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Block's 40% Cut Sparks AI-Era Shake-Up for White-Collar Jobs
business2 days ago

Block's 40% Cut Sparks AI-Era Shake-Up for White-Collar Jobs

Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced a one-time reduction of the company’s staff from just over 10,000 to under 6,000, cutting nearly half with a severance package of 20 weeks base pay plus one week per year of service, continued equity vesting through May, six months of health coverage, device retention, and a $5,000 payout. He argued a single, decisive cut avoids morale damage from repeated rounds and reflects an AI‑driven shift to smaller, flatter teams. The move could signal a broader trend as tech firms reassess headcount in an AI-enabled era, and Block’s stock rose about 20% after hours.

via Business Insider|
#ai#block#business
Humans Are the Real AI Teachers in the Modern Workplace
business14 days ago

Humans Are the Real AI Teachers in the Modern Workplace

AI is reshaping work, but the real risk is losing seasoned judgment as experienced professionals retire. A Smartsheet global survey shows across Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z, many fear AI could replace them in five years, with Gen X feeling the need to rapidly acquire AI skills to stay relevant. The article argues true productivity comes from humans teaching and debugging AI—building knowledge graphs, governance, and feedback loops so AI handles routine tasks while people tackle context-rich decisions—to avoid the deployment trap where AI works poorly without human input.

via The Verge|
#ai#business#human-in-the-loop
NASA's Workforce Reset Aims to Bring Core Skills Back In-House
policy20 days ago

NASA's Workforce Reset Aims to Bring Core Skills Back In-House

Keith Cowing analyzes Jared Isaacman’s directive to restore NASA’s core competencies by shifting critical work from contractors back to civil service, tightening procurement, and building in-house expertise, with rapid actions like workforce assessments, transition plans, onboarding, and the creation of center makerspaces; he cautions that 2025’s staff losses, a fragile strategic plan, and budget pressures complicate the effort, but emphasizes the need for broader audience engagement and internal culture changes to realize Artemis-era ambitions.

via NASA Watch|
#civil-service#contractors#directive
NASA to Rebuild In-House Expertise, Shrinking Its Contractor Footprint
science22 days ago

NASA to Rebuild In-House Expertise, Shrinking Its Contractor Footprint

NASA plans a shift to bring core engineering and operations in-house after losing about 20% of civil servants, with roughly 75% of its workforce currently contractors; a new directive orders a 30-day assessment to identify roles to convert to civil service and 60-day rapid onboarding, while expanding the Tech Force program, training, and internships, and requiring future contracts to include right-to-repair provisions and makerspaces—aiming to reduce contractor reliance and potentially save about $1.4 billion annually, according to Isaacman (though he did not detail the calculation).

via SpaceNews|
#civilservants#contractors#inhouse
NASA to Rebuild Core Competencies by Bringing Work In-House
space-policy22 days ago

NASA to Rebuild Core Competencies by Bringing Work In-House

NASA unveils a workforce directive to restore internal engineering, operations, and scientific capabilities by auditing which work should be brought back in-house, converting critical roles to civil service, speeding onboarding, strengthening the talent pipeline (including OPM TechForce and internships), and enabling rapid prototyping with makerspaces, while adding right‑to‑repair provisions and removing restrictive clauses to reduce external dependencies—aimed at saving up to $1B annually and advancing the President’s space policy.

via NASA Watch|
#contractors#core-competencies#in-house
Amazon’s Mass Layoffs Echo Historic Tech Restructurings
technology29 days ago

Amazon’s Mass Layoffs Echo Historic Tech Restructurings

Amazon announced 16,000 job cuts—about 9% of its corporate workforce—as part of a broader wave of tech layoffs. The company says the reductions aim to flatten the organization and speed decision‑making, and it insists AI isn’t the sole driver, even as rivals like Microsoft and Meta also trimmed staff. The move sits within a long pattern of industry pivots, with past giants like IBM, Microsoft, and Cisco retooling around software, services, and cloud as technology reshapes business models.

via CNN|
#ai#amazon#layoffs
Gen Z stays buoyant on career paths amid AI-driven shifts
business1 month ago

Gen Z stays buoyant on career paths amid AI-driven shifts

An Indeed/YouGov survey finds Gen Z is surprisingly optimistic about careers despite a widening gap between employees and employers: Gen Z shows a 77% net positive career outlook (65% for millennials), and 59% of job seekers overall feel confident they can reach their goals, while 85% of employers expect to meet their 2026 talent goals. However, 35% of job seekers cite AI adoption as their top concern, with 40% of employers labeling AI as a 2026 priority, signaling a no-hire, no-fire labor market and a friction between cautious workers and optimistic management. The report also notes rising gig stacking and suggests Gen Z could help lead AI efforts, though firms risk losing young talent if the disconnect isn’t addressed.

via Axios|
#ai-adoption#business#career-prospects
AI at Davos 2026: Leaders push useful deployment, caution against 'not really human' AI
technology1 month ago

AI at Davos 2026: Leaders push useful deployment, caution against 'not really human' AI

At Davos 2026, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and leaders from Anthropic and Google DeepMind, alongside Yuval Harari and Yoshua Bengio, debated AI’s path: it should be useful and broadly accessible, while warning against mistaking AI for human-level thinking. They urged humility about AI limits, called for gradual, internationally coordinated safety standards, and warned of governance risks as AI could reshape work, geopolitics (including chip sales to China), and society in the coming years.

via Euronews.com|
#agi#ai#davos
Pearson and Deloitte Launch AI-Driven Learning Alliance for Global Workforces.
business1 month ago

Pearson and Deloitte Launch AI-Driven Learning Alliance for Global Workforces.

Pearson and Deloitte announced a strategic alliance to co-develop and deliver AI-powered learning, leadership and workforce development solutions for global enterprises and government, including AI-enabled skills platforms and scalable content delivery; Deloitte will accelerate AI adoption across its portfolio and deploy Pearson’s AI-powered learning products in-house.

via Deloitte|
#ai#business#edtech
McKinsey Scales AI Agents to About 25,000 Across a 60,000-Strong Workforce
business1 month ago

McKinsey Scales AI Agents to About 25,000 Across a 60,000-Strong Workforce

McKinsey & Company is rapidly embedding AI agents into its operations, aiming to have AI-enabled support across its 60,000-employee workforce (40,000 humans and roughly 20–25 thousand AI agents). CEO Bob Sternfels indicated the firm now has around 60,000 total staff, with AI agents numbering closer to 25,000, and he envisions every employee being “enabled by at least one” agent within 18 months. QuantumBlack leads the AI initiatives, and McKinsey’s business model is shifting toward AI-enabled, outcome-based client engagements as the industry broadly adopts generative AI to automate analysis, planning, and execution in consulting.

via Business Insider|
#ai-agents#business#consulting
US and Arkansas Launch Funding Initiatives to Boost Youth Skills and Manufacturing Apprenticeships
government2 months ago

US and Arkansas Launch Funding Initiatives to Boost Youth Skills and Manufacturing Apprenticeships

The U.S. Department of Labor announced $98 million in funding through the YouthBuild Program to support pre-apprenticeships in high-demand industries like construction, manufacturing, IT, and healthcare, aiming to provide young people with skills training and employment opportunities, with a focus on increasing apprenticeship participation and incorporating AI literacy.

via U.S. Department of Labor (.gov)|
#apprenticeships#education#funding