Major Japanese Firms Boost Wages by Over 5% Again in 2026
Japan Data Economy Work Politics Jun 5, 2026 Major Japanese companies increased wages by more than 5% for…
Labor is quietly confident the battery boom will help prevent power price shocks
It was remarkable timing and powerful symbolism. Two giant chimneys towering over the site of the old Liddell…
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs apocalypse predictions as they eye IPOs
Two of the most influential CEOs in tech spent the last year warning that AI would gut white-collar…
How an AI system learned to write expert-level scientific code
A new study shows how ERA combines large language models with tree search to rapidly build expert-level research…
MIDAS platform accelerates protein engineering through rapid PCR-based screening
Proteins are critical to life – and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to…
Four charts show Labor’s budget is not just about the generation gap, but the wealth gap too
Nobody asks economists for political advice, for good reason. But when Labor started hinting that it was going…
SAG Negotiators Talk AI, Pension Plan Changes in 2026 Contract
Talking to SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Sean Astin in 2026, it’s easy to forget that…
I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
People who had previously felt paralyzed by their NDA’s began to talk. Helena, the conflict-avoidant moderator of the…
AI recruited to speed up home approvals, in budget set to reshape housing market
Artificial intelligence will be recruited to speed up assessments of housing and energy projects awaiting environmental approval, as…
AI shock is looking a lot like the China shock, and that’s actually good news, top economist says
In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization, sparking a manufacturing surge for the country. China became the…
Canadas Unemployment Rate Rises to Six-Month High as Full-Time Jobs Drop
Islam Times – Canada’s unemployment rate rose to a six-month high in April to 6.9% as the economy…
Taiwan’s $286 Billion Pension Fund Trims Its Dollar Exposure
Taiwan’s largest pension fund has reduced some of its US currency exposure amid heightened market volatility and a…