Robots: allies during virus crisis, enemies later?
When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots can save lives and factories. But when the coronavirus crisis is over, will they amplify job losses?
Jun 17, 2020
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More wipes, no jeans: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses
To make room for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand during the global viral pandemic, Amazon said it is limiting what brands and independent sellers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks.
Mar 17, 2020
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Amazon has 37,000 job listings—maybe its most ever—across the globe
At one point last week, Amazon had about 37,200 job listings around the world.
Feb 18, 2020
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Audi to slash 9,500 jobs in Germany by 2025
German luxury carmaker Audi said Tuesday it planned to slash 9,500 jobs in Germany by 2025 as part of a massive overhaul to help finance a costly switch to electric vehicles.
Nov 26, 2019
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Artificial intelligence will both disrupt and benefit the workplace, scholar says
In tomorrow's workplace, many routine jobs now performed by workers will increasingly be assumed by machines, leaving more complicated tasks to humans who see the big picture and possess interpersonal skills, a Stanford scholar ...
May 18, 2018
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We should learn to work with robots and not worry about them taking our jobs
We have all heard the dire predictions about robots coming to steal our jobs. Some would even have us believe these silicon bogeymen are coming to kill us. It plays straight into people's darkest fears about technology.
Feb 19, 2018
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Is AI a job killer? In California it's complicated
For the thousands of tech workers recently laid off in California and across the country, the future may not be as bleak as it looks right now: Many are likely to retrain fairly quickly for new jobs in the burgeoning field ...
Mar 21, 2024
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TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new year
TikTok is laying off dozens of workers in its advertising and sales unit, becoming the latest tech company to trim jobs in the new year.
Jan 23, 2024
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Tech companies slash hundreds more Bay Area jobs as layoffs resurface
Tech layoffs have resurfaced just ahead of Christmas and New Year's, with high-tech companies, finance firms and a Pac-12 unit revealing plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, state files show.
Dec 14, 2023
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Layoffs strip away tech worker visas along with jobs
Laid off US tech workers from abroad on employment-based visas are scrambling to find new jobs to avoid being forced to uproot their lives and leave the country.
Feb 9, 2023
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