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Indian Homemakers Are Paid to Film Household Tasks to Train AI Robots

Tech firms buy first‑person video and motion‑sensor recordings so robots can learn how people move and handle objects in real homes.

Microsoft AI Chief Clarifies That AI Will Automate Tasks, Not Erase White‑Collar Jobs

Hampshire College to Shut Down After Fall 2026

Monzo Founder Predicts Income Tax Obsolete Within Five Years

Anthropic Unveils AI Exposure Index, Putting Programmers at Highest Automation Risk

Lidl Ramps Up AI Self‑Checkout in Germany as Surveillance Grows and Shoppers Push Back

Block Cuts About 40% of Staff as AI Reshapes Operations

Gucci’s AI-Labeled Teasers Draw Fire Ahead of Milan Runway Debut

Fed’s Waller Says AI Won’t Upend Jobs as Central Bank Sets Cautious, System-Wide Path

Ex-DeepMind Insider Warns AI Could Entrench an Elite, Launches Nonprofit to Press Policy Response

German Grocers Curb Self‑Checkout Access in Select Stores

AI Chatbots Are Overtaking India’s Call‑Centre Work

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan Says AI Will Make Three- or Four-Day Workweeks Feasible

Aurelian Raises $14 Million to Scale AI That Handles Non-Emergency 911 Calls

Public Fears Grow as Tech Leaders Split on Replacing Entry-Level Jobs With AI

Anthropic Concludes Project Vend After Shopkeeping AI’s Operational Failures

Anthropic Launches Economic Futures Program to Study AI Job Displacement

Steve Bannon Calls for Commerce Secretary Lutnick to Step Back from Media Role

Sky Announces 2,000 Customer Service Job Cuts and Call Center Closures

DBS Bank to Cut 4,000 Temporary Roles as AI Adoption Expands