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In today’s edition

🌍 Companies are going global with hiring but hitting some walls

🤖 Amazon's AI tools caused outages and now it's time for a rethink

💼 Uber's CEO wants you to reply to emails on Saturdays (yep, really)

⚠️ The ILO warns GenAI will hit women's jobs harder than men's

🚨 Middle East conflict put Big Tech's duty of care playbooks to the test

💭The Friday Five

From global talent wars to website crashes to actual wars

🌍 Going global sounds great until you actually try it. Nearly half of companies say attracting international talent is extremely challenging — and sticking to the same oversaturated markets isn't helping. 🔗 HR Dive

🤖 Amazon's AI wrote some code. Then the website broke. Internal reviews, new guardrails, and senior sign-offs are now on the cards after a string of AI-assisted outages rattled the e-commerce giant. 🔗 The HR Digest

💼 Uber's CEO wants your weekends — and he's not shy about it. Dara Khosrowshahi says hard work is the top skill in life, and if you're not performing, you'll be shown the door. 🔗 HR Executive

⚠️ AI is coming for jobs — and women's roles are first in line. The ILO found female-dominated jobs are almost twice as likely to be exposed to GenAI automation, compounded by underrepresentation in STEM. 🔗 HCA Mag

🚨 Conflict in the Middle East left Big Tech scrambling to protect staff. Amazon, Google, Snap and Nvidia activated emergency protocols as drones struck AWS facilities and flights were grounded across the Gulf. 🔗 HR Executive

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