A key federal election agency suddenly has no commissioners. Here’s why that matters.
The White House removed the commission’s remaining members, leaving future appointments subject to Senate confirmation. The Trump administration gutted a bipartisan federal agency that oversees elections on Thursday, a worrying decision with midterms…
10 years later, ‘Pokémon Go’ is as popular as ever
Hundreds of millions of players have walked billions of miles to capture countless Pokémon. But replicating that success in new games has been challenging. Ten years ago this week, a group of former Google engineers launched a mobile game with an unusual…
The cover letter is officially dead: AI has created a new job-hunting paradox
David Paffenholz, CEO of AI recruitment platform Juicebox, reflects on the pros and cons of the new world of job seeking. Welcome to the new and tricky world of applying for a job in the AI era. Yes, applicants can use LLMs to fill out applications and…
Three things every leader must do to hold the line against AI decision-making
The leaders who keep their edge will be the ones who resist the temptation to hand over judgments to machines. When the leader of a legal-tech startup began using ChatGPT, he started by doing what most of us do – embracing the new technology’s ability to…
An Xbox VP who spent 37 years at Microsoft was among those laid off yesterday
The gaming division terminated 1,600 staffers on Monday and plans to let go of an additional 1,600 by July 2027. Microsoft announced yesterday it would lay off 4,800 staffers, including 1,600 roles that were eliminated from its Xbox division yesterday.…
Target joins a rank of companies using a points system to track employee attendance
Other large businesses have implemented similar attendance-tracking systems for employees in recent years. Starting this September, Target will start tracking store and warehouse employees’ unexcused absences and lateness with a points system, according…
The outlook is grim for admin assistant jobs, but these workers are using AI to get ahead
Compared to the broader workforce, this women-dominated field is particularly vulnerable to displacement from AI. With their numbers already in decline, secretaries and administrative assistants face another growing threat: artificial intelligence tools…
Stop asking employees to adopt AI
People don’t need another mandate. They need a clear destination, work that feels more meaningful, and AI that’s easier to use than to ignore. Organizations are facing an urgent change management challenge. Leaders are convinced that artificial…
Thirty rioters sentenced for disorder which saw police officer set on fire
The deaths of teenagers Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans sparked a night of violence in Cardiff in 2023. Source link
UK weather: Amber heat-health alerts as temperatures set to soar above 30C
It will be a different story for Scotland and Northern Ireland with outbreaks of heavy rain. Some wet weather will also affect parts of northern England and Wales and temperatures here will reach around 17-24C (63-75F), closer to the seasonal average.…