Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs
Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new…
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The workers behind Meta’s smart glasses can see everything
The advertisement is everywhere. The ice hockey player Peter Forsberg is trying on a pair of black glasses. In the…
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
In Brief Posted: 11:13 AM PST · December 1, 2025 Image Credits:MONEY SHARMA / AFP / Getty Images Connie Loizos…
India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive
India has granted legal status to millions of gig and platform workers under its newly implemented labor laws, marking a…
GM cuts thousands of EV and battery factory workers
In Brief Posted: 11:05 AM PDT · October 29, 2025 Image Credits:Getty Images Sean O’Kane GM cuts thousands of EV…
AI Agents Are Terrible Freelance Workers
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyEven the best artificial intelligence agents are fairly hopeless at online freelance work, according…
The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyIt hasn’t been a good year for federal aviation safety workers. January saw the…
H1Bs will start costing $100k/yr
President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation that would require a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, in…
Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyMore than 200 contractors who worked on evaluating and improving Google’s AI products have…
xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotation team
In Brief Posted: 8:50 AM PDT · September 13, 2025 Image Credits:Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto / Getty Images Anthony Ha xAI reportedly…
AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyEconomists at Stanford University have found the strongest evidence yet that artificial intelligence is…