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AI Shakes Up the Call Center Industry, but Some Tasks Are Still Better Left to the Humans

AI Shakes Up the Call Center Industry, but Some Tasks Are Still Better Left to the Humans

NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence is transforming call centers by streamlining tasks and improving customer service. Armen Kirakosian, a call center agent in Greece, now uses AI to access full customer profiles and anticipate issues before speaking to callers. This technology is helping agents focus more on customer service. However, AI’s role in call…MORE

Trump’s Job Market Promises Fall Flat as Hiring Collapses and Inflation Ticks Up

Trump’s Job Market Promises Fall Flat as Hiring Collapses and Inflation Ticks Up

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market has gone from healthy to lethargic during President Donald Trump’s first seven months back in the White House. Friday’s jobs report showed employers added a mere 22,000 jobs in August, as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%. Factories and construction firms shed workers. The new data exposed…MORE

Secret Audios, Dramatic Leaks, Spying Claims: A Bribery Scandal Engulfs Argentina’s Milei

Secret Audios, Dramatic Leaks, Spying Claims: A Bribery Scandal Engulfs Argentina’s Milei

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines have been captivated by a growing corruption scandal involving President Javier Milei’s close associates. Allegations suggest that Milei’s powerful sister, Karina, profited from a kickback scheme in Argentina’s disability agency. These claims have surfaced during a time of extreme fiscal austerity, threatening the government’s reputation ahead of national midterms.…MORE

London’s Subway System is Grinding to a Halt as Underground Staff Go on Strike

London’s Subway System is Grinding to a Halt as Underground Staff Go on Strike

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of London Underground staff have started a series of strikes over pay and conditions. The strikes, which began on Sunday, could shut down the subway system used by millions daily. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union says members, including drivers and maintenance workers, will walk out at various times through Thursday.…MORE

US Hiring Stalls With Employers Reluctant to Expand in an Economy Grown Increasingly Erratic

US Hiring Stalls With Employers Reluctant to Expand in an Economy Grown Increasingly Erratic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump’s erratic economic policies. Uncertain about where things are headed, companies are reluctant to hire, leaving agonized jobseekers unable to find work and worrying the consumers (70% of U.S. economic activity)…MORE

Powerball Lottery Players in Texas and Missouri to Split Nearly $1.8 Billion Jackpot

Powerball Lottery Players in Texas and Missouri to Split Nearly $1.8 Billion Jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players in Missouri and Texas have won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. The prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history,…MORE

THC Remains Legal In Texas

THC Remains Legal In Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) Austin – Most forms of consumable Hemp Derived products will continue to be legal in Texas as the legislature ends the second special session late Wednesday without any action on the Senate Bill. A last minute effort earlier Wednesday to reach a compromise was not successful. It was not known if Governor Abbott would…MORE