Unemployment
AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employees
Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
monday.com to cut 20% of global workforce, more than 600 employees to be laid off
Relocate or resign: Samsung gives hundreds of US employees an ultimatum
The labor market has not yet recovered from the war
The historic opportunity hidden within the tech layoff wave
In a reality where there are many laid–off tech workers and an immense shortage of science teachers: It is time for the government to build a real bridge between the technology world and schools.
Wix cuts 20% of its employees citing shekel-dollar exchange rate, AI implementation
According to the CEO, the fact that the company has shekel-dominated costs and dollar-denominated revenue made it impossible to keep its current operations running without cutting back.
Behind the layoff headlines lies a more complex reality - opinion
It is very easy to blame AI for everything currently happening in the market, but the layoffs we are seeing are not driven solely by new tech
Major change in Kuwaiti citizenship laws sees thousands lose nationality
The amendments, under Amiri Decree No. (15), published in the Al-Kuwait Al-Youm gazette, requires newly naturalized citizens to renounce any other citizenship within three months.
Israel registered 37% less unpaid leave applications than in previous Iran war, report reveals
In total, 7936 people registered for unemployment since the war began, of whom 55% are women, Employment Service revealed on Sunday. Of this group, 54% are mothers of underage children.
‘Horrific signal’: Young job seekers are arriving with parents to job interviews
Some Gen Z job seekers are allowing their parents to negotiate their salary.
Number of Israeli job seekers fell in January 2026 amid tight labor market
Overall, Israel’s labor market has remained tight over the past year, with the ratio of vacancies-to-job-seekers around one-to-one.
No jobs, still paid? Economic logic behind Elon Musk’s AI vision - opinion
The MOSAIC Model for sharing AI's productivity gains, before the battle between labor and capital ruins the party for everyone.
The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion
Most Iranian ethnic minorities disdain both Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and the MEK, who have been calling for protests. However, that does not mean that they still should not join.
Israel's youth labor force participation rate declines as gender gap narrows
Report reveals declining labor force participation among young Israelis (20-29), especially men and those in the Arab sector. Low unemployment is deceptive, hiding a sharp rise in discouragement.
