911, Please Hold
The 911 system functions as a sort of promise: Call for help, and someone will be there to respond quickly. But in many American cities, it’s a broken promise. Thanks …
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Taiwan’s economy is booming thanks to AI. Not everyone sees the benefits
Taipei, Taiwan – For Li, an engineer at Taiwanese computer giant ASUS, the AI boom sweeping Taiwan has made it an exciting time to work in tech. Taiwan is a semiconductor powerhouse, …
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Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status
MADRID, May 22 (Reuters) – Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs under a programme to grant legal status to around half a million undocumented workers to help drive …
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When AI meets local debt
Recent evidence for the US finds that higher AI job postings reduce municipal bond yields, particularly for longer-maturity and lower-rated bonds. This column shows that in five non-US OECD countries, …
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The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants
Chinese tech giants are quietly shrinking their workforce — echoing a pattern playing out in Silicon Valley. In 2025, e-commerce major Alibabai reduced its head count by 34% as it continues to axe …
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From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI
Adoption of artificial intelligence is on the rise worldwide, but the pace is uneven. As the global economy shifts increasingly toward AI-driven production and processes, wealthier nations are reaping the …
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Equity welcomes government’s shift in AI copyright policy
Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has welcomed the announcement that the Government is to roll back on the ‘opt-out’ exception to copyright for artificial intelligence training. An ‘opt-out’ exception was …
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Philippines, the call‑center capital: Taking a deluge of calls for under $2 an hour
It’s Saturday night in Manila, but 25-year-old Chris, who just graduated with a master’s degree, is not getting ready to party. His chair at a call center awaits him, so …
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The new boss at work may not be human
A year ago, engineers at Snowflake, the American cloud-based data platform, still spent part of their day on routine tasks – such as scanning dashboards to ensure systems were running …
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The UAW Volkswagen Contract Is a Win for Unions in the South
The United Auto Workers (UAW) have just marked one of the most important milestones in the union’s history: they have officially reached a tentative agreement on a first contract with …
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