The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need and people do not have to work, in what has become his latest slogan.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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A World Where All Is Free? That’s Elon Musk’s Theory of ‘Sustainable Abundance.’
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India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
The New York Times – Business:Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.
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Fact-check: Trump’s Latest Claims on Jobs, Inflation and Crime
The New York Times – Business:Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back.
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New York Nurses’ Strike Ends After 6 Weeks as Last Holdouts Approve Deal
The New York Times – Business:Workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital voted for a contract with raises and layoff protections, meaning more than 4,000 nurses will return.
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Can an A.I. Productivity Boom Clear a Path for More Rate Cuts? Trump’s Fed Pick Thinks So.
The New York Times – Business:As Federal Reserve chair, Kevin M. Warsh may face a tough task persuading his colleagues to lower borrowing costs because of potential productivity gains.
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Can an A.I. Productivity Boom Clear a Path for More Rate Cuts? Trump’s Fed Pick Thinks So.
The New York Times – Business:As Federal Reserve chair, Kevin M. Warsh may face a tough task persuading his colleagues to lower borrowing costs because of potential productivity gains.
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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults
The New York Times – Business:At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.
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Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025
The New York Times – Business:Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
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Fed Officials Signaled No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, With Some Raising Possibility of Hikes, Minutes Show
The New York Times – Business:Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.
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Goldman Sachs to Drop D.E.I. Criteria for Board Members
The New York Times – Business:The move would be the Wall Street firm’s latest retreat from diversity mandates that its chief executive, David Solomon, had once made a priority.
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How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians
The New York Times – Business:A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory.
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White House Sees Win After 2 Strong Economic Reports
The New York Times – Business:Solid jobs data and a soft inflation reading for January are welcome news for President Trump. But the bigger economic picture is less encouraging.