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“Amazon has told its white collar employees that their jobs are at risk from artificial intelligence in the next few years, marking a rare explicit warning from a senior tech executive that AI will lead to lay-offs.”

#AndyJassy, the ecommerce giant’s chief executive, told employees in a memo on Tuesday that the company was deploying #AI across its #operations, particularly in its #logistics network, to help lower costs. He said the company wants to increase its use of AI, which would mean #JobLosses.”

“We will need *fewer people* doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing *other types of jobs*,” Jassy said. “It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will #reduce our total #CorporateWorkforce.”

From 2022, the introduction of #ChatGPT and #GenerativeAI has been building up within the corporate mindset. So too has the #ZeroWorkHours for White collar workers.

#ArtificialIntelligence / #Amazon / #WhiteCollar <archive.md/1R0ZL> / <ft.com/content/9e66ba5b-5403-4> (paywall)

I am so proud of my friend Michael Moore who founded and has driven this incredible Maker Space that isn't just bringing all sorts of cool capabilities and education to #PortAlberni but also is an amazing innovator in plastic re-use!

His goal has always been to take as much plastic as he can and repurpose/remold it into useful things... and well.. that's exactly what he's doing!

GO MIKE!

#plastic #Recycling #Reduce #ReUse #Maker #3dPrinting #VancouverIsland #BCPoli

albernivalleynews.com/local-ne

Alberni Valley News · Alberni Valley Makerspace builds a future with plasticBy Susie Quinn

You know what would be cool? A leave one - take one box for cloth shopping bags near the register in shops. Forgot your bag at home, or bought more or more bulky things than you expected? Grab a bag instead of buying a paper bag that is nominally reusable, but usually isn't re-used.
Have too many cloth shopping bags at home? Wash them and leave a few at the box for someone else...

Why a new #zero-carbon #UK #steel plant offers hope and a headache | Steel industry | The Guardian

The problem with making steel using a #BlastFurnace is that it requires very high temperatures and #CokingCoal to #reduce the #Oxygen content as it is made to bond to #Carbon instead. This produces #CarbonMonoxide and then #CarbonDioxide.

theguardian.com/business/2025/

The Guardian · Why a new zero-carbon UK steel plant offers hope and a headacheBy Jasper Jolly