[SNGAPORE] Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo said the promise of a coming “intelligent economy” will hinge on training populations in artificial intelligence and rethinking the systems of global ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If you thought AI’s endgame was a fully automated utopia where everyone finally lives in harmony, think again. According to Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton — often called “the godfather of AI” for his ...

Job creation is the north star for the World Bank Group. But how can we go about it in a way that has a truly catalytic impact? Impact in the sense of generating large numbers of jobs in a sustained ...

Privately run businesses created 42,000 new jobs in October — the first increase in three months — in a possible sign of stabilization in a weakening U.S. labor market. “The recovery [in hiring] is ...

Many big companies have cited AI as a reason for recent layoffs. But the new technology transforming the workforce may create some new jobs, too. AI startups are racing to hire a certain kind of ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick and Megan Ripberger saw increased burnout among mental health workers as employees at Meridian Health Services in Richmond, Indiana. This inspired Megan, a ...

Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said on Friday that she will refuse to work with President Donald Trump to create jobs for her state. Spanberger told “PBS NewsHour” that ...

The spreading use of artificial intelligence in business has generated much debate about its potential to replace many duties now done by humans—and also fears about the tech eliminating those jobs.

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