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AI safety jobs are one bright spot in a stagnant job market.At LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference on Tuesday, CEO Daniel Shapero said that while hiring has largely “frozen,” some roles and industries are still growing. LinkedIn research released Tuesday found that AI safety roles are one of the pockets of growth, rising 91% over the past year.It’s a timely topic, given recent high-profile security incidents and ongoing bipartisan AI safety talks.”AI safety is something a lot of people are talking about,” CEO Daniel Shapero said at the conference.The field centers on making sure AI systems operate safely and ethically. Jobs…

Companies big and small are embracing a DIY approach to software.With the help of AI, they’re building tools that they could otherwise purchase from large enterprise software vendors like Workday, SAP, and Salesforce.West Monroe, a Chicago-based consultancy, wanted a program that could check payroll for errors and another that could surface useful insights for managers about its roughly 2,000 employees.Buying those capabilities from a vendor would have cost the company more than $300,000 a year, Tanya Moore, its chief people officer, estimated. To avoid that expense, employees built the software themselves earlier this year using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex, she…

Starbucks announced last week that it would close approximately 250 coffeehouses across North America, representing just under 1% of its more than 18,000 locations in the region.In a memo to employees, chief operating officer Mike Grams said Starbucks had identified stores where it could not consistently provide its desired customer and employee experience or see a path to acceptable financial performance.The company said affected employees would be offered transfers where possible, while those it could not place elsewhere would receive severance.The closures are part of Starbucks’ “Back to Starbucks” turnaround strategy, which seeks to improve service and restore stores as…

People who switched from obesity injections to Novo’s new Wegovy pill continued to lose weight after three months, according to an analysis of real-world data the company presented on Wednesday. Real-world studies evaluate associations and can’t determine causality. But the results suggest that the Wegovy pill may improve upon the initial weight loss people experience on blockbuster injections rather than simply maintain it. It also suggests that patients may not need to take weekly shots like Wegovy and Zepbound forever, and can instead opt for more convenient treatments such as Novo’s pill. Novo’s analysis used data from Ro’s telehealth platform on 194…

Want to know if it’s a good time to buy a home? Check listings Zillow and look up the latest mortgage rates.Want to know if it’s a good time to buy a car? Browse cars online and check rates on auto loans.But if you want to know whether it’s a good time to look for a job, things are more complicated.You can scan job listings, but if you find five roles you seem qualified for, how much does that really tell you? You don’t know how many people you’re competing with, how you stack up against them, or whether the…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scott Kirby, the 59-year-old CEO of United Airlines, who is based in Dallas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I went to the Air Force Academy, but I realized I couldn’t be a fighter pilot because I had an inner-ear issue that kept me from flying level with my eyes closed. Instead, I worked at the Pentagon and earned my graduate degree in operations research.I wanted to do something in math, but I didn’t want to live in a big city — I’m a country boy — so I…

Entertainment mogul Ari Emanuel said he doesn’t let himself procrastinate in the morning.On Tuesday’s episode of “Aspire with Emma Grede,” the executive chairman of WME Group and CEO of TKO Group Holdings, which oversees WWE and UFC, spoke about his daily routine and how he holds himself accountable to what he sets out to do.”I think it’s very important to have routine. I have the voice like everybody else, ‘Go back to bed.’ I don’t listen to that voice. I make sure I don’t listen to that voice,” Emanuel told podcast host Emma Grede. “I just get my ass up.…

Paramount Skydance’s streaming chief is out as it closes in on its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.Cindy Holland told staffers in a memo obtained by Business Insider on Tuesday that it would be her last day at the company. Holland said the decision came as CEO David Ellison prepares for the $110 billion merger.”As David readies for the next phase of his vision, we’ve discussed my role and the future of the combined businesses,” Holland wrote. “David is optimizing for HBO stability as we move into this next chapter, and I fully support that.”A representative for Paramount declined to confirm…

New York City’s pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes has hit a roadblock over the publication of a list of hundreds of thousands of residences in the city.A Staten Island judge ruled Tuesday that the previously published list of New York City residences should be removed. Instead, the Department of Finance, or DOF, may replace that lengthy list of residences with a roll showing properties actually subject to the tax. Further, mailed tax notices to homeowners who were potentially facing the tax are to be canceled and replaced with notifications to the properties actually affected.”No crime is involved here, but…

Workday is conducting layoffs for the second time this year, this time affecting around 500 workers. It also trimmed its fiscal third-quarter earnings forecast due to restructuring expenses.The software-as-a-service giant said in a securities filing Tuesday that it’s cutting approximately 2.5% of its workforce, mainly within its product and technology team, to “better align team structures with Workday’s strategic growth priorities.”The company, which had over 21,000 employees at the end of January, said it plans to continue hiring in strategic areas and locations throughout fiscal 2027.Workday shares are down about 12% year to date.The company previously laid off about 400…