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Jensen Huang says ‘a lot’ of six-figure jobs in plumbing and construction will soon be unlocked because someone needs to build new AI centers

The AI boom is threatening white-collar, entry-level jobs—but the Nvidia CEO says it’s creating a six-figure opportunity for electricians and construction workers.

By Preston ForeAugust 1, 2026

Despite China’s 996 culture, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng says his workers don’t do overtime or even have KPIs: ‘No one manages them’

Despite China’s 996 culture, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng says his workers don’t do overtime or even have KPIs: ‘No one manages them’

By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 1, 2026

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The World Cup’s VAR fights are a preview of every company’s AI rollout problem

By Pooya Tabesh and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

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Fed study: AI’s slow productivity story fits a century-old historical pattern

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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More than half of Gen Zers want to become influencers—so now Arizona State University is offering a content creation degree for $142K

By Emma BurleighJuly 31, 2026

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Anthropic says its Claude models escaped a testing environment and hacked three real companies

By Beatrice NolanJuly 31, 2026

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Trump backs off from new strikes on Iran, claiming Mideast allies have outlines of an emerging deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Trump backs off from new strikes on Iran, claiming Mideast allies have outlines of an emerging deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

The labor market could become so backward that the economy will have to shed jobs to keep unemployment steady

The labor market could become so backward that the economy will have to shed jobs to keep unemployment steady

By Jason MaAugust 1, 2026

Amid fears of Iranian cyberattacks, Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting hackers targeted water systems. The FBI is now investigating

Amid fears of Iranian cyberattacks, Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting hackers targeted water systems. The FBI is now investigating

By Michael Casey and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

Trump blasts Pirro after she admitted Reflecting Pool damage was caused by botched installation and blamed Interior Dept. for not sharing information

Trump blasts Pirro after she admitted Reflecting Pool damage was caused by botched installation and blamed Interior Dept. for not sharing information

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh talks a big game, but this market indicator will tell you if Wall Street trusts him after he caused a ‘credibility shock’

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh talks a big game, but this market indicator will tell you if Wall Street trusts him after he caused a ‘credibility shock’

By Jason MaAugust 1, 2026

Spain puts up a 1,600-foot sea barrier between Ceuta and Morocco after EU states warn against ‘uncontrolled mass crossings’

Spain puts up a 1,600-foot sea barrier between Ceuta and Morocco after EU states warn against ‘uncontrolled mass crossings’

By Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

Trump vows to restore his ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ a day after declaring it dead, while Tillis slams it as a ‘payout pot for punks’

Trump vows to restore his ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ a day after declaring it dead, while Tillis slams it as a ‘payout pot for punks’

By Eric Tucker and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

Welcome to the mega-war: Mideast and European conflicts merge, sucking in more countries along the way—even ones claiming neutrality

Welcome to the mega-war: Mideast and European conflicts merge, sucking in more countries along the way—even ones claiming neutrality

By Jason MaAugust 1, 2026

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Bausch & Lomb CEO: the AI hysteria is nothing new

By Brent SaundersJuly 31, 2026

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All hail London—whatever the U.K.’s new Prime Minister says
By Kamal AhmedJuly 23, 2026

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Nearly a third of workers admit to sabotaging their company’s AI—and smaller paychecks may explain why

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 30, 2026

Should AI be formally recognized as a national and global security threat? In London, politicians increasingly think so

Should AI be formally recognized as a national and global security threat? In London, politicians increasingly think so

By Kamal AhmedJuly 30, 2026

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Forget robots on assembly lines. Foundational Industries wants AI to run the entire factory

By Lily Mae LazarusJuly 30, 2026

Trump, Sam Altman, and Demis Hassibis at the G7.

More than 1,200 AI workers across Anthropic, DeepMind, OpenAI, and Meta are asking for Washington’s help building an AI slowdown plan

By Beatrice NolanJuly 29, 2026

Nnamdi Iregbulem is a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Button-mashing never worked in StarCraft. Tokenmaxxing won’t work in AI

By Nnamdi IregbulemJuly 29, 2026

Commentary
Teneo & Thoughtworks CEOs: the AI race will be won with governance, not speed
By Paul Keary and Mike SutcliffJuly 23, 2026

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I was Spotify’s first analytics lead. Here is what VCs get wrong about data

By Henrik LandgrenJuly 29, 2026

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is killing tasks not jobs—and the white-collar bloodbath narrative gets the future of work ‘exactly backwards’

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is killing tasks not jobs—and the white-collar bloodbath narrative gets the future of work ‘exactly backwards’

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 28, 2026

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In South Korea, teenagers are skipping college for semiconductor school—they’re landing six-figure Samsung jobs at 17 and bonuses of up to $400,000

By Preston ForeJuly 28, 2026

Forget your degree: Gen Z say reselling their old clothes on Depop taught them more about business than college—and 85% of hiring managers actually agree

Forget your degree: Gen Z say reselling their old clothes on Depop taught them more about business than college—and 85% of hiring managers actually agree

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 28, 2026

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Advanced AI models are showing signs of laziness. That’s a problem for companies betting big on autonomous agents.

By Beatrice NolanJuly 28, 2026

Commentary
Manpower President: The future of work question that even CEOs can’t answer
By Becky FrankiewiczJuly 22, 2026

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A Nobel economist challenged Elon Musk to donate his entire $1T fortune by 2036. Musk’s reply: ‘I am actually going to do something along these lines’

By Sydney LakeJuly 27, 2026

Elon Musk’s vision of a post-money future got mocked. Vinod Khosla warns it could become a dystopia instead

Elon Musk’s vision of a post-money future got mocked. Vinod Khosla warns it could become a dystopia instead

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 27, 2026

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Oprah Winfrey says ‘Life starts at 44’—and research proves she’s right: The average founder starts their business after 40

By Emma BurleighJuly 27, 2026

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CEO of the top-rated hiring platform says the job market is so bad that candidates are paying $20 to mass apply and driving bosses crazy with spam

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 27, 2026

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AI and the ‘skinny hamburger, fat bun’ problem — why the future of work needs to look more like a pizza

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 27, 2026

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Jeff Raikes: The talent debt I warned about is now showing up in the data

By Jeff RaikesJuly 26, 2026

Salary Transparent Street creator Hannah Williams

This millennial job-hopped every 6 months to $90K by the time she was 23—she left it all behind to become a salary negotiation guru

By Emma BurleighJuly 26, 2026

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George Martin never out-wrote the Beatles. That’s exactly why he’s the AI leadership lesson we need now

By Jeff DeGraffJuly 26, 2026

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I’ve been teaching college students for decades. Most of them can no longer finish a book

By Austin SaratJuly 26, 2026

Bridgewater Associates ex-recruitment boss reveals the secret ‘unpopularity’ interview test he used on hundreds of candidates at the hedge fund

Bridgewater Associates ex-recruitment boss reveals the secret ‘unpopularity’ interview test he used on hundreds of candidates at the hedge fund

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 26, 2026

Inside On’s tech lab, where robots build running shoes in 3 minutes and can eliminate up to 300 hours of human work

Inside On’s tech lab, where robots build running shoes in 3 minutes and can eliminate up to 300 hours of human work

By Ruth UmohJuly 25, 2026

Andy Jassy

As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Citi, and McDonald’s say opportunity is still there—if you have the right mindset

By Preston ForeJuly 25, 2026

The Messi Test and how the Spaniards messed with it: what the World Cup final taught me about the jobs AI can’t touch

By Bhaskar ChakravortiJuly 25, 2026

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An 11-year-old is cleaning his neighbors’ trash cans for $10 each—he now has 100K followers as teens face the worst summer job market since 1948

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 25, 2026

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Anthropic’s head of economics just explained why we haven’t seen a white-collar bloodbath — yet

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 24, 2026

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‘You just hired a million bad employees’: How the brief tokenmaxxing era delivered the opposite of what it promised

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 24, 2026

bots

Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet’s business model

By Mia OsmonbekovJuly 23, 2026

Benjamin Franklin's experiment with the kite.

The Trump administration is revamping the era of the ‘gentleman scientist.’ It’ll cost $200 billion

By Eva RoytburgJuly 23, 2026

Sanae Takaichi

Despite Tokyo’s push for a 4-day week for better work-life balance, Japan’s prime minister boasts sleeping just ‘zero to three’ hours a night

By Preston ForeJuly 23, 2026

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Jensen Huang says ‘a lot’ of six-figure jobs in plumbing and construction will soon be unlocked because someone needs to build new AI centers

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By Preston ForeAugust 1, 2026

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Millennials say they’ll refuse to care for aging boomer parents—but they’ll be forced to as their inheritance shrinks to 40 cents on the dollar

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By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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