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Generative AI Not Replacing UK Jobs, Study Finds
Study finds UK organisations broadly deploying generative AI to support existing jobs, but execs say employment not affected
Microsoft Executive Indicates Departmental Hiring Slowdown
Amid concern at the state of the global economy, a senior Microsoft executive tells staff to be more cautious when hiring for new roles
Silicon In Focus Podcast: Skills for Success
A new report reveals 77% of SME leaders do not have the skills required to successfully implement new technology into their businesses.
Microsoft Probed By US For Racial Discrimination
Redmond diversity plans to double the number of black and African American senior staff faces scrutiny from US government
What’s Your Next Tech Job?
With the potential for mass redundancies across many businesses, what skills should you gain to land a new job? Silicon UK considers the tech job landscape and asks how this might change in a post COVID world.
Google To Splash Out $1bn On New Manhattan Campus
The search and advertising giant is looking to double its staff in the city to around 14,000
Apple To Build New $1bn Campus In Austin
The expansion is part of a £277bn plan to create more US jobs, amidst pressure from President Trump
Google Brings Jobs Search Feature To UK
Google for Jobs, launched in the US last year, arrives ahead of an expected record-breaking antitrust fine by the European Commission
MPs Put Pressure On Government For ‘Gig Economy’ Reform
Proposed legislation drafted by two influential select committees would crack down on 'flexible' employers such as Uber and Deliveroo
Court Rules In Favour Of Engineer Sacked Over Personal Messages
A Romanian engineer was wrongfully sacked after his employer read personal messages sent using an account set up for work, finds top human rights court
Google Fires Author Of Controversial Diversity Memo
The internal memo, which argued Google's diversity practices were 'discriminatory', caused a backlash both within and outside the company
Brexit: 70 Percent Of Tech Workers Consider Leaving UK
Uncertainty over the EU referendum result has halved the number of foreign workers looking for jobs in the UK, finds jobs site
Think Tank Urges Retraining Programmes For Those Replaced By Robots
The IPPR argues a skills levy could help offset the disruptive effects of robots replacing millions of human jobs
Amazon To Add 5,000 Staff In UK This Year
The company plans to hire more than 15,000 staff across Europe by the end of 2017
Facebook To Hire 500 UK Staff Next Year To Boost Engineer Workforce
The expansion comes on the heels of Google's approval of a £1bn UK investment
Twitter To Reduce Its Workforce ‘By 8 Percent’
The company will reportedly fire about 300 staff as efforts to find a buyer fall through
Automation Puts Public Sector Jobs ‘At Risk’
Sixteen percent of public sector jobs likely to be replaced by robots, study finds
Dell ‘To Cut At Least 2,000 Jobs’ Post-EMC Buy
Dell Technologies is planning to reduce supply chain, administrative and sales staff following the completion of its £45bn EMC deal
Salesforce Wants To Beat Google For ‘Best British’ Tech Employer Title
EXCLUSIVE: Salesforce bets on diversity boost appeal to UK tech workers over Google
IBM ‘Planning Job Cuts Across Europe, US’
IBM has confirmed 900 staff cuts in Germany, with more reported across its European and US operations
IBM ‘To Cut 111,000 Jobs’ In Biggest-Ever Round Of Corporate Layoffs
Cuts look to steady declining revenues, as IBM continues to seek leadership in the cloud
One In Twenty IT Job Applicants Are Women, Say Majority Of Tech Employers
Women are put off by the image of a male-dominated IT workplace, say employers
BBC CTO Sacked Over Failed Digital Project
John Linwood was fired from the BBC without a payoff over the failure of the BBC's digital production scheme
US Sees Higher IT Employment Rates
A US hiring survey, along with official statistics, both show higher employment rates for IT professionals
Poll: How Do You Expect Your Employment To Change In 2014?
What do you think will happen to you in the next 12 months? Let us know!
Quiz Of The Week: Women In Tech
Women have been at the heart of tech since the industry began. Our quiz charts their success
Recruiters Hunt For Big Data Skills
Jobs related to big data are rising in the ranks of executives' hiring priorities, according to a new survey
Small US Businesses Scrap Hiring Plans
The overall US unemployment rate may be declining, but small businesses have eliminated their former plans to make new hires
UK Tech Startups Looking For 2,697 Employees
Young companies offer an average wage of £36,344