Hong Kong to cut thousands of civil service jobs, invest in AI to tackle rising deficit
Hong Kong will cut thousands of civil service jobs and boost spending in artificial intelligence as it seeks to tackle an increasing deficit, authorities said...
Month: February 2025
DBS becomes first major Asian bank to announce AI-driven job cuts – The Banker
DBS has become the first major Asian bank to say it will make significant job cuts as a result of its use of AI. The...
Hong Kong to cut civil service jobs and invest in AI to tackle a rising deficit – ABC News
HONG KONG — HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will cut thousands of civil service jobs and boost spending in artificial intelligence as it seeks...
Kyndryl establishes technology hub in Liverpool to create up to 1,000 AI-related and …
Kyndryl has launched a new technology hub in Liverpool aimed at creating up to 1,000 jobs in AI and software engineering over the next three...
As many as 41% of employers plan to use AI to replace roles, says new report – CNBC
The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report found that as many as 41% of employers were planning on downsizing their workforce due to...
ON Semiconductor Focuses On AI Chip Growth, To Cut 2400 Jobs to Stay Competitive
On Monday, ON Semiconductor Corp ON initiated a company-wide restructuring plan to impact all business groups, including the worldwide manufacturing organization. The restructuring consisted of...
AI Agents in 2025: Expectations vs. Reality – IBM
“IBM and Morning Consult did a survey of 1,000 developers who are building AI applications for enterprise, and 99% of them said they are exploring...
College Students Face Widespread Basic Needs Insecurity, New Report Finds
Nearly 3 in 4 college students are struggling to meet their basic needs, according to a new report released by The Hope Center. The “Student...
Kyndryl sets up Liverpool tech centre to create up to 1000 jobs – CRN UK
The facility represents “a massive boost” to the city’s economy IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl has launched a new technology centre in Liverpool to drive...
Hot Tech Jobs in 2025 – InformationWeek
One could be forgiven for finding comfort in the numbers. Job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and total separations rates showed little or no...
AI, automation spur efforts to upskill network pros – Network World
SASE, ZTNA shape security skills As networking and security technologies converge, advanced security skills are critical to address cybersecurity challenges within network infrastructures and organizations...
How CIOs Can Navigate Their Jobs in the AI Era – InformationWeek
As tech leaders, we know that AI is not a new concept. The tireless workhorse has been quietly operating in applications ranging from automation and...
Minister sidesteps question about NICS jobs risk from artificial intelligence
Northern Ireland’s finance minister has pledged that the roll out of artificial intelligence in government will not be solely driven by the potential to save...
OCBC CEO Helen Wong thinks AI will create more banking jobs – Yahoo Finance
Helen Wong, CEO of Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), is eager to talk about AI—and argues that, contrary to fears that roles will be automated...
Kyndryl Aims To Strengthen UK Tech Sector With AI Investment | Technology Magazine
Kyndryl, the IT infrastructure services provider that spun off from IBM in 2021, has announced it will invest in the UK with plans to create...
What Essential Jobs Will DOGE’s AI Mass-Firing Tool Accidentally Cut? – Yahoo
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is working on an artificial intelligence tool that can automate its sweeping (sometimes mistaken) cuts to the federal work...
The Cannabis Industry is in a Free Fall – Colorado Cannabis Sales Drop to 2017 Levels with No Bottom in Sight
The cannabis industry in Colorado, once heralded as a model for legal marijuana markets across the United States, finds itself grappling with significant challenges. The...
Can AI Help Employees Love Their Jobs Again? – Forbes
A new study from researchers at the Harvard Business School (HBS) suggests that AI could be a game-changer for managers by alleviating burdensome administrative tasks...
Half Of U.S. Workers Are Scared About The Impact Of AI On Work – Forbes
Just over half of U.S. workers are concerned about the future impact that artificial intelligence will have on the workplace, and almost a third think...
Microsoft Workers Protest Sale of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military
WASHINGTON — Five Microsoft employees were ejected from a meeting with the company’s chief executive for protesting contracts to provide artificial intelligence and cloud computing...
Starkville-based AI company Camgian adding 15 jobs | Business | djournal.com
STARKVILLE – Camgian Corporation, a software developer specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning, is expanding its operations with a $2.5 million investment in its...
Camgian Corporation expanding operations in Starkville | Mississippi Development Authority
Software company creating 15 jobs Project represents corporate investment of $2.5 million Jackson, Miss. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Camgian Corporation, a software developer specializing in...
CPP to Champion Artificial Intelligence Education Initiatives – Cal Poly Pomona
February 25, 2025 | ana cerna martinez Share From new artificial intelligence-related academic programs to a public-private partnership to workshops for faculty and events for...
AWS exec highlights key skills for success in the evolving AI-driven job market
“That’s what we’re seeing — that recognition that these new technologies that are coming out…and they’re kind of the future, and people have to figure...
DBS Plans 4,000 Job Cuts as AI Takes Over Key Tasks | FinTech Magazine
DBS’s AI and Machine Learning Journey DBS first ventured into AI experimentation in 2012, with efforts accelerating in recent years. These include applying generative AI...
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, is cutting 4000 temp roles due to AI – Yahoo Finance
DBS plans to reduce its headcount by 4,000 over the next three years, with outgoing CEO Piyush Gupta arguing that AI can help take on...
Big Singapore bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans | The Independent
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the...
They are Ready! Transforming the Narrative to Engage Black Males in Educational Settings
To be Young, Gifted and Black. This brilliant song by Nina Simone often resonates with me when I think of our Black youth in schools,...
3. Workers’ experience with AI chatbots in their jobs – Pew Research Center
In addition to asking workers how they feel about and use AI in the workplace generally, we asked a series of questions specifically about workplace...
U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace
About a third of workers say AI use will lead to fewer job opportunities for them in the long run; chatbots seen as more helpful...
Apple Commits $500B as US Investment, AI Factory to Create Jobs
Apple, the tech giant on Monday announced that it would spend $500B in US as investments in the next four years. This is Apple’s biggest...
Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?
When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers. She found her son had been exchanging...
AM Consulting Engineers and Napier AI create new jobs for Belfast – Silicon Republic
Both organisations, with support from Invest Northern Ireland, will expand their capabilities in 2025. Civil engineering consultancy company AM Consulting Engineers has announced 18 new...
Council Post: How Will AI Impact Call Center Jobs? – Forbes
Danny Asnani, VP of Client Engagement at rSTAR Technologies. Will AI make call center jobs obsolete? The question has sparked a strong debate amongst industry...
Council Post: Navigating A Tightening Cybersecurity Jobs Market – Forbes
Insights from Chris Dimitriadis, Chief Global Strategy Officer, ISACA. The skills gap in the cybersecurity profession has long been a fraught challenge. Various estimates show...
“It’s Very Powerful, Different”: DBS To Cut 4,000 Jobs In 3 Years Due To AI – NDTV
DBS’ chief executive said the bank has been cautious about relying fully on AI Mumbai: Global banking major DBS Group expects a 10 per cent...
Federal Judge Blocks Sharing of Personal Data with DOGE Initiative
A Maryland federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management from sharing sensitive personal information...
Plymouth students learn benefits of AI in the workplace – BBC
13 hours ago Jane Douglas & Jake Wallace BBC News, Devon University of Plymouth University of Plymouth students say they hope learning how generative Artificial...
Hurrah! AI won’t destroy developer or DBA jobs – The Register
Developers worried about their careers in the age of AI might be able to relax a little after the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...
Elon Musk’s AI to decide federal jobs? 2.3 million US workers’ fate now in hands of Artificial …
Elon Musk have announced a new deadline for 2.3 million US federal workers to justify their job. Now according to a report, their fate will...
Employees at Singapore’s biggest bank are set to lose their jobs to the AI revolution
Job cuts at DBS will take the form of “natural attrition […] over the next few years” as temporary and contract workers are not rehired...
Prospero.Ai warns of upward trend in silent firing in 2025 – International Accounting Bulletin
The absence of job mobility is compounding the issue. Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock. The job market outlook for 2025 appears “bleak” with the rise of silent...
AI and its impact on software development jobs
Ryan Daws is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of experience in crafting compelling narratives and making complex topics accessible. His...
Apple’s US$500bn Investment Boosts AI Manufacturing & Jobs | Technology Magazine
The fund, established in 2017, supports innovation and manufacturing jobs across America and includes a multibillion-dollar commitment to produce advanced silicon chips in Taiwan Semiconductor...
President Trump’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan Takes Shape as NSF, OSTP Seek Comments
On January 23, 2025, as one of the first actions of his second term, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14179, “Removing Barriers to American...
Singapore’s biggest bank cuts roles as it embraces AI – BBC
Singapore’s biggest bank says it expects to cut 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done...
AI will be used to assess the controversial email sent by Elon Musk asking government …
After a recent email demanding federal employees summarize their work, it’s now understood that the responses will be assessed by an artificial intelligence system to...
Oregon State University President highlights AI, innovation, and global careers for …
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 February 2025 – As Taiwan continues to rise as a global powerhouse in semiconductors, AI, and advanced...
AI at work: Exploring careers, tools and trends – Concordia University
What to expect Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, redefining job roles and transforming how we work, learn, and interact with technology. Throughout March 2025, join...
Accenture Helps Organizations Supercharge Growth and Customer Experiences with AI …
As a leading transformation partner for both Google Cloud and Salesforce, Accenture will help clients capitalize on this strategic moment with packaged accelerators to drive...