Up Next @ WorkTech! Lawsuits, Layoffs, and the AI Panic Button
Workday’s legal troubles, data broker scrutiny, and Meta’s AI ambitions collide in a turbulent week for Work Tech.
Up Next @ Work · WRKdefined
March 19, 202631m 31s
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Show Notes
In the latest episode of Up Next @ WorkTech, Katie Achille and George LaRocque navigate another packed week of industry turbulence, from Workday's ongoing age-discrimination lawsuit to Senator Hassan's public rebuke of data-broker practices reaching HR Tech. Episode highlights include:
- Meta's recent acquisition spree, followed by rumors of major layoffs
- New research from Brookings forecasts profound AI disruption, with a recommendation of how to adjust the path forward
- The potential for 30 percent unemployment for new grads entering the job market
- What corporate jargon really signifies, according to a study out of Cornell
- One of the biggest TA tech funding rounds in recent memory - Series B secured by the folks at Juicebox