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Amazon CEO says layoffs aren’t about AI, as cuts spark job apocalypse panic  Axios Amazon says it didn’t cut 14,000 people because of money. It cut them because of ‘culture’  CNN Major online retailer cutting 14,000 jobs as the company restructures  AL.com What was behind Amazon’s 14,000-person layoff? ‘Culture,’ says CEO Jassy  The Seattle Times Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell drew a stark picture of a labor market that looks fine on the surface—4.3% unemployment, solid consumer spending—but is quietly losing momentum underneath. Once you adjust for statistical overcounting in the payroll data, he said during a press conference Wednesday following the FOMC meeting, “job creation is pretty close to zero.” He noted “a significant …

On Tuesday, a collective shudder ran down the spine of America’s white-collar workforce. Amazon announced it’s laying off 14,000 employees in a memo that cited AI, kicking off a plan that is expected eventually to affect as many as 30,000 corporate jobs. CEO Andy Jassy had hinted this was coming back in June, when he said that AI’s capabilities would …

Behind the Curtain: How an AI jobs apocalypse unfolds  Axios The AI job cuts are here – or are they?  BBC AI is already taking white-collar jobs. Economists warn there’s ‘much more in the tank’  CNBC AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed?  The Conversation Now we know that AI won’t take all of our jobs, Silicon Valley …

“Europe Fires Death Lasers At Space”: ESA Builds Mountain-Top Weapons While 12,000 Satellites Risk Chain-Reaction Apocalypse Forever  Rude Baguette Source link

Even if AI turns out not to be as much of an energy hog as people are making it out to be, it could still spell out trouble for power grids across the US. Tech companies are already burning through increasing amounts of electricity to train and run new AI models. And they’re asking for a lot more electricity as …

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Henry, a boyish-looking AI researcher, believes there’s about a 50/50 chance that in the next few years AI will become so powerful and sophisticated it will pose an existential threat to all human life. For his day job, he’s trying to prevent this from happening by working for a small safety-focused AI research lab in the Bay Area. He takes …

Pedro Pascal plays Joel, a man who’s daughter has died, in the HBO series The Last of Us. Liane Hentscher/HBO hide caption toggle caption Liane Hentscher/HBO Pedro Pascal is up for an Emmy for his role in HBO’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Last of Us — but in real life, he’s not sure he has the will to survive an end-of-the-world …

Welcome to Drummergeddon 2025, when the entire music world wants to know: What the hell is going on with the drummers? There’s an epidemic of high-profile bands dumping their drummers, or getting dumped by them, and nobody has any clue why. It’s not just the Who or the Foo Fighters. It’s not just Nine Inch Nails or Pearl Jam or …