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Here are some of the best links I read in the last week:
#FAVORITES
Tech Industry Workers Have Become Cogs in a Broken System (inc.com) -- comments
Freelancers Are Getting Ruined by AI -- comments
Lucky young couple lands gig taking care of uninhabited Irish island (cbc.ca) -- comments
How AI will eat jobs, things which I have noticed so far.
America Is Missing The New Labor Economy – Robotics Part 1 (semianalysis.com) -- comments
Performance Measures and Incentives, Lessons from a Famous Corporate Implosion (coyoteblog.com) -- comments
Time for a Change: The long, contentious history of time shifts (worldhistory.substack.com) -- comments
DOGE is replacing fired workers with a chatbot called GSAi. -- comments
HR Manager Created 22 Fake Employees with Perfect Attendance to Steal $2.2 Million in Paychecks -- comments
Layoffs Don't Work (thehustle.co) -- comments
#HACKERNEWS
Microsoft is plotting a future without OpenAI (techstartups.com) -- comments
Words for the Heart: A treasury of emotions from classical India (bostonreview.net) -- comments
Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it (science.org) -- comments
The Day the Muse Died (johnpweiss.com) -- comments
Why Quantum Engineering Is Emerging as a Distinct Industrial Sector (ieee.org) -- comments
Wall Street sell-off turns 'ugly' as US recession fears grow (independent.co.uk) -- comments
Ask HN: Advice for tolerating the "corporate" aspect of software jobs?
Ask HN: How will uncertain tariff policies impact tech startups and funding?
Is the job market for software devs starting to improve?
Ask HN: Why are IT salaries falling?
Job openings for software engineers are at their lowest level in five years, Indeed data show | Marc Benioff said Salesforce might not hire software engineers in 2025 because of gains from AI -- comments
These past few weeks have really stressed me out. Hiring managers are asking for too much.
9 Years in Recruiting – Frustrated About Not Hitting 6 Figures
How to detach yourself from this job after hours?
When the Grass Isn't Greener: My HRBP Interview Horror Story [United States]
Warning for anyone who uses LinkedIn to post/promote jobs [N/A]
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