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Oracle To Hire 2,000 For Cloud Business Expansion
Aggressive rollout of cloud business to new global locations will entail the hiring of nearly 2,000 additional workers
MacDonald’s To Replace Humans With AI Drive-Through Assistants
Sign of things to come? Human servers to be replaced by AI voice tech in drive-throughs in the US
Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation For Job Search Tool
EU competition boss confirms investigation of Google job search tool after complaints from rivals
Deepmind Co-founder Takes Leave Of Absence
Co-founder of Google's AI division takes extended leave of absence, by mutual agreement
Google Job Search Prompts Antitrust Complaint
Job search websites complain to European regulators and seek Google job listing halt during probe
Facebook To Create 500 Engineering Jobs In London
Good news for Londoners as Facebook said it will create 500 jobs by year end, mostly for content takedown
BT To Close Offices In 270 Locations
Cost-cutting purge, or 'workplace improvement programme' as BT calls it, sees huge culling of offices
ONS: Automation Poses ‘High Risk’ To 1.5 Million Jobs
Proportion of high-risk jobs has decreased since 2011, indicating some positions may already have been automated out of existence
Facebook Hit By More Senior Resignations
Mark Zuckerberg's right hand man steps down amid plans to unite WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook
Amazon’s New York Headquarters Hits Surprise Roadblock
Political opposition to the company's plans for a second heaquarters in Queens unexpectedly gains ground over 'secretive' £2.3bn deal
Apple To Scale Back Hiring After iPhone Slowdown – Report
Hiring spree at Apple to slow for certain divisions, warns Tim Cook, but there will be no hiring freeze
Robots Not Stealing Our Jobs, World Bank Says
Automation has little effect on global labour market, despite worries that robots will remove many jobs
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
AI Poses Jobs Threat, Admits BoE Chief Economist
AI threat. Skills revolution needed to prevent large swathes of people becoming "technologically unemployed"
AI To Create Jobs, Claims PwC Report
Artificial intelligence will create as many jobs as it displaces by boosting economic growth, says analyst
Intel Faces Age Discrimination Allegations Over Layoffs – Report
Chip giant become latest tech firm to be investigated over alleged age bias by axing mostly older staff
Amazon’s List of 20 Potential HQ2 Sites Shows Focus On Washington DC
ANALYSIS: All the signs point to the US capital being the home of Amazon's second headquarters
Facebook’s New London Office Will Hire 800 New Staff
Facebook brings engineers, tech and sales under one roof in London
Nokia Cuts UK Jobs And Stops Ozo VR Development To Focus On Health
Nokia says slower than expected sales have led it stop development on the Nokia OZO VR camera
New LinkedIn Analytics Job Recruiter Tools Provide ‘Talent Insights’
When it arrives in 2018, LinkedIn Talent Insights provide data analytics that give recruiters a clearer, more complete picture of labour markets.
How To Get IT Recruitment Right
IT recruitment can be a tricky business, but how can you make sure you get the right talent first time round?
Brexit Leaves Organisations Split On IT Spending
New research suggests IT directors are split between spending big before Brexit or waiting to see what happens with EU negotiations
HPE ‘Set To Cut’ 5,000 Jobs Worldwide
Reports suggest HPE plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce amid intensifying IT competition
Amazon Sparks City Bidding War For New North American HQ
Amazon invites North American cities to host new HQ, which will be equal to its base in Seattle. But what does it want?
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
Transportation, Sales & Retail Jobs ‘To Disappear’ As Robots Take Over
Automation and e-commerce are set to phase out 80 percent of transportation and warehousing jobs and 63 percent of sales employment, says Oxford University
Trump Creates Uncertainty For US Tech Workers But Brexit Means UK Unlikely To Benefit
Research shows US tech workers believe immigration stimulates innovation and some are considering leaving the US, but Brexit has made UK less attractive
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