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Amazon to Close Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026

The decision follows an internal assessment and will push researchers, companies and gig workers to shift data-labeling work to other providers.

RBA Says Rate Hikes Are Working but Flags AI Investment and Equity Risks

JPMorgan Commits $24 Million to Rebuild Shipbuilding at Philadelphia Navy Yard

Tech Firms Keep Cutting Staff as Microsoft Eliminates 4,800 Roles

IBGE Releases 2024 Industrial Survey Showing Manufacturing Dominance and a Break in the Series

Bezos Predicts AI Will Create a Labor Shortage and Urges Data‑Center Cooling Priority

THEKER Raises $85 Million Series A to Scale Reconfigurable Factory Robots

Spanish University Cutoffs Concentrated in STEM and Double Degrees, Data Show

Part-Time Work Reaches Record Share in Germany as Full-Time Hours Fall

Chinese Auto Suppliers Surge, Squeezing German Tier Firms

Germany’s Energy-Intensive Industry Output Down 15% Since 2022, Destatis Says

RBC Warns Canada’s Auto Sector Could Vanish Without Restored U.S. Free Trade

German Firms Flag Survival Risk as Insolvencies Hit Highest Since 2005

Chinese Court Rules Firing Worker for AI Replacement Unlawful

Cloudflare to Cut 1,100 Jobs in Shift to Agentic AI as Shares Tumble

Spain Approves 2026 Public Hiring Plan With 37,017 Posts, Focus on Digital Roles

Meta Sets May 20 Layoffs as Tech Rebuilds Around AI

Lumilagro to Open 15 Stores, Hire 60 in Retail Expansion

Randstad Survey Finds 70% of Argentines Lost Job Opportunities for Lacking Skills

Survey Finds Most Argentine Workers Outside Their Field as Job Dissatisfaction Leads Region