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AI is coming for your job — or at least part of it.A January study from IT services company Cognizant, which analyzed 18,000 workplace tasks, found that 93% of jobs are affected by AI to some degree. In the US, that could result in roughly $4.5 trillion of human labor shifting to AI — and it’s happening at a faster rate than expected.Cognizant projected in 2023 that 90% of jobs would be impacted by 2032. Now, a slightly elevated level of disruption is arriving about six years ahead of schedule. The pace of exposure has surged, too. Instead of rising…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Valerie Lockhart, a job seeker in her 40s based in Georgia. She was previously a vice president at Morgan Stanley until she was laid off last year. The following has been edited for length and clarity.One day last March, I was working from the office when I was asked to have a meeting with my manager’s boss.It didn’t feel out of the ordinary at first because I’d met with them before, and our last meeting had been canceled, so I assumed we were just making it up. But when I walked…

Cases in immigration courts nationwide can be appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Here, federal agents stand outside an immigration court in New York on March 6, 2026. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP The Trump administration has reshaped a lesser-known corner of the Justice Department to set immigration policy and escalate mass detentions and deportations. An administrative court known as the Board of Immigration Appeals has published a body of immigration case law that significantly narrows the due process and relief from deportation available for immigrants, an NPR analysis of its decisions shows. The White House…

In February, I was laid off from The Washington Post when my entire team in Seoul was cut. More than 300 journalists lost their jobs in a single day. Loading audio narration… About two years ago, my family and I moved to South Korea from Colorado after I was offered the job. It was a risk, but I saw several potential upsides. Professionally, it was an opportunity to work for a premier news organization and a chance to test my ability to perform at the highest level.From a family standpoint, it meant my South Korean wife could reconnect with her…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nuala O’Hanlon, who quit her marketing role at Primark in Dublin to backpack through Asia. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the fashion merchandising and marketing industry for my decadelong career. I started taking on visual merchandising gigs in college and began working for major retailers, including Primark, after graduation.I genuinely loved the work, my colleagues, and the fast pace. But over the last year, there was a small voice in the back of my head asking, “What else?”It wasn’t burnout or a breaking point that made…

The $59 billion cloud data company Snowflake made “targeted” staff cuts, the company confirmed.”These actions reflect targeted adjustments to align our teams with Snowflake’s long-term strategy,” a Snowflake spokesperson said. “Such steps are a natural part of scaling a fast-growing company, and we remain firmly committed to sustained growth. Snowflake will continue investing in our people and products to deliver exceptional value and best-in-class support for customers. We see significant opportunities ahead and are confident in our strategy and the strength of our team.”The cuts affected its technical writing and documentation team, according to several LinkedIn posts.This team helped document…

As companies find more tasks AI can tackle, it’s costing some employees their jobs. This increased use of AI is also costing something else: money. Loading audio narration… “Tokens, seats, we have all these enterprise tools we haven’t basically budgeted for, and it’s expensive,” said Katya Laviolette, Chief People Officer at 1Password.Business Insider invited Laviolette, along with 13 other executives, to participate in a roundtable discussion titled “Futureproofing Your Workforce in the Age of Ai,” presented by Indeed.Others at the table agreed that as more employees experiment with AI tools, the costs of using those tools is skyrocketing. That presents…

The Trump administration took its first step toward transferring the student-loan portfolio out of the Department of Education. Loading audio narration… On Thursday, the Department of Education announced a partnership with the Treasury Department on overseeing the $1.7 trillion student-loan portfolio. The partnership, known as an interagency agreement, would hand over the portfolios of defaulted student-loan borrowers to the Treasury, allowing the agency to collect on defaulted debt and support borrowers who have defaulted.Nearly 9 million borrowers are in default, which typically happens after 270 days of missed federal student-loan payments.Prior to this agreement, the Department of Education’s Default Resolution…

Rear view of FedEx delivery truck with logo parked on city street, Dogpatch Neighborhood, San Francisco, California, February 25, 2026. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesFedEx on Thursday reported strong fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations.The company also raised its guidance for fiscal 2026, projecting revenue growth of 6% to 6.5% compared with analyst estimates of up 5.6%.Shares of FedEx rose roughly 9% in extended trading.Here’s how the company performed in the fiscal third quarter, compared with what analysts were expecting, according to LSEG:Earnings per share: $5.25 adjusted vs. $4.09 expectedRevenue: $24 billion vs. $23.43 billionFor…

A jury sided with apper Afroman, whose legal name is Joseph Foreman, in a defamation lawsuit brought by Ohio police who raided his home. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect hide caption toggle caption USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Afroman was just trying to turn lemons into “Lemon Pound Cake” when he started making music videos and social media posts mocking the law enforcement officers who conducted a heavy-handed raid on his Ohio home. Home surveillance video of the August 2022 raid shows half a dozen gun-wielding law-enforcement officers from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies kicking down his…