Trump taps a longtime agency economist as the next Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

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U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger onstage at the U.S. Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
President Donald Trump said he's nominating Brett Matsumoto, a career economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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An Amazon worker used an AI tool to flag which roles were on the chopping block

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

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Amazon execs say layoffs are part of turning the company into the 'world's largest startup,' internal memos show

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy waving from Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley tech conference
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy waving from Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley tech conference

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Sam Altman said OpenAI is planning to 'dramatically slow down' its pace of hiring

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Sam Altman.

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Finland is trying to poach top tech and AI talent from the US with 2-week visas and better work-life balance

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Aleksi street, Helsinki, Finland
Finland is working with companies and universities to attract American tech workers to the country.

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8 Americans explain how capitalism has shaped — and failed — their lives

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Alex English, Jenni Abbott, Kirk Reynolds, Matthew Doutt

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I was laid off from CrowdStrike and used AI to send 800 applications in a month to land my ideal role

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Dray Jankowski
After being laid off from CrowdStrike, Dray Jankowski took his time traveling and turned to an AI platform to find his next role.

Dray Jankowski

Amazon expected to cut thousands more corporate jobs soon

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

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The plight of white men in the workplace is finally getting some government attention

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A smiling man in a suit.

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DeepMind and Anthropic CEOs: AI is already coming for junior roles at our companies

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Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei warned last year that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.

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