Martin Barraud/Getty Images Some of the biggest tech companies in the world — including those heavily invested in artificial intelligence — have formed a consortium to address the impact of jobs lost to AI. Also: AI will have a big impact on jobs this year. Here’s why that could be good news Accenture, Eightfold, Google, … Read more
A person works on a Bowlus recreational vehicle at Bowlus’ factory in Oxnard, California, Feb. 23, 2024. Timothy Aeppel | Reuters The March nonfarm payrolls count likely will indicate hiring continuing at a solid pace, though some weakening foundations of the labor market could take greater focus when the Labor Department releases its key report … Read more
Summary Joey Graziadei found love on The Bachelor season 28 with Kelsey after a season of dates and drama. Joey, a tennis pro with Italian roots, proposed to Kelsey, and they are now happily engaged. Joey is close to his family, loves sports and country music, and is active on Instagram. SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE … Read more
World No 1 and tournament favourite Iga Swiatek cruised into the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a demolition job against Marta Kostyuk on Saturday. Swiatek was in frightening form from the start as she dominated her 21-year-old opponent from Ukraine to win 6-2 6-1 and reach her second WTA 1000 … Read more
There’s a lot to like about brain-computer interfaces, those sci-fi-sounding devices that jack into your skull and turn neural signals into software commands. Experimental BCIs help paralyzed people communicate, use the internet, and move prosthetic limbs. In recent years, the devices have even gone wireless. If mind-reading computers become part of everyday life, we’ll need … Read more
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It is incredible in its ineptitude. If the goal was to reassure the public about Middleton’s whereabouts, the image has backfired spectacularly. The image is unsettling at first glance. Everyone is smiling so brightly they look like a Snapchat filter. Middleton is seated in the image — understandable given she had some sort of undisclosed … Read more
Valerie Valcourt is living what some might consider the dream life: The 34-year-old former executive assistant quit her tech job over a year ago and now makes pastries in the South of France. She recently went viral on TikTok for posting her experience of changing careers in her 30s: “Don’t let society try to trick … Read more
Job creation topped expectations in February, but the unemployment rate moved higher and employment growth from the previous two months wasn’t nearly as hot as initially reported. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 275,000 for the month while the jobless rate moved higher to 3.9%, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Economists surveyed by … Read more
Sasha Luccioni, an AI researcher in Montreal, responded to WIRED’s story to say it was “10,000 percent true!” She added that over-the-top interviews are a long-established problem in parts of the industry. During a past job search, she tweeted, one Big Tech company “made me do *12* interviews and a take-home assignment.” (Luccioni declined to … Read more
Generative AI isn’t just a buzzy new topic – it’s revolutionizing the workforce. While historically, automation has mostly impacted blue-collar industries, “Gen AI is flipping the script,” according to McKinsey. “More-educated workers will likely experience the greatest degree of impact,” the management consultancy said in a recent report. Is AI a threat to jobs? Generative … Read more