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Standard Chartered To Replace "Lower-Value Human Capital" With AI As Meta Layoff D-Day Nears The white-collar job-loss apocalypse, accelerated by AI, is increasingly concentrated in repetitive, data-intensive, and digitally native roles, with tech firms announcing layoffs one after another. While 'D-Day' for Meta layoffs is Wednesday morning, the London-headquartered international bank Standard Chartered announced on Tuesday plans to cut 15% of its corporate roles (or about 7800 jobs) by 2030 as part of a broader efficiency push amid the adoption of AI. STAN also raised its profitability targets, aiming for a 15%...

Critical Metals Shares Surge 40% After Expanding Rare Earth Mining Position In Greenland Critical Metals Corp. shares have surged as much as 45% in trading today after the company significantly expanded its position in Greenland’s Tanbreez rare earth project, tightening its grip on a resource it sees as central to a US-friendly supply chain, according to Bloomberg. It marks the biggest intraday gain in half a year and lifting the company’s valuation to roughly $1.7 billion. According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, the firm raised its ownership to 92.5% by purchasing the...

Newsom Signs New Election Codes Into Law Ahead Of Statewide Primary Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law additions to the election code on Wednesday, which his office says will protect state elections against any attempts of political interference by the Trump administration and its allies ahead of the November midterm elections. California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on Nov. 11, 2025. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images The new law, Senate Bill 73, authored by state Democratic Sens. Sabrina...