Tag: Jobs
Can AI ‘sorcery’ solve the ‘productivity paradox’ that has gripped the economy for 25 years? A Shakespearean sea change is underfoot
The late plays by William Shakespeare are alternately called his “romances” or his “problem plays,” because of their ambiguity in tone, as they alternate...
The real problem gripping rural America and the jobs of the future: A sitdown between Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ and a top labor analytics CEO
America’s AI future won’t be stopped by China, energy shortages, or a lack of investment. It will be stopped by a lack of workers.
That...
Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?
Sitting a few feet away was Simon Last, one of Notion’s three cofounders. He is gangly and shy, an engineer who has relinquished management...
Workers are ‘job hugging’ in a stagnant labor market, but growing resentment means they could bail as soon as the next Great Resignation comes
A stagnating labor market is leading workers to hold tightly onto their jobs, even as growing workplace uncertainty stokes resentment and concern among employees,...
Ex-Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time because they take so long to complete that AI will catch up by graduation
As undergraduate degrees have lost their payoffs thanks to AI, young people have turned to advanced schooling to unlock jobs with salaries exceeding $200,000...
‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss
Workers are down in the dumps about a lack of career growth opportunities and emptying offices as companies slash staffers to make way for...
SoundHound’s millionaire boss founded 3 software startups before even graduating—he tells Gen Z who want to be their own boss ‘throw darts randomly’
As someone who immigrated from Iran at age 17 knowing little English, becoming a tech entrepreneur one day may have seemed like a far-fetched...
Tech job postings in California, Texas, and Virginia tanked in July—and AI could actually be to blame
Employment numbers in the tech sector effectively stagnated in July, as the industry remained stable amid a tumultuous job market—but a decline in postings...
China’s youth unemployment is so bad that Gen Z job-seekers are paying $7 a day to pretend to work in an office
Gen Z graduates are stepping out of college with prestigious degrees, only to be met with a sluggish job market, making it feel nearly...
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years time college graduates will be working ‘some completely new, exciting, super well-paid’ job in space
Now, even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman—one of Silicon Valley’s biggest leaders driving the AI revolution—is admitting the elephant in the room is true: AI...
