Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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U.S. freezes green-card labor filings for Microsoft, Adobe and other tech firms
The Trump administration said it was freezing some permanent labor certification filings for Microsoft, Adobe and several IT services firms.
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Microsoft and teacher unions put AI privacy terms into school contracts
Microsoft, the AFT, and the UFT announced a school AI privacy standard that bars training models on student and educator data and can be written into Microsoft education contracts.
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Blizzard workers ratify contract with AI bargaining rights and layoff protections
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard workers ratified contracts that require the company to discuss, evaluate, and bargain over workplace AI use.
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Hays says AI is reshaping recruiting, and it will focus on harder-to-replace roles
Hays said it is expanding Microsoft AI capabilities to more than 8,000 employees, while Bloomberg Law reported it is shifting hiring toward roles harder to replace with AI.
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AI is taking over more call-center tasks at big banks and tech firms
Bloomberg Law reported that automated chat and phone systems are handling customer-service work at companies including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Microsoft, Uber Technologies, and Hyatt Hotels.