Skills Gap
What’s being done to prepare the American workforce for tomorrow’s jobs?
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More and more podcasters are doing video. The change is big
by
Hauwa Otori
Nov 29, 2024
Independent podcasters now often do video, and try to become influencers.
Skilled trade workers are still in short supply
Nov 6, 2024
The Fed's Beige Book reports shortages in industries including technology, manufacturing and construction.
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AI is teaching humans to human at work
Sep 30, 2024
As the role of soft skills shifts amid evolving technology, that tech — especially generative AI — can be a tool to both train and assess soft skills.
Dame Judi Dench could be your next AI voice assistant
by
Matt Levin
Sep 25, 2024
Dame Judi Dench and comedians Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key have signed deals with Meta to humanize chatbots.
Schools warm to AI
by
Matt Levin
Sep 19, 2024
"They've kind of come around," says a school superintendent in Fargo, North Dakota.
Phoenix’s semiconductor boom was supposed to change their lives, but did it?
Aug 15, 2024
Months after completing a semiconductor technician training course, two workers share their stories.
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How one Oregon summer camp is using music to help teens explore STEM careers
by
Kyra Buckley
Aug 9, 2024
What do science, technology, engineering and math have to do with mariachi music? Mariachi STEAM camp is using the music to show young people — especially Latino youth — the opportunities available in different professions.
A look at part of Amazon's $1.2 billion on-the-job training investment
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Jul 17, 2024
Amazon has pledged to spend $1.2 billion to provide free skills training to about 300,000 Amazon employees.