It’s a bad day to be a paper pusher. Artificial intelligence is on a rapidly aggressive pace to take over “clerical white collar work,” IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said. Amid the explosion of language-based AI ChatGPT, a “marketing moment” Krishna called “incredible” during an interview with the Financial Times, he …
Read More »Angry Disney workers warn Iger’s return-to-office plan could cause ‘long-term harm’
Thousands of Disney workers are reportedly pushing back on their boss Bob Iger’s strict return-to-office plan – arguing in a petition that the four-day-per-week requirement will have “unintended consequences” for the company. The petition has already drawn signatures from more than 2,300 corporate employees across the Mouse House’s businesses, including …
Read More »Meta boosts Zuckerberg security spending by $4M despite ‘year of efficiency’
Facebook parent Meta is boosting its spending on personal security for Mark Zuckerberg by $4 million this year – even as he touts a “year of efficiency” at the company following major layoffs. Meta increased its pretax spending on Zuckerberg’s security to $14 million in 2023, up from $10 million …
Read More »Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees rebound will take ‘many months’ in leaked audio
Embattled Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees to brace for a rebound process that will take “many months” following a brutal stretch that included sweeping job cuts, according to leaked audio from a recent staff meeting. Jassy issued the rallying cry days after Amazon confirmed a larger-than-expected round of 18,000 …
Read More »For a better retirement, you should work longer — but is that realistic?
Financial advisers and retirement coaches often have two words for people in their 50s and 60s concerned about retirement: Work longer. Doing so, they say, can boost their savings, help them receive larger Social Security benefits by delaying claiming them and provide something to do in unretirement. The realities of …
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