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Why Upwork’s CEO Insists The AI Jobs Apocalypse Isn’t Happening
Few leaders have a better real-time read on how AI is actually reshaping the workforce than Hayden Brown. As CEO of Upwork, the platform where 18 million freelancers meet the businesses that need them, she sees what the monthly jobs report can’t: which skills are...
5 New Career Opportunities In The AI Future Of Work
Amid a "frozen" job market, particularly challenging for young workers, AI presents both peril and significant career promise. Embracing AI is crucial for navigating this landscape. Individuals can leverage AI to boost productivity, as companies incorporating it see a...
Nothing Soft About Soft Skills — They Are Central To The Workplace
Noticing that a six-foot-something intoxicated and aggressive man was hungry and providing him with a ham sandwich once helped John Finnerty calm a volatile situation. Finnerty, who is 53 and from Limerick, was a member of An Garda Síochána at the time. “I’d been...
Tech Leaders Say AI Means Less Work – Their Staff Say They Work Up To 90 Hours A Week
For years now, executives at companies that are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into developing various artificial intelligence tools have insisted that the technology will ultimately mean people will spend less of their time working. An engineering...
Mystic Aquarium Awarded $4 Million Federal Grant To Expand STEM Mentoring
The Mystic Aquarium has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Multistate Mentoring Programs initiative to expand its STEM Mentoring program. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization...
Employers Are Hiring For Skills Over Degrees Now. AI Is Why
Seventy percent of employers now use skills-based hiring, up from 65% a year earlier, and 53% have eliminated degree requirements entirely, up from just 30%, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2026 survey and TestGorilla’s 2025...
U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Loses 23,000 Jobs In July
After lackluster hiring in June, forecasters had expected the report to show a modest pickup in July. The Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its report on the U.S. job market, and it looks weaker than forecasters had expected. Employers cut 23,000 jobs in July...
The Emotional Labor Most Remote Workers Miss
Remote work has transformed how people collaborate, communicate, and build relationships at work. While greater flexibility has benefited many professionals, it has also introduced a layer of invisible effort that often goes unrecognized. From carefully managing tone...
