Work & jobs
Hiring, layoffs, new skills — how AI is reshaping the way we work and who gets hired to do it.
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4 min readMixedLayoffs Get Blamed on AI, But 90% of Executives Say It's Not Boosting OutputApple just cut 200-plus jobs while rebuilding Siri, but new research shows AI-driven layoffs often backfire - and most frontline workers still have no real access to AI at all.4 min readMixedJudge lets lawsuit over Otter.ai's meeting recordings move forwardA federal judge ruled Otter.ai itself, not just the person who invited its AI notetaker, can be sued for recording calls without everyone's consent.4 min readMixedBosses are bracing for AI layoffs while still struggling to hire and manage AI useNew surveys show executives expect AI-driven cuts within two years, even as hiring gets messier and most managers admit they can't yet lead AI-native workers.5 min readMixedAI hasn't destroyed jobs yet — it's quietly raising the bar to keep oneA year after CEOs warned AI would wipe out half of entry-level jobs, unemployment data shows little mass displacement — but the nature of work is shifting fast.4 min readMixedVisa cut 2,600 jobs and blamed "AI evolution" — but it was hiring for the same roles months earlierVisa's layoffs hit VPs and senior directors while tech-sector job cuts nationally jumped 67% year over year, raising questions about how much AI is really driving the cuts.4 min readMixedUS Layoffs Hit a 2-Year Low, But AI Is Still Companies' Top ExcuseTotal job cuts fell sharply in July, yet employers cited AI more than any other reason for the layoffs that did happen — for the fifth month running.4 min readMixedOpenAI pays $3.2M after DOJ finds it favored visa workers over AmericansA federal probe found OpenAI and its Statsig unit made it needlessly hard for U.S. applicants to land jobs that were being used to sponsor visa holders.