Tag: jobs

November 18, 2019

The logistics industry is on the cusp of dramatic transformation at the hands of artificial intelligence and drone technology. But what does that mean today for all the employees involved in the industry? According to UPS CEO David Abney, who […]

January 24, 2019

Artificial intelligence and automation are a big threat to a quarter of U.S. workers—36 million people—according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. Another 36% of workers, or 52 million people, will face medium exposure to automation threats by […]

October 30, 2018

The U.S. arms deal with Saudi Arabia will probably create some jobs, just nowhere near as many as Trump says. President Trump is fond of claiming that the $110 billion arms deal he negotiated with Saudi Arabia last year (which […]

August 6, 2018

State governments have long struggled to fill information technology jobs, but a new nonprofit group is trying to turn that around with a new crop of professionals. Govern for America is preparing to place its inaugural cohort of fellows across […]

September 18, 2017

A survey of the chief financial officers of major global companies has found that a vast majority of the executives give President Donald Trump some or most of the credit for this year’s continued stock market rally. But Trump’s impact […]

April 18, 2017

The U.S. government today said it received 199,000 H-1B visa petitions for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year — 37,000 less than in 2016. The government will issue 85,000 visas distributed via a computer-generated lottery. The winners will be able to […]

December 29, 2016

In 2016, recruiters grappled with an evolving job market, an incredibly competitive hiring landscape, a shortage of IT talent and sky-high salaries for in-demand roles. Those trends are likely to continue into 2017 as recruiters continue to adapt to the […]

October 14, 2016

HP Inc. is cutting between 3,000 to 4,000 jobs over the next three years as part of a restructuring plan worked out by the company. The PC and printer firm, which was created about a year ago after Hewlett-Packard was […]

September 15, 2016

In just five years, intelligent systems and robots may have taken up to 6% of U.S. jobs, according to Forrester Research in a report released this week. As artificial intelligence (A.I.) advances to better understand human behavior and make decisions […]

July 29, 2016

Satya Nadella isn’t stopping the job cuts train at Microsoft any time soon. The company revealed Thursday that 2,850 people will lose their jobs by the middle of 2017, on top of the 1,850 cuts announced earlier this year. According […]

April 8, 2016

Nokia says it’s cutting thousands of jobs worldwide as part of a $1 billion cost-saving plan after its recent acquisition of networking rival Alcatel-Lucent. The telecommunications equipment maker on Wednesday said it is beginning actions to reduce its personnel globally […]

February 15, 2016

The past decade or so has seen some spectacular advances in artificial intelligence. But—as is so often the case with emerging technologies—is there a dark side to this brave new world? That was the topic for discussion by a panel […]

December 9, 2015

In order to compete in the innovation economy, companies need employees who think differently. That’s why, in May 2013, SAP launched its Autism at Work program, which is aimed at recruiting and hiring adults on the autism spectrum. The program […]

August 13, 2015

The civic tech industry has sought, and often craved, to be harbingers of social change. It’s the unspoken credo at every hackathon. It’s a rubric that separates good apps from the great. And in Boston and St. Louis, the credo […]