A new analysis looks at the employment impact of data centers, which typically require massive capital investment in land, buildings, equipment and power but employ only a few dozen people on-site, in roles such as IT technicians, engineers and security guards. The report identifies three indirect ways these facilities can generate local employment beyond their small permanent staff, as billions of dollars continue to pour into data center construction across the United States.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-29
A poster on Hacker News announced plans to go on strike in November and invited others to join by informing their employers they are also striking, citing grievances to be detailed in comments due to character limits. The post encourages participants to share the thread with employers and frames the action as a collective, decentralized effort rather than a formally organized labor action.
news.ycombinator.com
· 2026-10-28
Rockstar Games employees in the UK are set to vote from November 12-26 on formally recognizing their branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier. The vote coincides with closing arguments in an employment tribunal, expected November 17 or 18, over Rockstar's October 2025 layoffs of more than 30 employees, many of whom were union members or organizers.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-27
Employment across America's media, film, and arts sectors has dropped by more than 200,000 jobs over the past four years, with about 50,000 of those losses occurring in just the last year, according to Apricitas newsletter analysis. The decline is notable because it is happening without a broader economic recession, and coincides with the spread of AI tools capable of generating text, images, music, and other creative content cheaply and at scale.
apricitas.io
· 2026-10-24
A growing number of workers are taking on second or third jobs simultaneously, often without hiding it from employers as they once did. This practice, sometimes called 'parallel work' or overemployment, is reportedly becoming more common and more socially accepted in white-collar workplaces.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-18
An Entrepreneur contributor published a personal essay describing being publicly humiliated and called names by a former boss, timed around National Boss's Day. The piece outlines three recommended steps for employees facing a 'bully boss': refusing to normalize the behavior, documenting incidents with dates and witnesses, and understanding legal protections available to employees who speak up.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-14
A researcher at Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy reported a senior colleague's mistreatment of a female administrator in 2021, but instead faced an internal investigation and accusations against himself. After a five-year legal battle, an employment tribunal ruled in August that he had been retaliated against for raising a matter of public interest, and the university has accepted the judgment and pledged to review its procedures.
nature.com
· 2026-10-13
A commentary challenges the common belief that only business owners and founders can accumulate significant wealth. The author draws on observations of career professionals, arguing that traits like grit, continuous learning and converting salary into assets separate those who build wealth from those who merely earn high incomes. The piece frames a career as a 'wealth-building engine' rather than the end goal itself.
asheradeniyi.com
· 2026-10-11
Employment among 22 to 25-year-olds in sectors vulnerable to AI has fallen nearly 20% compared to other industries. While some entry-level roles remain in areas like real estate and utilities, overall hiring for recent graduates has declined sharply, with almost half working in jobs that do not require a college degree in mid-2026.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the 'No Robo Bosses Act,' which bars California employers from relying solely on automated systems to fire or discipline workers. Companies that primarily use AI for such decisions must have a human reviewer confirm them using other evidence like managerial evaluations, and must notify affected employees in writing, disclose what data was used, and give them a human contact to explain the decision.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-30
A tax expert writing for Entrepreneur outlines that Americans living abroad remain subject to U.S. taxation on worldwide income, including side-hustle earnings like freelance work or e-commerce, even when paid into foreign accounts. The piece notes such income triggers a 15.3% self-employment tax that popular breaks like the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit cannot offset.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-29
A new Pew Research Center poll spanning 37 countries finds that majorities in 34 of them believe artificial intelligence will reduce employment over the next two decades. The United States ranked as the third-most pessimistic nation at 71%, trailing only South Korea and Australia at 76% each, while poorer nations like Nigeria were more likely to see AI creating jobs.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-18
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