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Number of US workers with side hustles reaches all-time high as economic worries rise – Computerworld
JobLeads analyzed data from the Online Labour Observatory and the World Bank Group to reveal the countries dominating online gig work. The United States is leading in the number of online freelancers, with 28% of the global online freelance market. Software and tech roles dominate in the US, representing 36.4% of freelancers, followed by creative/multimedia (21.1%) and clerical/data entry jobs (18.2%). Emily Rose McRae, a…
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‘Employees aren’t having it’: European workers are pushing back on the US-style ‘always on’ work culture – many are worried about the rise of ‘hustle culture’ and a third would quit if forced back to the office
European workers are looking warily across the Atlantic, worried that US corporate culture could start creeping in across the region. More than eight-in-ten employees across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain told careers site Zety that high-pressure US work environments, highlighted by figures such as Elon Musk, could start influencing their own workplace. A third said they’d start looking…
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Microsoft workers face a fresh round of layoffs – here’s who could be impacted
Microsoft has confirmed plans to cut around 3% of employees as part of a fresh cost-cutting scheme. Initially reported by CNBC, the layoffs are set to affect around 6,000 workers globally and will span a range of divisions, locations, and seniority levels. Among these are workers at the company’s Redmond headquarters. The state of Washington revealed on Tuesday that 1,985…
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SAS wants its AI agents to supercharge workers, not replace them
SAS has announced a new offering to help organizations design and deploy AI agents alongside domain-specific AI models. Intended to streamline the path to AI adoption across protected industries, SAS Intelligent Decisioning will be made available through the firm’s cloud-based AI and analytics platform SAS Viya. The announcement was made at SAS Innovate 2025, its annual conference held at the…
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Almost a third of workers are covertly using AI at work – here’s why that’s a terrible idea
Almost half of office workers say they’re using AI tools that aren’t provided by their employer, with nearly a third keeping it a secret. For 36%, the reason is that they feel it gives them a secret advantage, while three-in-ten worry their job may be cut. More than a quarter say they’re suffering from AI-fueled imposter syndrome, saying they don’t…
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Amazon develops a robot that ‘feels’ touch, just like its human workers
Amazon has announced a new AI-infused warehouse robot that it says has a sense of touch. This allows the Vulcan robot to pick and stow roughly three-quarters of the items stocked in the company’s warehouses, a task that was previously handled predominantly by human workers. “Vulcan represents a fundamental leap forward in robotics,” says Aaron Parness, Amazon’s director of applied…
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This hacker group is posing as IT helpdesk workers to target enterprises – and researchers warn its social engineering techniques are exceptionally hard to spot
Hackers are ramping up phishing campaigns involving fake helpdesk domains to target the legal, financial services, and accounting sectors in the US. According to researchers at EclecticIQ, with the help of threat researchers Silent Push, the Luna Moth group – also known as Silent Ransom Group, UNC3753, and Storm-0252 – has carried out a flurry of ‘callback phishing’ attacks since…
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“Governance is an irreplaceable role”: Microsoft Security VP on why diversity and sector expertise will keep security workers relevant in the age of agentic AI
Security teams can stay relevant through AI skills and by doubling down on the benefits of diversity, according to a Microsoft Security expert. Even as organizations adopt more autonomous AI security agents to keep up with the evolving threat landscape. Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president, Microsoft Security, took to the RSAC Conference 2025 keynote stage to discuss how the security…
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How to keep tech workers engaged in the age of AI – Computerworld
Personal growth isn’t about stacking up certifications or chasing the next title, Stavola said. It’s about becoming more valuable, period. “Whether you’re an engineer, a manager, or a CIO, growth happens when you apply what you learn in ways that create real impact,” he said. “I’ve seen too many tech professionals fall into the trap of ‘more knowledge equals more…
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Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI
Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle,” according to an all-hands email sent by co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn announcing that the company will be “AI-first.” The email was posted on Duolingo’s LinkedIn account. According to von Ahn, being “AI-first” means the company will “need to rethink much of how we work” and…
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