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North Korean IT workers steal source code to extort employers
The FBI warned today that North Korean IT workers are abusing their access to steal source code and extort U.S. companies that have been tricked into hiring them. The security service alerted public and private sector organizations in the United States and worldwide that North Korea’s IT army will facilitate cyber-criminal activities and demand ransoms not to leak online exfiltrated…
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Workers are warming to agentic AI tools, but concerns over accuracy linger
Most workers in the US and UK are using AI agents at work, according to new research, despite the fact that a third don’t trust their reliability or quality. Nearly six-in-ten are using AI agents on a daily basis, and told YouGov researchers commissioned by Pegasystems that they’re seeing useful results. Four-in-ten highlighted the automation of tedious tasks as the…
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Nearly half of tech workers are seeking new roles – declining employee benefits and reduced flexible working options have staff looking elsewhere
A record number of tech workers are looking for a new job this year, as the benefits offered by employers decline. In a survey carried out for career hub Dice, 47% said they were actively seeking new roles, marking a sharp rise from 29% last year. Overall pay is rising, with the average technology professional salary hitting $112,521 in 2024,…
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Guide Helps Australian Workers Expose Tech Wrongdoings
The Human Rights Law Centre has released a new guide that empowers Australian tech employees to speak out against harmful company practices or products. The guide, Technology-Related Whistleblowing, provides a summary of legally protected avenues for raising concerns about the harmful impacts of technology, as well as practical considerations. SEE: ‘Right to Disconnect’ Laws Push Employers to Rethink Tech Use…
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Google’s Agentspace will put AI agents in the hands of workers – Computerworld
One is to serve as the “launch point” for custom AI agents. These agents combine generative AI (genAI) large language models with multi-step workflows to automate repetitive tasks. Google said the application has an “intuitive interface” and intends it to serve as a space where workers can access pre-built agents created in Google’s VertexAI Agent Builder. A low-code tool is also in the…
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AI in the workplace is forcing younger tech workers to rethink their career paths – Computerworld
The Deloitte results highlight younger workers’ growing anxiety around AI replacing jobs — and the actions they’re taking to improve their own job security. Deloitte’s survey of 1,874 full- and part-time workers from the US, Canada, India, and Australia — roughly two-thirds of whom are early career workers — found that 34% are pursuing a professional qualification or certification courses, 32%…
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The IT department is finally getting the recognition it deserves, and it’s all down to the rise of AI – workers are gaining C-suite praise, bigger budgets, and pay rises
The rise of generative AI has boosted the status of IT departments, according to new research, helping IT leaders drive career growth, secure pay rises, and gain promotions. In a survey by software firm 1E, nearly six-in-ten US IT leaders said the rise of AI had improved their IT department’s status within their company, making them more influential. Nearly nine-in-ten…
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Workers are faking productivity levels, and it’s hitting businesses hard – ‘productivity theater’ is placing the burden on a smaller pool of workers and causing stress levels to soar
Two-thirds of UK workers are pretending to be more productive than they are and carrying out tasks to appear busy without actually doing meaningful work. Research from Asana found 67% of workers admit to ‘productivity theater’ in their daily workflows. This, the study noted, is a term used to describe workers performing tasks to appear productive without actually progressing in…
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Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers
Elon Musk is, in addition to many other things, now the co-lead of the currently nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group. Now, before it even gets rolling, he has begun singling out individual government employees he says are emblematic of the government’s bloat and posting about them to his hundreds of millions of followers on X. Earlier this…
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Firms warned to beware of fake IT workers
North Korean IT workers are secretly infiltrating US companies using fake identities and forged credentials, according to SentinelLabs. The cyber security organization has uncovered a network of companies, which it believes are backed by China, supplying remote workers under false identities. The workers conduct convincing video interviews under false identities. They use VPNs to mask their true locations, making it…
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