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Love it or hate it, AI is increasingly becoming integral to the way we work.
So, like a lot of employees, you’ve started using it for your assignments.
That’s great – unless you’re not clear on what defines acceptable versus unacceptable uses of AI for your job and which specific tools your employer has approved or prohibited. READ MORE
Meet the tech industry’s latest perk: nicotine-pouch fridges and vending machines.
Nicotine pouches, which have grown in popularity in recent years, including among Wall Street bankers, have become a go-to stimulant for a subset of tech workers who claim the products help them focus and get through the workday, despite health hazards. READ MORE
For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this.
At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy?
The question matters, because your monthly Social Security checks get larger with every year you wait to claim them, from age 62 through 70. READ MORE
Two parallel workforce crises are unfolding: Experienced workers are being laid off for AI capabilities that don’t exist yet, while new graduates find that the entry-level roles they need to launch their careers have vanished.
Together, these trends suggest a breakdown in how organizations are managing the AI transition. And some experts say that HR leaders are uniquely positioned to stop it. READ MORE
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is raising the stakes in the battle for Hollywood’s future, personally intervening to salvage his son David Ellison’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. On Monday, David’s company, Paramount Skydance, announced the elder Ellison had provided an “irrevocable personal guarantee” of $40.4 billion to finance the deal, directly countering claims that the company’s funding was unreliable.
It’s the latest turn in the high-profile tug-of-war for Warner Bros. Discovery, one of the entertainment industry’s crown jewels. David Ellison, who became CEO of the newly merged Paramount Skydance in August, has been aggressively pursuing Warner Bros. with a $108 billion all-cash offer, which comes out to about $30 per share. However, WBD’s board rejected that proposal in favor of a rival agreement to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix for roughly $83 billion. READ MORE
Two parallel workforce crises are unfolding: Experienced workers are being laid off for AI capabilities that don’t exist yet, while new graduates find that the entry-level roles they need to launch their careers have vanished.
Together, these trends suggest a breakdown in how organizations are managing the AI transition. And some experts say that HR leaders are uniquely positioned to stop it. READ MORE
Nearly half of employees are concealing their AI use at work, but the reasons why reveal a disconnect between how employers understand AI adoption and what’s actually happening on the ground, particularly among the youngest workers.
According to analytics platform Slingshot’s 2025 Digital Work Trends Report, which surveyed 500 full-time U.S. employees and managers, 45% of workers keep their AI use private to some extent. Yet 60% of employers believe their teams are being fully transparent about AI usage. This perception gap illuminates a misunderstanding of workplace AI dynamics, one that’s especially pronounced across generational lines. READ MORE
Digital nomads are remote workers, including self-employed individuals, freelancers, and employees.
They may travel domestically or overseas, and the internet keeps them connected to jobs, co-workers, and clients. Indeed, the nomadic lifestyle is a unique opportunity millions of Americans choose. READ MORE
The global transition to electric vehicles is beginning to unravel the way major changeovers often do: slowly at first, then all at once.
This week brought a cascade of signals that the EV era is entering a more uncertain, more contested phase. The European Commission backed away from what had been the world’s most aggressive timeline for phasing out internal-combustion engines, granting manufacturers and consumers more time to move off gasoline. A day earlier, Ford (F) Motor Co. announced $19.5 billion in charges tied to the retreat from an electric strategy it vowed to go all in on eight years ago. READ MORE
A new survey has found that 47% of U.S. workers now hold more than one job, suggesting the “polyworking” trend is growing as workers continue to face mounting financial pressures and broader economic uncertainty.
According to Monster’s 2025 Polyworking Survey, which tapped into the views of about 800 U.S. workers, polyworking is far from a “side hustle” for many. Just under half hold a full-time job alongside part-time roles; 12% even have more than one full-time job. READ MORE
Effective performance management — true to its name — requires intentional, well-executed management. The driving force? Impactful guidance and development — fueled by managers.
But here’s the problem: Most managers aren’t delivering. Only 1 in 5Open in a new tab provide effective coaching and feedback to the employees working under them, according to recent research from consulting firm WTW — with significant challenges in individual goal-setting and helping keep goals on track and relevant year-round. READ MORE
The artificial-intelligence chips that Nvidia NVDA is allowed to ship to China will undergo a special security review in the U.S. before they are exported, according to administration officials.
The unorthodox step highlights the national-security pressure on the Trump administration following its decision to allow the controversial sales. READ MORE
'WAYMO STANDOFF': Three driverless cars bring a San Francisco street to a standstill, halting traffic and blocking people from leaving.
After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch brand, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company’s device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring’s side.
AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone through the Pebble mobile app. That is, if the ring’s button is not being pressed, it’s not recording. (And this is a press-and-hold gesture, too, which means you can’t start the ring’s recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.) READ MORE
OpenAI's 2025 'The State of Enterprise AI' report provides an in-depth look at how businesses are using AI tools within real companies. Drawing on anonymized usage data from more than 1 million business customers, along with a survey of 9,000 workers at nearly 100 organizations, the report presents a picture of increased AI adoption and integration in the workplace.
"Across surveyed enterprises, 75% of workers report that using AI at work has improved either the speed or quality of their output," the report states. Also, the report says that "75% of users report being able to complete new tasks they previously could not perform." READ MORE
Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday season, but the number of people actually being hired was still down in the dumps.
Those were the findings from the latest government survey of job openings, in a report delayed by the federal shutdown.
In short, the U.S. still has what economists call a low-hire, low-fire job market. Not good by any stretch, but not awful, either. READ MORE
Job roles dominated by women are at the highest risk of being automated, according to a study by Credera.
The same jobs are also 20% less likely to use GenAI, the data showed, with jobs for administrative assistants, office clerks, bookkeepers and cashiers in the most jeopardy of being replaced.
“We stand at the precipice of the greatest economic revolution in generations,” said Brian Peret, director of the software engineering service company, CodeBoxx Academy. READ MORE
While a number of high-profile organizations have called workers back to the office full-time in recent months, leaders largely recognize that employees are craving flexibility, according to new research.
The survey from International Workplace Group reinforces “what we are seeing play out on a global scale: Long, costly, daily treks to faraway offices no longer make sense in today’s tech-enabled world,” says Mark Dixon, IWG’s founder and CEO. As a result, he adds, many organizations are empowering employees to work closer to where they live and want to be. READ MORE
Galvorn is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, and has the conductivity of copper, according to an article on LinkedIn. While the jury is still out on whether it's faster than a speeding bullet, experts at Houston-based DexMat suggest their product can revolutionize the green tech landscape.
Galvorn can be an alternative to rare and expensive copper — a crucial metal in electronics, according to a report from GreenBiz. What's more, the inventors plan to displace dirty materials, contribute to cleaner air, and advance green tech as their "magical" material is rolled out. READ MORE
A Japanese company finished testing a superconducting magnet that could help make fusion energy work on a commercial scale, reported Interesting Engineering.
Helical Fusion tested a coil that kept electricity flowing steadily while exposed to the intense magnetic forces present in a working fusion reactor. This marks the first time a commercial-scale coil has operated successfully under such conditions. READ MORE
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