Tata Steel workers will go on ‘complete indefinite strike’ in July, Unite says

Unite said it would be the first strike in Britain in more than four decades. By means of Daniel Binns, business reporter Friday June 21, 2024 5:39 PM, UK About 1,500 workers at Tata Steel will go on a “full indefinite strike” next month, a union has announced. Industrial action at the company’s sites in … Read more

What the new science says about hybrid work, Lattice’s CEO on digital workers, and more

This is the published version of Forbes’ Future of Work newsletter, which provides the latest news for Chief Human Resources Officers and other talent managers on disruptive technologies, workforce management, and trends in the remote work debate. Click here to receive it in your mailbox every Monday! Seen through the window of a corporate office … Read more

Postal workers tell ‘Czech sphinx’ that his pledges are ‘not enough’

Daniel Kretinsky was previously accused of undervaluing the postal service Postal workers have told the ‘Czech sphinx’ billionaire who wants to take over Royal Mail for £3.6 billion that his company’s commitments are ‘not enough’. Businessman Daniel Kretinsky, 48, was previously accused of undervaluing the postal service with his £3.57 billion bid to take over … Read more

The owner of Britain’s largest man cave watches as workers demolish the cave

A millionaire who owns Britain’s ‘largest man cave’ has watched as workers demolish the illegal leisure complex as his neighbors celebrate the end of ‘years of misery’. Graham Wildin, 72, watched from his country home as contractors demolished the bowling alley, casino and cinema at the back of his home in the Forest of Dean, … Read more

Microsoft’s new Copilot AI agents act as virtual workers to automate tasks

Microsoft will soon allow companies and developers to build AI-powered copilots that can work as virtual workers and perform tasks automatically. Instead of Copilot sitting idly by waiting for queries, it will be able to do things like monitor email inboxes and automate a series of tasks or data entry that employees would normally have … Read more

ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI workers certainly cannot

On Monday, OpenAI announced exciting new product news: ChatGPT can now talk like a human. It has a cheerful, slightly endearing female voice that sounds impressively non-robotic, and a little familiar if you’ve seen a certain Spike Jonze film from 2013. “Her,” tweeted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, referring to the film where a man falls … Read more