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WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkLeading Computer Science Professor: Students Are Struggling to Get Jobs - Business Insider Computer science went from a future-proof career to an industry in upheaval in a shockingly small amount of time."For people like your son, by the way, who four years ago were promised, go study computer science, it's going to be a great career. It is future-proof -- that changed in four years," UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid said during a recent episode of Nova's "Particles of Thought" podcast. "That is astonishing." WorkGoldman's Marco Argenti on AI, Careers, and the Future of Engineering - Business Insider Part-time rocker. Part-time philosopher. Full-time tech boss. Meet Marco Argenti, the executive at the helm of Goldman's push into artificial intelligence.Argenti is Goldman Sachs' chief information officer, but his interests stretch beyond finance. Before joining Goldman in 2019, he was a top Amazon executive, helping build out its cloud-computing business. He also plays in a Seattle rock band and has long been fascinated by philosophy -- particularly the ways technology can shape people and their decisions WorkWorkAI's energy demand draws investment firms to local utilities Private investment firms that are helping finance America's artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers -- and the servers that power AI. Billions of dollars from such firms are now flowing toward electric utilities in places including New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Greg Brown, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor, says that's because there's a lot of money to be made. Buyout proposals are coming at a time when electricity bills are rising fast across the U.S. Opponents worry buyouts will further drive up electric bills for regular people. WorkWorkWorkZaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine runs on emergency generators for fifth day Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators Saturday, creating mounting safety concerns at Europe's largest nuclear facility. The power outage began Tuesday when the connection to the Ukrainian power grid was severed, forcing reliance on backup diesel generators for critical cooling systems. Greenpeace Ukraine suggested Moscow is building power lines to connect the facility to occupied territory and potentially restart reactors. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a $90 billion "mega deal" arms agreement with the United States and said an Israeli Patriot system has been operating in Ukraine for a month. WorkWorkWorkThe Post-American Order Starts in Riyadh and Islamabad - Bloomberg Given the long history of cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, it's tempting to dismiss their announcement last week of a mutual security pact as mere paperwork, formalizing a relationship that already exists. But it's much more than that. This is the first concrete indication of what a post-American world might look like -- one that is far more insecure, unstable, and unhappy.The two nations were indeed close for decades. In 1967 -- two months after Israel's victory in the Six-Day War -- they signed a security agreement in which Pakistan's battle-hardened military promised training and support to the Kingdom. Two years later, their pilots flew for Saudi Arabia in its war against communist South Yemen. WorkNorth Korea is becoming even more repressive and threatening | The Economist The mood music is building to a crescendo. This week Kim Jong Un, North Korea's dictator, spoke to his rubber-stamp parliament about his "fond memories" of meeting Donald Trump, with whom he held three inconclusive summits during Mr Trump's first term as America's president. Two days later South Korea's new left-wing president, Lee Jae Myung, laid out a vision of "peaceful coexistence" with the North at the United Nations. Mr Trump, too, has been airing magnanimous thoughts about the Koreas. "I have a great relationship with Kim Jong Un," he boasted while hosting Mr Lee at the White House last month. "I'd like to meet him this year." WorkHow Immigration Policies Are Already Affecting the Job Market - Business Insider We're learning what America looks like with fewer immigrants and fewer jobs.The Trump administration has been cracking down on immigration over the past few months, ramping up deportations and travel bans. It recently announced a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa program applicants, which could affect some major companies, like Amazon, that leverage the program. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribeYou are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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