You vs. 4,000 other applicants: Inside the frenzied scramble for remote jobs

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At this point you're 60 times more likely to get into Harvard than to land a job that lets you work from home.

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Inside the frenzied scramble for remote jobs

If you've ever thought about relocating to New Zealand, now might be the perfect time

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Auckland is New Zealand's largest city.

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'This is the last opportunity for us to wake up': A leading economist warns we're headed for an AI-driven cataclysm

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"This is the last opportunity for us to wake up," warns Daron Acemoglu.

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How a leading economist learned to start worrying and fear artificial intelligence 

The boss is back in charge

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RTO mandates and mass layoffs are now the name of the game in some sectors.

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Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better — and no one seems to care

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Prince George's Community College on September 14, 2023 in Largo, Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Prince George's Community College on September 14, 2023 in Largo, Maryland.

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Most Americans don't trust companies to use AI responsibly, study finds

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The consulting firm conducted 1,014 phone interviews with US workers.

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Millionaire CEO who called for high unemployment to remind workers who's in charge apologizes for 'deeply insensitive' remarks after viral backlash

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Property developer Tim Gurner says he "deeply regrets" calling for higher unemployment to "remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around."

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The freight recession is finally letting up as the post-pandemic trucking slump reverses

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A semi truck pulls into the Petro Truck stop in Girard, Ohio July 9, 2012.

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A millionaire CEO is rooting for higher unemployment, saying it's time to 'remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around'

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Tim Gurner says he the unemployment rate needs to rise to remind workers who's in charge.

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The modern CEO job is completely broken — but AI could make executives useful again

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The only job that seems to be safe from the rise of ChatGPT and other AI tech is the one that could easily be automated: CEO.

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