Singapore’s newest university graduates are entering an increasingly difficult job market, with some turning to government-funded traineeships that pay less than half the median starting salary for degree holders as artificial intelligence
Meta Platforms Inc. is preparing to significantly scale back its once-flagship metaverse ambitions, with Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg weighing budget cuts as steep as 30 percent for the division responsible for virtual
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Sundays at Paramasivam Pushpalatha’s home used to be a much livelier affair. It was her only day off from the factory and so she would pack seven days of domesticity into one.
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Thousands of baristas at nearly 100 Starbucks locations are on strike this holiday season, picketing outside the iconic cafes for a contract. While the corporate coffee chain has claimed little to no disruption to its bottom
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About half of all American jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence and robotics, according to a new analysis from the McKinsey Global Institute, which found that currently available technologies are capable
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Ten of India’s largest trade unions condemned the government’s rollout of new labour codes on Friday, calling the overhaul “a deceptive fraud” against workers. The unions, aligned with parties opposing Prime Minister
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) is weighing a move of its Middle East regional headquarters from Beirut to Doha, raising alarm among staff over potential compromises to the UN agency’s independence and
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Meta is making AI adoption a core expectation for all employees. Janelle Gale, Meta’s head of people, outlined the changes in an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Starting next year, employee
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Employers across the UK are increasingly concerned that artificial intelligence will reshape the workforce, with new research revealing that one in six expect staff numbers to fall in the next year due
More In a column for Times UK, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged Britain to embrace artificial intelligence as a force for job creation, rather than fearing it will make humans redundant.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the bank’s headcount is likely to remain steady or even increase as artificial intelligence becomes more deeply integrated into its operations, countering
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