AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Reshuffle Hits the Job Market: Meta has started its global AI-driven layoffs, cutting about 8,000 roles after earlier plans to reduce headcount and reassign thousands more into new AI teams; the cuts began in Singapore with emails sent at 4 a.m., and the company says it’s flattening structures to boost productivity. Tech Layoff Spillover: Intuit is also cutting roughly 17% of its workforce (about 3,000 jobs) to “reduce complexity” while pushing AI into TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mailchimp and Credit Karma. Cyber & Compliance Shock: GitHub says internal repositories were breached after an employee installed a poisoned VS Code extension, raising new workplace security pressure. Local Hiring Momentum: Southwestern Ontario landed a $100M, 100-job poultry processing plant, while Orofino (Idaho) hosts a community hiring event with openings from nurses to welders. Labor Tensions: Portland Trail Blazers laid off an unspecified number of staff as new owner Tom Dundon cuts costs. Disability Employment Court Fight: Pakistan’s Lahore High Court is seeking replies over alleged rollback of disability job quotas.
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