Workforce Support: Malaysia’s Media Innovation Fund 2.0 aims to help local newsrooms modernize, train staff and avoid layoffs as they adopt AI and seek new revenue. Hiring: A Tamil Nadu job fair issued 1,172 offers after 167 companies interviewed more than 4,200 candidates. Ghana’s finance minister also urged local gold refining to create jobs and build businesses around the industry. Workplace Oversight: Walmart is investigating allegations that Flipkart employees took more than ₹150 crore in seller kickbacks; the claims have not been established. Jobs at Risk: Poundland is seeking a rescue deal after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting its workforce under pressure. Alaska Airlines plans to cut about 200 jobs, while Virgin Media O2 is reported to be preparing thousands of UK cuts. AI and Employment: A European Commission report says 56% of Cyprus’s workforce is in roles highly exposed to AI, with 27% of private-sector workers at risk of displacement. In India, unemployment among college-educated people aged 15–24 stands at 39.3%, while a new analysis warns that job growth is not consistently delivering secure, productive work.