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AI splitting job market in two: PwC study

In another study, about 49 per cent of CEOs said they expected AI adoption to reduce junior hiring over the next three years

Workers displaced by AI could create new businesses, pursue artistic interests, set up social enterprises or launch community initiatives.
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“Findings suggest that roles are being reconfigured, rather than phased out, as demand for AI-related jobs rose,” the PwC report noted.

Singapore public sector commands highest AI salary premium as job postings surge: PwC study

The share of artificial intelligence-related listings is up at 5.3% in 2025, from 3.3% the previous year

BBC's downsizing plans are expected to result in a total of about 2,000 jobs lost to save hundreds of millions of pounds.

BBC to cut hundreds of jobs in Britain in news division downsize: report

Departments across the corporation have been ordered to cut about a tenth of their costs

Once in the hundreds, postings for the City of London’s corporate lawyers, software developers, management consultants and digital marketing managers have all slumped into the double-digits. 

AI turns coders, lawyers and analysts into ghosts of London’s past

Businesses have invested a lot in the technology, but the radical gains many hoped for have yet to materialise

Former Fed chair Janet Yellen (left) speaking with Amundi CEO Valerie Baudson at the Amundi World Investment Forum 2026.

Rate hikes unlikely despite hot inflation and strong jobs in US: Amundi

Former Fed chair Janet Yellen also does not expect rate increases soon, due to uncertainty over oil prices

An employee assembles robots at Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics in Beijing, China, March 20, 2026.

AI sparks alarm in China with call to protect worker rights

Evidence is already mounting that AI is causing heavy job losses in countries like the US

(From right) Victor Chua, Dean Tong and host Claressa Monteiro.

My job, my skills, my future

As AI continues to reshape workflows and redefine jobs, how should employees in Singapore prepare for the future.

A robot learns to unpack and fold boxes at a lab working with Meituan in Shenzhen, China, Jan 21, 2026.

China Inc deploys ‘quiet’ layoffs as Beijing promotes AI adoption

Citibank estimates that 9.6 per cent of all Chinese jobs - roughly 70 million - are at high risk of AI-driven displacement