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Just as secretarial roles were upended by technology and the women’s movement, the job of assistants is now in flux. Since the pandemic, the position has evolved from predominantly in-person and hands-on to an often virtual and digital role, centering around a seemingly impossible task: keeping track of people in myriad locations, not unlike a surprise game of Pokémon Go. In turn, job titles, responsibilities and daily tasks are changing. And many workers with assistant titles don't want to be called assistants. So what's the alternative? Tap the link in our bio for more.

FULL SPEED AHEAD: Brightline will travel at high speeds of up to 200 mph. Full details at the link in bio.

Our best photography from February 2023: The U.S. shoots down a high-altitude Chinese balloon, the Turkey-Syria earthquake kills tens of thousands, and Ukraine’s year of war. 🔗 Tap the link in bio to see the full gallery. #Reuters #news #photography #images #February #stills #photos #spyballoon #Turkeyearthquake

Think you don't need a lot of sleep to function well? Think again. Link in bio. (Reporting by Jeff Haden)

The time centennial. The first weekly news magazine in the United States celebrates its 100th birthday with us! Congratulations CEO jessicasibley and the entire team!

California is moving closer to determining what eligible Black residents are owed for generations of discriminatory practices, a key step toward potentially becoming the largest US jurisdiction to pay out billions of dollars in reparations. Tackling the issue is a complex task for the group of civil rights leaders, policymakers, economists and scholars appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020, following the murder of George Floyd. One of the models under consideration suggests the state would owe a total of almost $640 billion to 1.8 million Black Californians with an ancestor enslaved in the US, which works out to roughly $360,000 per person. Click the link in our bio to read the full story. (via bloombergequality)

WORKFORCE WARNING: Three years after the pandemic, millions still haven't returned to work. Link in bio.

Amazon is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters in Virginia, a decision that coincides with the company’s deepest ever job cuts and a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work. The first part of the HQ2 campus is nearing completion and will be finished and occupied as planned. The delay affects a larger phase across the street, which includes three 22-story office towers and the Helix, a corporate conference center and indoor garden. Tap the link in our bio for more on what it means for the company and the Arlington site.

US companies including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Amazon laid off nearly 103,000 people in January, the highest monthly total since the height of the pandemic.⁠ ⁠ Now the misery is spreading, as executives hunker down ahead of a possible recession. So how do companies decide who to axe?⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to find out.⁠ ⁠ #FT #financialtimes #job #work #jobcuts

A view shows a bridge and sandbanks of the Loire River in Montjean-sur-Loire, France, March 2, 2023. The country faces a record winter dry spell, raising fears of another summer of droughts and water restrictions. 📷 stephane.mahe #reuters #reutersphotos #france #weather

SHIFTING GEARS: The technology may also encourage payment by having the car disable features such as seat controls, GPS, or radio dials. Link in bio.

A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison for financing protests and other crimes, in a case that rights groups say was politically motivated. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Bialiatski and other activists sentenced in the same trial had been unfairly convicted, calling the verdict "appalling".

Ever since OpenAI's ChatGPT lit up the internet in November, companies can't stop talking about artificial intelligence. Take this earnings season. References to AI and related terms during calls with investors are already up 77% from a year earlier. And while there's plenty of hype, there are also clues about how AI is changing the corporate world. We've compiled a list of what companies have revealed about their AI wins, covering everything from software and health care to fast food and dating apps. Tap the link in bio for our guide.

The annual FTSE Women Leaders Review found women occupy two out of five board seats at the UK’s largest listed companies, surpassing the voluntary threshold set for 2025, and up from just 9.5% 11 years ago.⁠ ⁠ The review concluded there was ‘still more to do’ to lift female representation on FTSE 350 executive committees, which stood at 27% last year. ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to read more.

‘DIVERSITY NONSENSE’: "Peter Pan and Wendy" was lambasted across social media after its first trailer Tuesday featured female Lost Boy characters. Link in bio.