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Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first

Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first

Just as news outlets shared leaked Amazon documents suggesting the company could replace half a million warehouse jobs with robots, the e-commerce giant pulled the rug out and laid off 14,000 middle managers instead. The move may offer an early glimpse of how AI is actually reshaping the labor force: not by immediately displacing the tactile, mundane factory roles everyone …

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Eli Lilly, Nvidia to build supercomputer, AI factory for drug discovery

Eli Lilly, Nvidia to build supercomputer, AI factory for drug discovery

Eli Lilly and Nvidia are partnering to build what they call the pharmaceutical industry’s “most powerful” supercomputer and so-called AI factory to help accelerate drug discovery and development across the sector, the companies announced Tuesday.  It’s the latest stride by Nvidia and the pharmaceutical industry to harness AI to help shorten the time it takes to bring cures to patients, …

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Chicago Laugh Factory manager detained by federal agents – NBC Chicago

Chicago Laugh Factory manager detained by federal agents – NBC Chicago

The night manager of Laugh Factory in Chicago’s Lake View East neighborhood was detained by federal agents Friday morning outside the comedy venue after attempting to intervene in an immigration operation, authorities said. Around 9:20 a.m. Friday, Chicago police responded to a call of a battery in progress at West Belmont Avenue and North Broadway. Upon arrival, they “observed federal …

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Who are the Tennessee plant explosion victims? 16 people presumed dead in factory explosion

Who are the Tennessee plant explosion victims? 16 people presumed dead in factory explosion

A small Tennessee county is in mourning after an explosion at an ammunition processing plant last week is believed to have killed everyone who was inside. The blast Friday was reported at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen, Tennessee, at around 7:45 a.m., leaving behind only scattered debris. Officials reported a day after the explosion that there were no survivors, adding …

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16 killed in Tennessee explosives factory blast are identified

16 killed in Tennessee explosives factory blast are identified

Aerial footage shows devastation after blast at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee Law enforcement has identified the 16 people who were killed in a blast that levelled a Tennessee munitions factory in the US state of Tennessee. The names were released during a news briefing on Monday outside Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) in Hickman County, where an early-morning blast on 10 …

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A factory that makes munitions for the military exploded, killing 16 people and leaving no survivors

A factory that makes munitions for the military exploded, killing 16 people and leaving no survivors

A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said. The explosion left a smoldering wreck of twisted and charred metal and burned-out vehicles at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant, which supplies and researches explosives for the military. The cause of the blast is not known. Investigators …

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16 people died in blast at Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says – FOX13 Memphis

16 people died in blast at Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says – FOX13 Memphis

16 people died in blast at Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says  FOX13 Memphis No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast  BBC No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say  The Guardian 16 People Killed in Blast at Tennessee Explosives Plant, Officials Confirm  The New York Times Hickman Co. explosion leaves 16 dead, community responds with prayer and unity  Yahoo Source …

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No survivors from blast at Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

No survivors from blast at Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dead was unclear, as was the cause of the Friday blast. By the weekend the devastation came into focus, with officials saying they’d found no survivors. READ MORE: Blast at …

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