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US politics
fromTruthout
10 hours ago

Scientists Call Appointment of JD Vance's Friend to Top NIH Position "Cronyism"

Kyle Walsh was appointed director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences without a search or open position during an NIH hiring freeze.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Oakland school board scrapes together a budget plan

Oakland Unified board approved a budget plan requiring hiring freezes and spending reductions while avoiding school closures, with $100 million in potential 2026-27 adjustments.
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

Ineos halts hiring as Jim Ratcliffe moves to cut 11bn debt load

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's chemicals empire, Ineos, has introduced a company-wide hiring freeze as it prioritises debt reduction following years of rapid expansion and weakening market conditions. The British-founded group confirmed a "general recruitment freeze" while tightening capital spending after acquiring assets worth around €2.7 billion across the US, Europe and Asia between 2022 and 2024. The move comes as Ineos grapples with overcapacity in the chemicals market, new US tariffs and falling prices that have squeezed margins across its core businesses.
Business
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Ontario ends year with much less debt then expected in annual budget | CBC News

Ontario closed 2024-25 with a $1.1 billion deficit, far below the $9.8 billion budget projection, driven by stronger tax and public-sector revenues.
Business
fromComputerworld
4 weeks ago

Resume.org: Turmoil ahead for US job market as genAI disruption kicks up waves

Half of US companies have frozen hiring and a third plan layoffs; high earners without AI skills face greatest risk as AI-driven change reshapes jobs.
US news
fromFortune
1 month ago

Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z's hiring nightmare is real-and it's not about AI eating entry-level jobs | Fortune

U.S. youth unemployment surged in 2025 due to a 'no hire, no fire' hiring freeze and slowed economy, not primarily because of AI.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Good Morning, News: ICE Violates City Rules, Portland's Budget Woes Deepen, and Jimmy Kimmel Yanked Off the Air by the Cowards at ABC

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Portland
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago

CEOs really are putting a pause on hiring 'first timers,' career coach to the Fortune 500 warns-here's how Gen Z grads can still land work | Fortune

CEOs are pausing first-time hires as AI automates entry-level tasks; Gen Z must demonstrate problem-solving and AI literacy to secure remaining roles.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Hayward announces hiring freeze, creates 'budget war room' after city drains $31 million in reserves

It was a perfect storm. We added positions to respond to needs, we negotiated new labor standards, and there was also the expenditure to purchase the theater, and, frankly, we have some internal overtime spending controls that need to be tightened up,
US politics
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Hayward announces hiring freeze, creates budget war room' after city drains $31 million in reserves

Hayward froze hiring and launched a budget war room to address a structural deficit that drained $31 million and nearly exhausted city reserves.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Zuckerberg's AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave

Wang and other former Scale staffers have struggled with some of the idiosyncratic ways of working at Meta, according to someone familiar with his thinking, for example having to adjust to not having revenue goals as they once did as a startup. Despite teething problems, some have celebrated the leadership shift, including the appointment of popular entrepreneur and venture capitalist Friedman as head of Products and Applied Research, the team tasked with integrating the models into Meta's own apps.
Artificial intelligence
Business
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Employees Are Staying Put in Jobs, Causing the 'Great Stay' | Entrepreneur

Employees are staying in jobs and employers are adopting a no-hire, no-fire approach, producing unusually low turnover despite slowing job growth.
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Big Tech's AI Bubble: Meta's Move Hints at a Looming Crash

Big Tech's massive AI investments face scrutiny as Meta's AI hiring freeze suggests returns may not match spending, signaling potential market reevaluation.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechzine Global
2 months ago

Meta freezes AI staff recruitment after spending billions

Meta Platforms froze AI hiring and reorganized into Meta Superintelligence Labs with four teams for advanced AI, products, infrastructure, and fundamental research.
fromFuturism
2 months ago

The Maker of Ozempic Is in Such Deep Trouble That It's Going on Hiring Lockdown

Despite ushering in the weight-loss injectable craze and reaching a whopping $604 billion market cap in March 2024, Novo has for the past 18 months suffered hit after financial hit as compounding companies cut into its profit margin by selling cheaper, off-brand Ozempic - and as Eli Lilly, the makers of rival jabs Mounjaro and Zepbound, surged ahead thanks to promising news about its orforglipron GLP-1 pill.
Business
US politics
fromNextgov.com
3 months ago

Agencies to 'redouble' efforts to rightsize their workforces following Supreme Court ruling, White House official says

Federal agencies are moving forward with workforce reductions following a Supreme Court ruling that lifted an injunction against such actions.
NYC politics
fromFox News
5 months ago

Coast Guard rejects Schumer's claim that DOGE contributed to fatal Brooklyn Bridge crash

The Brooklyn Bridge collision raises questions about the impact of a hiring freeze at DHS on Coast Guard operations.
Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
5 months ago

Healey administration calls for hiring freeze amid federal funding concerns

Massachusetts to freeze hiring in the executive branch to manage finances amid federal funding concerns.
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