Amazon to Invest $1 Billion in Pay Hikes and Lower Healthcare Costs for U.S. Workers
Amazon has announced a $1 billion investment to raise wages and cut healthcare costs for its U.S. fulfilment and transportation employees, a move that will lift average total compensation to over $30 an hour. The company said average hourly pay will rise above $23, translating into an annual increase of about...
Google Lays Off 200 AI Contractors Who Helped Train Its Systems
Google has laid off around 200 contractors working on its artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including Gemini, in a move that many of the impacted staff believe amounts to being replaced by the very systems they helped build. The contractors—often called “super raters”—were responsible for rating and evaluating AI outputs, creating prompts...
Fiverr to Lay Off 30% of Staff in AI-Focused Restructuring
Fiverr International, the global online services marketplace, has announced plans to cut nearly 30% of its workforce—about 250 employees—as part of a major restructuring to reposition itself as an “AI-first” organisation. In a letter to employees, CEO Micha Kaufman said the move is aimed at creating a leaner structure with fewer...
