Financial services are shunning AI due to job and regulatory fears

Financial services are failing to successfully implement artificial intelligence, European fintech executives claim, even as evidence mounts that the hyped technology will increase productivity and reduce costs. Fear of job losses, regulatory concerns and institutional inertia are some of the factors preventing bankers from fully embracing the systems underlying products like ChatGPT. “The big banks … Read more

Tata Steel: Families postpone plans due to job loss concerns – BBC News

Image source, Owen Midwinter Image caption, Owen and his girlfriend Cori are just some of the thousands affected by the decision to close blast furnaces at Port Talbot Steelworks Item information Author, Paul Heaney Role, BBC Wales investigates June 25, 2024 Updated June 26, 2024 Owen Midwinter thought he had a ‘job for life’ when … Read more

Tata Steel: Families postpone plans amid job loss worries – BBC News

Image source, Owen Midwinter Image caption, Owen and his girlfriend Cori are just some of the thousands affected by the decision to close blast furnaces at Port Talbot Steelworks Item information Author, Paul Heaney Role, BBC Wales investigates June 25, 2024 Updated 8 hours ago Owen Midwinter thought he had a ‘job for life’ when … Read more

New research shows why you don’t have to be perfect to get the job done

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Building compact behavioral programs. (A) Above: The space of strategies for solving a task can be wide, with many strategies yielding good performance. Bottom: Studying relationships between strategies can provide insight into behavioral variability between animals and tasks. (B) General … Read more

New research shows why you don’t have to be perfect to get the job done

Building compact behavioral programs. (A) Above: The space of strategies for solving a task can be wide, with many strategies yielding good performance. Bottom: Studying relationships between strategies can provide insight into behavioral variability between animals and tasks. (B) General task design: an animal makes inferences about hidden properties of the environment to guide actions. … Read more

Polish developer apologizes after criticism of the job requirements for a nude sauna

A Polish developer has come under fire for expecting his employees to agree to mandatory sauna sessions. In a now-viral LinkedIn exchange, Jacek Piórkowski, creative director of Spectrum Studio, approached narrative designer and writer Aleksandra Wolna about working for his studio. Wolna responded that Piórkowski had previously approached her for a job, but she had … Read more

Tata job losses: Labor calls for post-election talks – BBC News

Image caption, Jonathan Reynolds meets Prime Minister Vaughan Gething (left) in Port Talbot on Monday Labor has said there is a “better deal to be had” with Tata over the future of its UK operations. During a visit to Port Talbot, where thousands of jobs are at stake, shadow business minister Jonathan Reynolds called on … Read more

Job losses at Tata are starting to become real, says Port Talbot employee – BBC News

Image caption, Tata UK posted a loss of £364 million in 2023-2024 Item information Author, Steve Duffy Role, BBC news 53 minutes ago Threatened job cuts at the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot are ‘a big blow’, an employee says. Jamie Jones, 45, who has worked at the site since he was 17, said concerns … Read more

Meta withdraws a sextortion expert’s job offer after he publicly criticizes Instagram

Meta withdrew a job offer from a prominent cyber intelligence analyst immediately after he criticized Instagram for its failure to protect children online. Paul Raffile had been offered a job as a human exploitation investigator, focusing on issues such as extortion and human trafficking. He had participated in a webinar on April 24 on protecting … Read more