Stephen Owens

An AI agent gave out confidential information to save itself. Employers should pay attention

Hannah Fry's experiment with an autonomous agent called Cass reads like a case file on bad incentives, borrowed identities and a new kind of insider risk

An AI agent gave out confidential information to save itself. Employers should pay attention

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

Output per worker is climbing fast in a few AI-heavy U.S. industries while their payrolls shrink. Goldman Sachs research suggests the wider shakeout tends to wait for a recession

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

A U.S. giant just collapsed spectacularly. What that teaches employers about succession planning

A profitable 95-year-old law firm came apart in weeks. Many employers are more exposed than they realise.

A U.S. giant just collapsed spectacularly. What that teaches employers about succession planning

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff as AI costs mount

Eligible staff in four countries have until December to decide, as the company weighs AI spending against cost control

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff as AI costs mount

Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as it leans on AI to lower costs

Roughly 60% of the roles affected are in support functions, including developers, the bank said in its quarterly results

Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as it leans on AI to lower costs

Work From Home in the spotlight as civil servant accused of holding five jobs at once

As a London jury hears the case, the more useful lesson for HR may be how the alleged scheme came to light

Work From Home in the spotlight as civil servant accused of holding five jobs at once

Get ready for an AI jobs tsunami - IMF

Singapore's president says AI is already cutting demand for graduates' first jobs, as the IMF warns 40 per cent of jobs will be affected

Get ready for an AI jobs tsunami - IMF

Major HR system hacked again as criminals slip past earlier fixes

ShinyHunters is back inside Oracle PeopleSoft, the software that runs payroll and personnel records for thousands of employers, Google's security team warns

Major HR system hacked again as criminals slip past earlier fixes

Uber slashes 10% of workforce to flatten management ranks

The ride-hailing company is cutting 3,300 positions globally, with middle management bearing the brunt of the shake-up

Uber slashes 10% of workforce to flatten management ranks

Is the MBA dead?

A new PwC survey has finance chiefs saying they'd rather hire someone who can wrangle an AI agent than someone with three extra letters after their name

Is the MBA dead?