend open thread – October 31 – November 1, 2026
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Proton to re-interview staff on AI, with jobs at stake, 404 Media reports – TNW
Proton, the Swiss company behind Proton Mail, will “re-interview” some of its staff about how they use AI at work. The results may affect who...
NatWest announces 1,000 more jobs cut after AI efficiency drive | The Independent
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New medical marijuana dispensary opens in central Pa.
Where do chief AI officers go after federal service? – Brookings Institution
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded across the federal government, the role of chief AI officer (CAIO) has emerged as one of the most...
Dartmouth’s provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job
Despite the scandal, Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock wants more AI. (She wrote a piece for The Atlantic in September called “Why I Want More...
Which Workers Are Most Vulnerable to AI Disruption?
Artificial intelligence may serve as a transformative force for the U.S. economy, but its impact is likely to be uneven across subpopulations and geography. Will...
Does the Economy Have Too Much Riding on AI? | Chicago Booth Review
Darrell Duffie, Stanford“The feedback between providers and users of funding, although not necessarily inefficient overall, does increase fragility.”Response: Agree Campbell R. Harvey, Duke“I know this...
OpenAI’s latest discoveries spark a backlash + Help! My kid hates AI : Machine Gods – NPR
OpenAI has angered scientists (again) after its AI cracked three of the hardest problems in math, computer science, and physics. But researchers are pushing back...
AI can eat jobs, but companies still have to build the workforce – Tearsheet
The “Letter from the Editor” is a biweekly series of exclusive insight and opinion-driven analysis from Tearsheet’s Managing Editor Sara Khairi, connecting ideas, questioning assumptions,...
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As bosses push workers to use AI, a Kentucky man found a way to opt out | Fortune
As a teenager, David Durman would read works by Enlightenment philosopher David Hume and the Stoics. Their ideas led him to adopt the Humanist faith,...
Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar …
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX), co-led...
The AI boom spawns job market for data-center liaisons | Semafor
Who says data centers don’t create jobs? Many of the industry’s biggest players, including hyperscalers, AI labs, and data-center developers, are advertising six-figure roles for...
Shunning AI data centers will cost the US far more than embracing them. Just look at the UK.
I get it. I really do. Data centers are noisy. They are ugly. They can push up electricity prices for customers like you and me,...
AT&T and Verizon normalize layoffs as 8,000 jobs go in a quarter – Light Reading
Dan Schulman sounds like he has been rewatching that scene from The Matrix Reloaded in which Neo fights off a multiplying swarm of Agent Smiths....
Stony Brook’s Yvette Wohn Discusses AI’s Societal Impact at Homecoming Thought …
Stony Brook University is developing an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how artificial intelligence reshapes industries, creative expression and human relationships. Yvette Wohn, inaugural chair of...
Comcast is laying off more than 600 Philly employees amid big cost-cutting transformation
svg]:overflow-visible”> Listen to article • 0:00 min Comcast is laying off 634 employees at its Philadelphia headquarters, as the telecommunications and media giant pursues a cost-cutting...
A detailed, affordable plan for transition insurance in the AI era – Brookings Institution
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds enormous promise. Properly deployed, with suitable guardrails against its risks, AI is likely to raise living standards by enhancing productivity growth...
open thread – October 30, 2026
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Dartmouth Survey Reveals What Students Think About AI
College students say they use AI mostly for learning and don’t use it to cut corners but think that their peers do, according to the...
Some politicians want a data center moratorium, but no one is proposing to stop the forces …
My local grocery store in rural Virginia now has a blinking, beeping robot that rolls up and down the aisles, scanning inventory to let someone...
AI’s Impact on Jobs Isn’t Showing Up Yet in Global Economic Data, But Early Action Is …
(Yicai) Oct. 30 — The effect of artificial intelligence on employment has not yet been reflected in global macroeconomic data, but some signs are emerging...
Goldman says AI layoffs are starting to leave a ‘long-lasting’ scar, just like the last 40 years of history
Goldman Sachs has tracked four decades of Americans who lost their jobs to technology. The first workers laid off from AI-exposed jobs are starting to...
Small business AI forum makes stop in Raleigh – Spectrum News
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a small business AI forum in Raleigh on Thursday as part of the organization’s six-week tour across...
State of IT jobs: AI boosts salaries but also burnout and the gender gap | CIO
In a few short years, AI has caused multiple swings in tech hiring. As organizations understand the skills they need to realize AI visions, hiring,...
A new president takes charge at Caltech as uncertainties linger over JPL, Trump and AI
As a teen in Sri Lanka, Ray Jayawardhana wrote to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory asking about its Voyager and Viking missions. In response, he received...
Cisco is letting a 27-year-old rewrite 98% of its legacy code with unlimited AI tokens
Gen Z can’t catch a break. Entry-level jobs are vanishing; some 40% of bosses say they plan to hire fewer grads because AI can do...
AGI Economics: Coordination vs. Competence – DeepMind Institute
This essay draws on the paper Organizing Intelligence which presents the full economic model and derives the results formally. How do capability improvements transform the...
SuperMe raises $20M for its network of AI expert profiles | TechCrunch
When people have career or job questions, they usually tap into their network to find experts who’ve faced a similar predicament and can offer answers....
Real Estate, Climate and Wild Parties? Here’s How Anthropic’s IPO Could Affect the Bay Area | KQED
Living in the Bay Area can feel like living in a different economy from the rest of the U.S. — even a different world. Whether...
What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you back – KSL-TV
NEW YORK — Companies around the world are increasingly citing artificial intelligence when slashing jobs, fueling anxiety that a lot more workers may lose their...
AI-powered shoplifting detection expands in Chicago-area stores, but some raise concerns
CHICAGO (WLS) — Artificial intelligence is being used in about two dozen stores across the Chicago area to help identify suspected shoplifting as it happens,...
Amazon CEO sees AI spending ‘meaningfully’ higher in 2027 – Business Insider
Many voters say AI data centers will shape their midterm vote — but it’s not their top concern Mark Cuban says communities are falling victim...
View Conference’s AI Sales Pitches Were Exhausting – Cartoon Brew
It’s been two weeks since I left View Conference in Turin, excited about animation as an art form and exhausted by the insistence that everyone...
Young job seekers are struggling with “ghost postings,” applicant tracking systems and A.I. …
Young job seekers are struggling with “ghost postings,” applicant tracking systems and A.I. avatars in job interviews. Our reporter Callie Holtermann explores how Gen Z...
I can’t give my team the excellent ratings they deserve, boss read 6 pages of complaints to me, and more
This post was originally published on this site.It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I’m a federal manager being told I can’t...
AI is changing the way we think. The question is whether we’ll notice in time | UN News
But according to neuroscientist David Rock, the bigger question is not what AI is doing for us. It is what it might be doing to...
Canada announces landmark investment in Cohere to scale secure, sovereign AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next great technological transformation. It is imperative to Canadians’ prosperity, security, and sovereignty that we build and govern these technologies...
Who benefits when massive AI data centers come to town? – NPR
The battle over data centers is hitting the ballot box. Brookings scholar Darrell West talks about how the backlash against the AI boom, flock cameras...
could my spouse be a reference in the future?
This post was originally published on this site.A reader writes: I’ve been unemployed for more than six months after a layoff, and I’m extremely discouraged....
The Rise of the Threat Operator: How AI Will Redefine Security Operations and Careers
AI is beginning to take over much of the work that has traditionally defined the security analyst’s job. Investigating alerts, collecting evidence, correlating activity across...
US workers are less engaged at their jobs than ever — and many are blaming AI … – Yahoo
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Gallup report finds US workers are feeling less...
curses, hexes, and haunted offices: a Halloween round-up
This post was originally published on this site.In honor of Halloween, here’s a round-up of letters about magic, curses, and other supernatural matters at work....
Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs | The Verge
It’s also time to name the next Elder Scrolls game, and Xbox’s architect of Forza Motorsport is leaving. It’s also time to name the next...
Sharks on planes? Students discover surprising jobs at Reagan National Airport – WTOP
1:26 Samuel L. Jackson had to deal with snakes on a plane, but 150 high school students from around the D.C. area discovered Wednesday that...
U.S. economy grows at brisk 3.4% pace in third quarter on strong consumer spending and AI … – PBS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.4% annual pace from July through September, accelerating from the second quarter on strong consumer...
The Humans Are Coming for A.I.’s Jobs in “We Were Here” | The New Yorker
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