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Microsoft Unveils “Places”: AI-powered Hybrid Work Tool For Sharing Schedules

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“People continue to want flexibility at work—our research shows that nearly half (48%) of global employees are likely to ask their direct manager for a more flexible work schedule or location in the next year,” Microsoft said in an official blog post. The Flex Index report for Q2 2024 reveals 37% of U.S.

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May's Controversial Jobs Report

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May's Employment Situation Summary report (also known as the "jobs report) from the U.S.    The BLS reported employment rose by 2.5 explains one issue with the May report.    The chart below (click to enlarge) is from the Calculated Risk blog. from 15.7% Here’s what happened.

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Judge Greenlights Class Action Suit Against Tesla Alleging Systemic Racial Discrimination

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The workers allege that the company failed to address widespread racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont factory, according to a report published by Reuters. The lawsuit was filed in 2017 and is being led by former assembly line worker Marcus Vaughn.

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Google’s Plan To Merge AI With Messages Spurs Torrent Of Privacy Red Flags

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As Google doubles down on its development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) products, it’s made an announcement causing such concern about data privacy that reactions from consumers and policy makers could have wide-reaching impacts on future development and use of AI tools.

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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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Much of nonprofit work is emotionally draining, whether directly assisting individuals, working with communities or driving public policy to change systems. I am sorry to report that I haven’t lost the weight I gained during the pandemic and have yet to successfully incorporate a strong exercise routine into my life.

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Gemini vs. ChatGPT: Will Google’s AI Rollout Boost Workforce Adoption?

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Trained on Google’s Tensor Processing Units, which are reportedly both “faster and cheaper” to run than Google’s previous AI models like PaLM, according to a report published by The Verge. Google calls Gemini their most advanced and general artificial intelligence (AI) model yet.

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Unmasking the Corporate Return-to-Work Fallacy: A Genuine Approach to Junior Staff Development

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In response to this belief, Salesforce overhauled its previously flexible policy. The company’s Chief People Officer, Brent Hyder, announced in a company blog post from September 2022, “We have never enforced office attendance at Salesforce, and we never will.” Instead, it calls for task-specific office attendance.

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