AI and Cost-Cutting Lead to 175% Yearly Jump in Layoffs
Artificial intelligence (AI) and cost-reduction caused American employers to cut 153,074 jobs last month. That’s a 175% jump…
The Labor Economy Becomes the Innovation Economy
My hometown of Baltimore was the first city to install gas street lights in 1816 in an effort…
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Gets Walmart D2C Pricing
Consumers will soon be able to pick up single-dose vials of the weight loss drug Zepbound at Walmart…
TranscendAP Secures Funding to Grow AP Automation Software
TranscendAP said Thursday (Oct. 30) that it secured venture funding to accelerate the growth of its artificial intelligence-driven…
How Neurodivergent Workers Could Provide Value in AI Training
A growing body of peer-reviewed and industry research is reframing neurodiversity as a strength in artificial intelligence (AI)…
Booking Holdings Says Gen AI Tools Increase Conversions
Booking Holdings is seeing early results from the generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) solutions it offers across its…
Bank of America Finds AI Has Limited Impact on US Employment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling American economic growth, though its effect on employment is limited. That’s according to…
Hackers Use AI to Supercharge Social Engineering Attacks
Cybercriminals are using generative artificial intelligence and synthetic media tools to scale phishing, vishing and callback scams into…
AI Demand Is Fueling the Rise of Neo Clouds
As demand for artificial intelligence (AI) training large models rises, traditional providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft…
How Invisible Payments Are Forcing Digital Identity to Evolve
As real-time commerce accelerates, the future of authentication isn’t about remembering. It’s about being recognized. “Passwords are dinosaurs,”…
AI Adoption Set to Transform Entry-Level Roles in Finance
Efforts to automate entry-level tasks in finance won’t necessarily eliminate entry-level roles, Fortune reported Wednesday (Oct. 22). Instead,…
Prediction Market Boom Blurs Line Between Trading and Gambling
The prediction-market moment is here. At its best, the embrace of events-based contracts could represent a new asset-class:…