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‘I Write This to Frighten You’: How Scientists Took On Existential Risk Once Before
Depending on your feelings about artificial intelligence, the Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s resignation this month could be interpreted as a courageous act of truth-telling, an outburst of sci-fi-addled alarmism or an elaborate media stunt. But to Coxon himself, it was clearly at least one more thing: a plea for labor action.
The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations
The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large. Clint Harris, whose parents did not graduate from college, says that in graduate school he lacked the savvy and networking skills of his peers.Credit...Kaiti Sullivan for The New York Times Published Sept. 18, 2026Updated Sept.
Cisco likely allowed harassment of pro-Palestinian workers, agency says
Few issues have divided American workplaces in the past few years more than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Cisco Likely Allowed Harassment of Pro-Palestinian Workers, Agency Says
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Cisco Likely Allowed Harassment of Pro-Palestinian Workers, Agency Says The finding by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said there was reason to believe that the tech giant subjected employees to a hostile environment.
College Life After Graduation: A Real Experience
When he hadn’t landed a job a few months after graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz, two years ago, Tommy Balmat moved back to his childhood home in the San Francisco Bay Area. He figured looking for a job would be easier with fewer expenses to shoulder. And, perhaps no less important, he was still close with his parents, who were keen to have him back.
Moving Back Home After College? All Your Friends Are Doing It.
When he hadn’t landed a job a few months after graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz, two years ago, Tommy Balmat moved back to his childhood home in the San Francisco Bay Area. He figured looking for a job would be easier with fewer expenses to shoulder. And, perhaps no less important, he was still close with his parents, who were keen to have him back.
Moving Back Home After College? All Your Friends Are Doing It.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. When he hadn’t landed a job a few months after graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz, two years ago, Tommy Balmat moved back to his childhood home in the San Francisco Bay Area. He figured looking for a job would be easier with fewer expenses to shoulder.
In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing.
It didn’t quite make the same splash as Jackie Robinson’s first game in 1947, but it was nonetheless a big moment when, in 2025, Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a regular-season Major League Baseball game. The debut punctuated a series of professional advances for women, both in sports and beyond. Women had long been refereeing National Football League and National Basketball Association games. They have long graduated from college at higher rates than men.
Software engineer was illegally fired after a joke about a Utah Jazz owner, federal board rules
As tech employees have become more outspoken at work over the past decade, companies have often fired or disciplined those who they say have gone too far. It has been rare for workers to find legal recourse. But a recent ruling is a rare exception. An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board found on July 1 that software company Atlassian had illegally fired an engineer in 2023 after she pushed back against manager layoffs and other policy changes.
Software engineer’s firing ruled illegal in a rare win for a tech worker
As tech employees have become more outspoken at work over the past decade, companies have often fired or disciplined those who they say have gone too far. It has been rare for workers to find legal recourse. But a recent ruling is a rare exception. An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board found on July 1 that software company Atlassian had illegally fired an engineer in 2023 after she pushed back against manager layoffs and other policy changes.
UAW President Says He's the Victim of 'Bogus Allegations'
Infighting at the United Automobile Workers burst into public view Sunday after Shawn Fain, the union's president, responded angrily to accusations that he had abused his position to seek special favors for his fiancee and her sister. The accusations were made by Rich Boyer, the vice president who is vying for the union presidency.
U.A.W. President Says He’s the Victim of ‘Bogus Allegations’ A grand jury is investigating whether Shawn Fain used his position to seek favors for his fiancée and retaliated against the union official who denied them.
Software Engineer's Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker
As tech employees have become more outspoken at work over the past decade, companies have often fired or disciplined those who they say have gone too far. It has been rare for workers to find legal recourse. But a recent ruling is a rare exception. An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board found on July 1 that software company Atlassian had illegally fired an engineer in 2023 after she pushed back against manager layoffs and other policy changes.
Software Engineer’s Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Software Engineer’s Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker A federal labor law judge determined last week that the software maker Atlassian had illegally fired an employee who questioned company policy changes.
Software Engineer's Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker
As tech employees have become more outspoken at work over the past decade, companies have often fired or disciplined those who they say have gone too far. It has been rare for workers to find legal recourse. But a ruling last week is a rare exception. An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board found on July 1 that software company Atlassian had illegally fired an engineer in 2023 after she pushed back against manager layoffs and other policy changes.
We’re only starting to grasp the pitfalls of using AI at work
Over the past year or two, companies have started using so-called artificial intelligence (AI) agents as bona fide “employees,” even including them in their organisational charts. Emma Wiles, a Boston University professor who studies how AI affects workers, stumbled onto this phenomenon in October, at a conference where two human resources executives said that treating AI agents like real employees was a way to increase productivity and to put their companies on the cutting edge.
Apenas empezamos a comprender los riesgos del uso de la IA en el trabajo
Desde hace uno o dos años, las empresas han comenzado a utilizar a los llamados agentes de inteligencia artificial como "empleados" de verdad; hasta los incluyen en los organigramas.
We’re only starting to grasp the pitfalls of using AI at work
Over the past year or two, companies have started using so-called artificial intelligence agents as bona fide “employees,” even including them in their organizational charts. Emma Wiles, a Boston University professor who studies how AI affects workers, stumbled onto this phenomenon in October, at a conference where two human resources executives said that treating AI agents like real employees was a way to increase productivity and to put their companies on the cutting edge.
We’re Only Starting to Grasp the Pitfalls of Using A.I. at Work
Over the past year or two, companies have started using so-called artificial intelligence agents as bona fide “employees,” even including them in their organizational charts. Emma Wiles, a Boston University professor who studies how A.I. affects workers, stumbled onto this phenomenon in October, at a conference where two human resources executives said that treating A.I. agents like real employees was a way to increase productivity and to put their companies on the cutting edge.
It was the first unionized Apple Store in the U.S. Apple just closed it
Four years ago, Apple employees in Towson, Maryland, voted to become the first unionized Apple Store in the United States. On Saturday, the company closed the location, citing “declining conditions” at the mall that houses it. The union representing the workers accuses Apple of retaliating against the Towson employees because they unionized. The closure was announced in April, and Apple also shuttered two nonunionized stores Saturday.
It Was the First Unionized Apple Store in the U.S. Apple Just Closed It.
It Was the First Unionized Apple Store in the U.S. Apple Just Closed It. The company said it had shuttered a Maryland location because of “declining conditions” in a surrounding mall. The union accuses Apple of retaliation. A FedEx employee removed stock from an Apple Store on Monday in Towson, Md.Credit...Matt Roth for The New York Times June 23, 2026, 12:18 p.m. ET Four years ago, Apple employees in Towson, Md., voted to become the first unionized Apple Store in the United States.
It Was the First Unionized Apple Store in the U.S. Apple Just Closed It.
Four years ago, Apple employees in Towson, Maryland, voted to become the first unionized Apple Store in the United States. On Saturday, the company closed the location, citing "declining conditions" at the mall that houses it. The union representing the workers accuses Apple of retaliating against the Towson employees because they unionized. The closure was announced in April, and Apple also shuttered two nonunionized stores Saturday.
Are You a Recent College Graduate Who Moved Back Home? We Want to Hear From You. Original
Are You a Recent College Graduate Who Moved Back Home? We Want to Hear From You. If you lived with your parents for nine months or more after graduation, please tell us how you came to the decision and whether the job market influenced your thinking. Credit...David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe, via Getty Images June 18, 2026, 5:36 p.m. ET I am a New York Times reporter covering white-collar workers and the way that changes in the job market and workplace are affecting their lives.
The Young Economic Populists Reshaping the Left
The DailySubscribe: The Young Economic Populists Reshaping the Left As Democrats wrestle over the direction of their party, a new crop of progressive candidates sees college graduates among its biggest supporters. Back to The Daily Previous More episodes ofThe Daily June 4, 2026 • 36:10How Trump Was Persuaded to Regulate A.I. May 29, 2026 • 28:57Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz May 28, 2026 • 30:35Can A.I. Make People Feel Less Lonely?
The Politics of the Downwardly Mobile Professional Class
The Politics of the Downwardly Mobile Professional Class The debate over whether Graham Platner is “working class” comes at a time when more and more people are at risk of falling into it. Credit...Photo illustration by Chantal Jahchan Noam Scheiber covers labor and workplace issues for The Times. May 29, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race, says he understands the plight of his state’s working class because he is working class.
The morale of tech workers is plunging as layoffs mount
In April, six months after Amazon began a wave of layoffs that ultimately wiped out 30,000 jobs, a former employee went on the social media site Blind to rant about the end of meritocracy: “What’s the point of getting a good performance review if you can still be laid off anyway?” Blind is a platform for professionals — a kind of LinkedIn meets Reddit — that allows users to post anonymously after verifying their employer through their work email.
The Morale of Tech Workers Is Plunging as Layoffs Mount
In April, six months after Amazon began a wave of layoffs that ultimately wiped out 30,000 jobs, a former employee went on the social media site Blind to rant about the end of meritocracy: “What's the point of getting a good performance review if you can still be laid off anyway?” Blind is a platform for professionals -- a kind of LinkedIn meets Reddit -- that allows users to post anonymously after verifying their employer through their work email.
The Morale of Tech Workers Is Plunging as Layoffs Mount
In April, six months after Amazon began a wave of layoffs that ultimately wiped out 30,000 jobs, a former employee went on the social media site Blind to rant about the end of meritocracy: "What's the point of getting a good performance review if you can still be laid off anyway?" Blind is a platform for professionals -- a kind of LinkedIn meets Reddit -- that allows users to post anonymously after verifying their employer through their work email.
The Morale of Tech Workers Is Plunging as Layoffs Mount
The Morale of Tech Workers Is Plunging as Layoffs Mount On the website Blind, professionals share advice — and gallows humor — anonymously. It is chronicling the curdling of tech optimism.
Aquela reunião que você odeia pode estar evitando que a IA roube seu emprego
Dan Sirk é um chamado executivo fracionado — ou seja, ele trabalha como diretor de marketing não apenas para uma empresa, mas para duas. Ao mesmo tempo. É um malabarismo que se tornou muito mais administrável com ferramentas de inteligência artificial como Claude, Gemini e ChatGPT.
That Meeting You Hate May Keep AI From Stealing Your Job
Dan Sirk is a so-called fractional executive -- meaning he works as the chief marketing officer for not just one company but two. Simultaneously. It's a juggling act made far more manageable by artificial intelligence tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT. It used to take Sirk three to six months, or longer, to build a custom website with a team of contractors. Now, it takes him about a month, and he can do it by himself. Drafting a messaging strategy used to take a week.
"Mutiny" Author Noam Scheiber on Netflix, Ted Sarandos, and the Streaming Revolution Fallout
How the streaming revolution upended Hollywood, sparked the 2023 W.G.A. strike, and made Netflix executive Ted Sarandos a key power broker Representatives of the Writers Guild of America believed they were on the verge of ending a months-long strike when they filed into the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in August 2023 to meet with four studio executives.
Juntas de trabajo: el antídoto para que la IA no se quede con tu empleo
Dan Sirk es uno de los llamados ejecutivos fraccionales, lo que significa que trabaja como director de marketing no solo de una empresa, sino de dos, simultáneamente. Es un acto de malabarismo mucho más manejable gracias a herramientas de inteligencia artificial como Claude, Gemini y ChatGPT. Antes, tardaba de tres a seis meses, o más, en crear un sitio web personalizado con un equipo de colaboradores; ahora le lleva alrededor de un mes, y puede hacerlo solo.
That meeting you hate may keep AI from stealing your job
Dan Sirk is a so-called fractional executive -- meaning he works as the chief marketing officer for not just one company but two. Simultaneously. It's a juggling act made far more manageable by artificial intelligence tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT. It used to take Sirk three to six months, or longer, to build a custom website with a team of contractors. Now, it takes him about a month, and he can do it by himself. Drafting a messaging strategy used to take a week.
Esa junta odiosa podría ser el antídoto para que la IA no se quede con tu trabajo
Dan Sirk es uno de los llamados ejecutivos fraccionales, lo que significa que trabaja como director de marketing no solo de una empresa, sino de dos. Simultáneamente. Es un acto de malabarismo mucho más manejable gracias a herramientas de inteligencia artificial como Claude, Gemini y ChatGPT. Antes, Sirk tardaba de tres a seis meses, o más, en crear un sitio web personalizado con un equipo de colaboradores. Ahora, le lleva alrededor de un mes, y puede hacerlo él solo.
Esa junta odiosa podría ser el antídoto para que la IA no se quede con tu trabajo
Dan Sirk es uno de los llamados ejecutivos fraccionales, lo que significa que trabaja como director de marketing no solo de una empresa, sino de dos. Simultáneamente. Es un acto de malabarismo mucho más manejable gracias a herramientas de inteligencia artificial como Claude, Gemini y ChatGPT. Antes, Sirk tardaba de tres a seis meses, o más, en crear un sitio web personalizado con un equipo de colaboradores. Ahora, le lleva alrededor de un mes, y puede hacerlo él solo.
That meeting you hate may keep AI from stealing your job
Dan Sirk is a so-called fractional executive – meaning he works as the chief marketing officer for not just one company but two. Simultaneously. It’s a juggling act made far more manageable by artificial intelligence tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT. It used to take Sirk three to six months, or longer, to build a custom website with a team of contractors. Now, it takes him about a month, and he can do it by himself. Drafting a messaging strategy used to take a week.
That Meeting You Hate May Keep AI From Stealing Your Job
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That meeting you hate may keep AI from stealing your job
Dan Sirk is a so-called fractional executive — meaning he works as the chief marketing officer for not just one company but two. Simultaneously. It’s a juggling act made far more manageable by artificial intelligence tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT. It used to take Sirk three to six months, or longer, to build a custom website with a team of contractors. Now, it takes him about a month, and he can do it by himself. Drafting a messaging strategy used to take a week.
That Meeting You Hate May Keep A.I. From Stealing Your Job
Dan Sirk is a so-called fractional executive — meaning he works as the chief marketing officer for not just one company but two. Simultaneously. It’s a juggling act made far more manageable by artificial intelligence tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT. It used to take Mr. Sirk three to six months, or longer, to build a custom website with a team of contractors. Now, it takes him about a month, and he can do it by himself. Drafting a messaging strategy used to take a week.
That Meeting You Hate May Keep AI From Stealing Your Job
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When your Apple Watch becomes an office taskmaster
Dr. Ravi Solanki earned a medical degree and Ph.D. at Cambridge University and worked in an intensive care unit during the pandemic. But it wasn’t until last year, not long after moving to the San Francisco Bay Area for the artificial intelligence company he runs, that he paid attention to heart rate variability, or HRV. Suddenly he was surrounded by techies, and he began wearing a wristband that tracks health and fitness data, per the local custom.
How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
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How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
To roll out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, Apple devised a plan almost as intricate as the device itself. In January 2024, Apple summoned hundreds of retail employees to its campus in Cupertino to train them on the Vision Pro’s features. The company asked them to sign nondisclosure agreements swearing them to secrecy about the device, and even about where in Cupertino the training occurred.
Quando o Apple Watch vira seu chefe: a obsessão por frequência cardíaca no escritório
O doutor Ravi Solanki obteve um diploma de medicina e um Ph.D. na Universidade de Cambridge e trabalhou em uma unidade de terapia intensiva durante a pandemia. Mas foi só no ano passado, não muito depois de se mudar para a região da baía de São Francisco por causa da empresa de inteligência artificial que dirige, que ele passou a prestar atenção à variabilidade da frequência cardíaca, ou HRV na sigla em inglês.
Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed Original
Political observers on the left and right had very different views on whether Zohran Mamdani would be a good mayor of New York City. But one thing they agreed on was why so many young college graduates supported the self-proclaimed democratic socialist. As Peter Thiel, the venture capitalist and Trump backer, put it in an interview with The Free Press after last fall’s election: Too many people graduate from college with useless degrees, sky-high debt and long odds of owning a home.
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