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The AI Employment Paradox: Why Companies Are Hiring and Firing at the Same Time
New data from Ramp shows heavy AI adopters growing headcount by 10% — even as TikTok, BAT, and JPMorgan cut thousands of jobs citing AI. Welcome to the messiest labor market in modern history.

The Two Truths That Can't Both Be True (But Are)
Here's a stat that will break your brain: companies spending the most on artificial intelligence are adding jobs — about 10.2% more headcount overall, and 12% more entry-level roles, according to a new Ramp study reported by CoinDesk and TechCrunch. That sounds like good news, right? AI doesn't destroy jobs after all?
Except the same week, British American Tobacco announced it's cutting 5,500 jobs and outsourcing 3,500 more — over 19% of its...
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