AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Women are missing out on the AI jobs boom
Data: LinkedIn; Table: Danielle Alberti/Axios Women made up just over a quarter of new hires in the U.S. for AI roles last year — compared with half of new hires in non-AI occupations, per new LinkedIn data out Tuesday morning. Why it matters: These jobs are some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying in the country right now — at a time when the overall labor market is pretty sluggish — and the report shows women are getting left behind. By the numbers: Men landed 74%, and women 26%, of the new hires for AI roles in 2025. - The highest-paying roles typically have higher percentages of men. - To get hiring information, the platform looked at user, or member, profiles. For data on compensation it analyzed job listings. Zoom in:…
NYTIMES (Tiffany Hsu) - AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Publishers are losing Google traffic as AI answers replace links
The way your work shows up in a digital-dominated world is changing lightning fast, starting with the total collapse of Google Search traffic. Why it matters: Google has basically stopped sending people to websites (including our site) for answers and information. Instead, it's using AI to answer them on its platform, in its words. - Chartbeat data shared with Axios shows Google Search traffic to publishers fell 34% over the past year. - That pain is regressive. Over the past two years, small publishers lost 60% of referrals from search overall, medium publishers 47%, large publishers 22%. - This is a gut punch to all of us who operate online because people who search arrive with specific needs and intent, so they tend to be more…
JUSTTHENEWS (Ashe Short) - FBI employment attorney 'liked' LinkedIn posts backing lawsuits against the bureau
Is a social media "like" an adoption of the comment? If the government lawyer whose job is to defend the FBI against wrongful-termination claims has publicly signaled she agrees with the people siung the agency, taxpayers have good reason to ask whether the Bureau is getting a real defense, or whether the case is compromised before it starts.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Talarico Takes Funds from Epstein-Linked Billionaire, After Campaigning Against ‘Epstein Class.’
Texas Democrat Senate candidates James Talarico has come under fire after accepting large donations from billionaire connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico has faced backlash for accepting significant donations from billionaire Reid Hoffman, a billionaire with connections to Jeffrey Epstein, despite his campaign’s criticism of billionaire influence in politics . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico has come under fire after accepting large donations from billionaire connected to Jeffrey Epstein. DETAIL: Last week, it was revealed that James Talarico, Democrat candidate for the 2026 Senate election in Texas, took money from Reid Hoffman , a billionaire with connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Hoffman donated $11.5 million to Lone Star Rising, a super PAC supporting Talarico. He donated $10 million in June,…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - British Government Wants to Censor Social Media Before Elections.
Labour's push to regulate social media during elections raises concerns over free speech and independent media in Britain.
The Labour Party is pushing to regulate social media ahead of elections, raising concerns for independent media and free speech in Britain. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain ’s ruling Labour Party is proposing new restrictions on social media during election campaigns, arguing that existing laws have failed to keep pace with the influence of online platforms, in yet another proposal to curb free speech online. Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell said millions of voters now get their news through social media feeds, complaining that this allows falsehoods, deepfakes, and coordinated misinformation to spread rapidly. DETAIL: Powell said a new Representation of the People Bill would extend some election-period “purdah” rules that…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Five Eyes Warns of AI Threat, Urges Companies to Adopt AI
State of the Union: The move follows the U.S. State Department’s decision to issue export controls over Anthropic’s most advanced model. The post Five Eyes Warns of AI Threat, Urges Companies to Adopt AI appeared first on The American Conservative .
Cybersecurity agencies in the United States and its “Five Eyes” allied nations issued a rare joint statement Monday warning that frontier AI models are expected to fundamentally transform offensive cyber capabilities within months and that adversaries may succeed in developing attacks against Western governments and companies. Signed by agency heads from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., the communiqué warned leaders they must “act now” as AI increases the “speed, scale and sophistication of cyber threats.” The statement urges western companies to adopt AI models to strengthen their cyberdefenses, in ways the Financial Times described as “de facto outlining an arms race between targets and…Open
DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Chinese Spies May Be Stalking You On Your Job Hunt
'State-sponsored abuse'
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - U.S., Five Eyes Issue Joint Notice on China Spying
State of the Union: The report comes after President Trump met Xi Jinping in China last month. The post U.S., Five Eyes Issue Joint Notice on China Spying appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. and its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners issued a joint statement Wednesday warning that Chinese military intelligence is using LinkedIn and other professional social media sites to recruit people with access to classified information and obtain it from them. The notice was drafted by the FBI, Britain’s MI5 and the domestic intelligence agencies of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. It is the group’s first joint public warning on the issue. The heads of Five Eyes had previously issued a joint statement on the issue of intellectual property theft in October 2023. In the latest warning, the agencies wrote , “These actors use an aggressive online recruitment strategy whereby intelligence officers or their affiliates…Open