Technology

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Amazon Shuts a 21 Year Old Gig Work Platform on September 30 and What Its Workers Do Next

Amazon closes Mechanical Turk on September 30 after 21 years, ending a platform that once served 500,000 workers. What data workers should do next.

August 26, 2026Read Article

Bill Gates Warns of the Most Turbulent Era for Workers and Argues Some Jobs Must Stay Human

Bill Gates proposes Human Reserved jobs machines could do but people keep, naming childcare and jury service, and a tax on AI tokens to fund displaced workers.

August 26, 2026Read Article

Career

How to Become a PLC Technician and Launch Your Controls Career

PLC work is programming priced as technician work. Mechatronics technicians earned a median $70,760 in May 2024. Here is how people learn it and get hired.

August 25, 2026Read Article

Career

What an Automation and Controls Technician Does and What It Pays

Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technicians earned a median $70,760 in May 2024. Here is what controls work involves and how people get into it.

August 25, 2026Read Article

Career

How to Become an RFID Technician and Where the Work Actually Sits

RFID technician has no separate wage code. Comparable tracked roles pay $61,550 to $77,180. Here is what the job involves and how people enter it.

August 25, 2026Read Article

Career

What a Level One Technician Does and How to Reach Level Two

Computer support specialists earn a median $61,550 against $48,620 for general maintenance. Here is what level one means and how to reach level two.

August 25, 2026Read Article

Career

How to Become a Slot Machine Technician and What the Skills Are Worth

Electronics installers and repairers earn a median $71,270 against $35,630 for gaming floor roles. Here is how the technical route into casinos works.

August 25, 2026Read Article

Career

Customer Support Representative Jobs and the Technical Skills That Get You Hired

Computer support specialists earn a median $61,550 against $42,830 for general support. Here are the technical skills behind that gap and how to build them.

August 25, 2026Read Article

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Career

How Seoul Job Seekers Are Training to Land Samsung and SK Hynix Chip Jobs

Korean students now score 96.2 on average to enter chip majors, nearly matching medical school. Inside the cram school boom around Samsung and SK hynix hiring.

August 24, 2026Read Article

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AI Is Taking Over Freight Quoting, What It Means for Broker and Dispatcher Jobs

One carrier rep went from 150 loads a month to over 300 using AI. What automated freight quoting means for the 97,670 cargo agents and 202,810 dispatchers in the US.

August 24, 2026Read Article

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Layoffs

Apple Cuts 200 Jobs Across Siri and Vision Pro as August Tech Layoffs Widen

Apple cut more than 200 jobs across Vision Pro and Siri, and TikTok cut 75 more in Bellevue. Here is what the August 2026 tech layoffs mean for your next move.

August 24, 2026Read Article

AI Job Titles Jumped 173 Percent in a Year, What to Ask Before You Take One

Roles with AI in the title rose 173 percent year over year while employers cut 26,000 tech jobs in July. The questions AI talent should ask before accepting.

August 14, 2026Read Article

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