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Many federal probationary employees have been let go, such as some OPM and Forest Service workers.BI looked at which states and agencies have the most federal workers who have been on the job for less than a year.Many work at the Department of Veterans Affairs and military departments.The latest wave…
Employees at xAI have been training the company’s AI model to perform complex research tasks, four employees told BI.It’s unclear what stage of development this project is in or whether the company will ultimately release something.OpenAI and Google have recently released tools for multistep research.Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI,…
xAI plans to add thousands of “AI tutors” this year, three employees told BI.The company currently employs over 900 tutors who typically work on training Grok, xAI’s chatbot.The hiring ramp up comes as Musk’s company looks to gain an edge in the AI arms race.xAI plans to hire thousands of…
Meta has enacted rules that bar employees from discussing politics, health, and weapons at work.These Community Engagement Expectations restrict mocking topics within a protected category, like race.Some employees formed CEE Watch to monitor post removals.Some Meta employees are questioning the company’s removal of their posts and comments from its internal…
USAID, the agency responsible for foreign aid, suddenly shut down its headquarters on Monday.DC-based employees got a text telling them to work remotely hours after Musk supported shutting down USAIDOn Monday afternoon, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was “the acting director of USAID.”Employees at the US Agency for…
Stripe has laid off 300 staff, according to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider.The cuts mostly impacted staffers in product, engineering, and operations roles, per the memo.Rob McIntosh, chief people officer, said in the memo the company still plans to grow its head count.Payments platform Stripe has laid off…
President Trump took aim at federal DEI policies in his inaugural address on Monday.He pledged to reverse executive orders from Biden, in favor of a “merit-based” society.Trump indicated he plans to largely freeze federal hiring and roll back pro-LGBTQ+ initiatives.President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending diversity,…
PwC hosts “prompting parties” to help employees experiment with generative AI tools.The firm’s chief learning officer said employees needed a safe, low-stakes format to experiment with it.PwC announced last year it was investing $1 billion over three years to expand its AI capabilities.Generative AI is reshaping the workplace, but many…
Amazon is delaying full RTO for some employees due to office capacity issues.The policy required employees to work from the office five days a week, beginning January 2.Amazon has encountered workspace capacity issues in the past.Amazon is delaying the start of its strict new RTO policy for some employees because…
Klarna will start drug testing employees in Sweden from January, Business Insider has learned.The buy-now, pay-later firm told staff about the new measures in an internal Slack post on Monday. Klarna, which is gearing up to IPO, said it was part of a wider effort to “strengthen security.”Klarna will start…
