• There's a 50-50 chance AI will be able to do ALL our jobs within a century, experts say

    With millions of jobs at risk from AI in the future, a survey of 16,000 workers found nearly half admit the technology can already outperform them in 'routine tasks' - and pays better attention to detail.

  • After an embezzlement scandal, sexual harassment claims and mounting ethics violations, how IS 'America's worst mayor' still clinging onto $300,000-a-year job?

    Tiffany Henyard, Mayor of the small village of Dolton, Illinois, is accused of misconduct, corruption, sexual harassment and retaliation against opponents. Despite an investigation by the FBI and a new probe by former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, Henyard remains in power with a nearly $300,000 salary

  • Musician loses multi million damages claim over U2 song he claimed he wrote

    Maurice Kiely had sued U2 Ltd, a limited liability company linked to the band, alleging the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998

  • AI startup Symbolica raises $31 million to develop AI systems to compete with OpenAI

    Artificial intelligence startup Symbolica, which develops foundation models to compete with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, announced a $31 million series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures on Tuesday. General Catalyst, Abstract Ventures and Buckley Ventures also participated in the round, the company said. Symbolica has created a framework that will enable it to develop alternatives to the transformer deep learning architecture, said Symbolica CEO George Morgan, who formerly worked at Tesla on...

  • AI startup Neysa: AI SaaS cloud platform Neysa bags $20 million from Matrix Partners India, others

    Neysa, a Mumbai-based artificial intelligence (AI) cloud and platform-as-a-service startup, has raised $20 million (about Rs 166 crore) in a funding round led by Matrix Partners India, Nexus Venture Partners and NTTVC.The company, the second venture of data centre services provider Netmagic founder Sharad Sanghi, said it will use the funds for expanding infrastructure required for strengthening its research and development team, and for sales and marketing.“When it comes to infrastructure and...

  • Posti plans nearly 300 job cuts

    The restructuring plans were due to reduced demand, not external factors like the labour market situation, the company said.

  • Biden Spending $300 Million On Sanctuary Cities

    Biden Spending $300 Million On Sanctuary Cities Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is distributing $300 million to sanctuary cities that provide services like shelter and food to illegal immigrants amid a massive increase in incursions across the southern border. The $300 million in grants will be provided through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), according to an April 12 press release. SSP offers funding to...

  • Chicago migrant spending approaching $300 million

    (The Center Square) – With the city’s spending on non-citizen migrants increasing, criticism of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his handling of the ongoing crisis also grows. In the 11 months since Johnson took over at City Hall, data from the “New Arrivals Mission” website pegs such spending at nearly $300 million with more than 38,000 migrants having arrived in the city and around 9,700 still residing in city shelters. Longtime local community activist Tio...

  • 300 Wisconsin Officers Fired or Forced Out Are Back on Job

    Milwaukee and Waukesha have re-employed the most such officers.

  • Experts Weigh in on AI-Generated Substitutes for Fashion Models

    Experts voice their concerns as AI-generated fashion models substitute for real-life models in photoshoots.

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    How AI can rescue IT pros from job burnout and alert fatigue

    A recent Mercer survey of 300 companies finds 94% report they have strengthened their coverage for mental health care, increased support, or put in place new programs or systems to help improve employee health and wellness in the last three years. There are many reasons employees would need such counseling, but the harried and stressful work environments of IT operations surely doesn't help matters for those working there. Also: Tech giants hatch a plan for AI job losses: Reskill 95 million in...

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