Stephen Owens

An AI agent tried to sell mugs to save itself. Why that matters for employers

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 tried to sell mugs to save itself. Why that matters for employers

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 once its top partners began to leave. Most businesses are less exposed than that. Many are more exposed than they realize

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

Skydance employees face a five-day office week or a buyout

A one-time offer for some staff follows the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, with job cuts still to come

Skydance employees face a five-day office week or a buyout

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

U.S. to lift tariffs on some Canadian goods, Maine senator says

Washington is expected to ease duties on paper, plastics and farm machinery while Canada's labour market weakens

U.S. to lift tariffs on some Canadian goods, Maine senator says

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

Meta Muse AI stops sharing feature as corporate leaks exposed

Researchers found thousands of shared AI chats sitting in public internet records, among them employee absence data and a job candidate's confidential search prep

Meta Muse AI stops sharing feature as corporate leaks exposed

Work from home in the spotlight as UK civil servant allegedly held five jobs at once

Is it a welfare state gone mad? 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 UK civil servant allegedly held five jobs at once

Get ready for an AI Tsunami hitting jobs - IMF

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

Get ready for an AI Tsunami hitting jobs - IMF