Recruitment companies, facing the threat of artificial intelligence tools replacing human labor and customers embracing AI-assisted applicant screening, are adapting by honing in on niche, in-demand jobs in the AI economy. “While much of the initial AI hype focused on displacement, the reality is that the long tail of job growth is becoming much longer,” Sander van’t Noordende , chief executive of...
Recruitment companies, facing the threat of artificial intelligence tools replacing human labor and customers embracing AI-assisted applicant screening, are adapting by honing in on niche, in-demand jobs in the AI economy. “While much of the initial AI hype focused on displacement, the reality is that the long tail of job growth is becoming much longer,” Sander van’t Noordende , chief executive officer of temporary employment company Randstad NV , said in an interview. The industry’s transformation comes as companies’ hiring plans continue to be held back by high oil prices, tariffs and weak consumer confidence. Firms are slowing recruitment and taking more time to determine which skills require human workers and which can be augmented by AI, said Noah Yosif, chief economist at the American Staffing Association. Demand for roles that support AI integration — titles like AI trainer or process automation specialist — is soaring, with vacancy rates above 25% for some of the jobs, Randstad data shows. Other sought-after roles include data scientists, database architects and cybersecurity experts, jobs that have been around for decades, but now are in even higher demand when AI skills are attached to them, ManpowerGroup Inc. Chief Growth Officer Valerie Beaulieu-James said in an interview. Cybersecurity is a “critical area of investment,” Hays Plc ’s UK and Ireland CEO Tom Way said, as companies deal with the risks associated with rapid digital transformation. Construction projects for AI plants are also supporting skilled trades , with demand for electricians, plumbers and builders growing three times faster than professional roles, Noordende said. “You cannot build the cloud or run data centers without moving dirt and laying cable,” he added. Research from Robert Walters Plc shows that one in two AI roles in the UK and the US could go unfilled by 2028. That’s about 160,000 unfilled positions in the UK and shortage of more than 800,000 in the US. AI has created an “unba...
China's Xiaomi on Thursday unveiled an SUV series named Sky Nomad, accelerating the technology company's push into automobiles as growth slows in its mainstay smartphone market. The extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) series, branded Xiaomi Pengcheng in Chinese, will comprise "smart, versatile, spacious" SUVs, CEO Lei Jun said on his Weibo micro-blog account along with a teaser poster of one...
China's Xiaomi on Thursday unveiled an SUV series named Sky Nomad, accelerating the technology company's push into automobiles as growth slows in its mainstay smartphone market. The extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) series, branded Xiaomi Pengcheng in Chinese, will comprise "smart, versatile, spacious" SUVs, CEO Lei Jun said on his Weibo micro-blog account along with a teaser poster of one of the vehicles. Xiaomi's announcement represents expansion beyond battery-powered sedans and crossovers into a category popularised by models from automakers such as Li Auto.
Temasek International CIO Rohit Sipahimalani discusses investment opportunities and warns that a surge in US capital spending could create risks for markets in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin. (Source: Bloomberg)
Temasek International CIO Rohit Sipahimalani discusses investment opportunities and warns that a surge in US capital spending could create risks for markets in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin. (Source: Bloomberg)
Sign up for the Next Japan newsletter, for an inside view of the forces reshaping Japan, and what’s next for its businesses, markets and consumers. Japan’s five-year government bond auction Thursday saw demand that was broadly in line with the 12-month average, as elevated yields supported demand. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.43, slightly higher than 3.11 at the previous sale. It compared with a 1...
Sign up for the Next Japan newsletter, for an inside view of the forces reshaping Japan, and what’s next for its businesses, markets and consumers. Japan’s five-year government bond auction Thursday saw demand that was broadly in line with the 12-month average, as elevated yields supported demand. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.43, slightly higher than 3.11 at the previous sale. It compared with a 12-month average of 3.35. The tail , or gap between average and lowest-accepted prices, was 0.03, compared with 0.06 last month. Japanese government bond yields have climbed over the past few weeks as investors continue to fret over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ambitious spending and investment plans. Meanwhile, her perceived dovish stance on monetary policy has stoked concerns that the Bank of Japan is raising rates too slowly to control inflation. The five-year yield this week rose to 2%, not far from a peak of 2.04% reached in May, while the benchmark 10-year rate last traded at 2.885%, a fresh high since 1996. While the first auction of 30-year government bonds carrying a 4% coupon earlier this week attracted the strongest demand since 2019, the rally quickly faded as sovereign debt resumed its decline, underscoring persistent concerns over fiscal spending and the pace at which the BOJ is raising rates. The government tweaked a reference to monetary policy in the latest draft of its annual policy agenda in what appeared to be an effort to reassure markets that isn’t pressuring the BOJ to delay further hikes. An earlier draft had been interpreted by some investors as dissuasive of further policy tightening. Meanwhile, the yen’s persistent weakness is adding to inflation concerns by raising import costs. The currency is trading near its weakest level against the dollar in four decades, keeping traders on alert for the possibility of another round of official intervention.
Tim Robberts/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Summary My recommendation for Boost Run, Inc. ( BRUN ) is a buy rating. My view is that the risk/reward is attractive because BRUN is tied to a real AI infrastructure bottleneck, management has laid out a large 2026 revenue step-up, and the filing shows enough prepaid contract support to make the ramp credible. Company Description BRUN provide...
Tim Robberts/DigitalVision via Getty Images Investment Summary My recommendation for Boost Run, Inc. ( BRUN ) is a buy rating. My view is that the risk/reward is attractive because BRUN is tied to a real AI infrastructure bottleneck, management has laid out a large 2026 revenue step-up, and the filing shows enough prepaid contract support to make the ramp credible. Company Description BRUN provides GPU infrastructure and cloud services for customers running high-performance computing, AI training, AI inference, and other compute-heavy workloads. In simple terms, BRUN buys or finances NVIDIA GPU servers, places them in third-party data centers, and sells access to that capacity through customer agreements. Its platform combines GPU hardware with security, compliance, and operational controls, which adds value because enterprise and government customers often care about data residency, monitoring, and reliability as much as raw compute power. BRUN also has a Request for Build program, or RFB, where customers can help define the GPU cluster they need. That can include the GPU type, storage, networking, and deployment setup. This also helps BRUN win deals because it is not only renting spare capacity on a commodity basis; it is trying to sell tailored GPU infrastructure for customers that need specific configurations. AI Compute Demand is Soaring One of the main reasons I like BRUN is that it directly addresses one of the most important demand situations in AI infrastructure build-out today. The logic behind why BRUN has a strong value proposition today is simple to grasp. AI companies and enterprise customers need access to high-end GPUs, but owning and operating that infrastructure is expensive, operationally complex, and dependent on power, cooling, data-center availability, networking, and security. BRUN's role here is to bridge all these gaps so that clients can get their hands on the required compute power. The demand backdrop is very strong, and we don’t need to ...
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk believes that the company’s Optimus Humanoid robot, as well as its Artificial Intelligence efforts, will enable accessible healthcare for all in the future. Elon Musk Touts Optimus-Fueled Healthcare On Monday, Musk quoted a post on...
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk believes that the company’s Optimus Humanoid robot, as well as its Artificial Intelligence efforts, will enable accessible healthcare for all in the future. Elon Musk Touts Optimus-Fueled Healthcare On Monday, Musk quoted a post on...