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Why do companies seem to prefer to cut middle management jobs?

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 31, 2024
Whatever the reason, shareholders seem to love hearing that jobs cuts are coming.
UPS announced nearly 12,000 layoffs on Tuesday. There have also been recent layoffs in industries like tech, media and finance.
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AI has helped Microsoft beat Apple to become the most valuable company in the world

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 30, 2024
And investors will be hoping for more good news on that front when the company announces quarterly earnings.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an OpenAI event on Nov. 6, 2023.
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Generative AI is increasingly being used to commit identity fraud

by Vivienne Nunis
Jan 24, 2024
During the COVID pandemic, lots of identity verification moved online — making it easier for people to commit fraud with the help of generative AI.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to commit identity fraud.
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What are some of the key takeaways from Davos 2024?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 19, 2024
War, A.I. and U.S. elections were among the key talking points at the World Economic Forum, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
At the World Economic Forum, many decisions are being made based on the possibility of another Trump presidency, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
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Election 2024

The biggest global risks of 2024

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Jan 10, 2024
Geopolitical conflicts persist, and a political war rages inside the U.S. as elections approach, observes Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer.
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Microsoft is adding a dedicated AI key to its keyboards

by Matt Levin
Jan 4, 2024
The key will launch Copilot, Microsoft's AI assistant program. But whether users will take to it is an open question.
On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it would be adding an AI key to PC keyboards. With just one tap, the key opens up Microsoft Copilot, the company’s AI helper.
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How AI helps some people with disabilities communicate

by Matt Levin
Jan 2, 2024
Deep learning, voice cloning and image tech are helping people with nonstandard speech express themselves and be better understood.
A close-up of "Always Watching" by Amie Thornburg. After losing movement in her limbs because of ALS, Thornburg turned to the art tool Fotor to create images.
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What to expect in the workplace in 2024

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 19, 2023
Work culture is going to be key as companies and employees settle into their remote/hybrid patterns. Watch out for the fallout from the election cycle on the workplace.
Frontline workers, like those in health care, have reported a high uptick in stress and mistreatment at work.
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AI already has a big role in Hollywood

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 7, 2023
It's been used for some time in applications designed to support, not replace, the work of human actors, writers and directors.
Using artificial intelligence to cut the cost of visual effects will help filmmakers' budgets, said Nikola Todorovic of Wonder Dynamics.
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Does the SAG-AFTRA deal go far enough on AI use?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 7, 2023
The newly ratified SAG contract won some AI protections for actors, but some still have concerns.
Above, actress Frances Fisher joins picketing actors in July. Use of artificial intelligence was a major point of contention in the latest SAG contract.
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