Personnel news and trends

UPS Trims Seasonal Hiring After Planned Package Volume Reduction

October 07, 2026
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OpenAI Hires Former White House Cyber Official as Regulators Probe AI Dangers
Artificial Intelligence // October 02, 2026

The former leader of artificial intelligence policy at the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director, Thomas Lind, joined OpenAI, The Information reported Friday (Oct. 2), citing the head of OpenAI’s national security policy team. Lind joined OpenAI this week and will lead cyber...

OpenAI Cracks Down on Insiders Sharing Data With Safety Watchdog
Artificial Intelligence // October 01, 2026

OpenAI has “parted ways” with three employees who allegedly shared company information with an organization focused on artificial intelligence safety, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Oct. 1), citing unnamed sources. Asked about the report by the WSJ, an OpenAI spokesperson said, per the report:...

OpenAI Brings in Patreon’s Founders to Build a Creator Business
Artificial Intelligence // September 24, 2026

OpenAI has hired the people who built the largest membership business in the creator economy. Patreon Co-Founder Sam Yam is joining to lead a new division called Creator Product, The Information reported. He is bringing Drew Rowny, Patreon’s former head of product, and Shannon Ma,...

Bank of America Expands Apprenticeship Programs With 1,000 Additional Hires
Banking // September 24, 2026

Bank of America plans to hire 1,000 additional apprentices over the next two years, together with the more than 800 it already hires each year, the bank said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release. The bank will also invest $150 million in workforce development...

Interviews & Exclusives
SoFi Tech Solutions’ New President Is Building the AWS of Finance

August 31, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation With SoFi’s Kathleen Pierce-Gilmore Former Visa executive Kathleen Pierce-Gilmore is three months into her new role as president of SoFi Technology Solutions. The premise guiding her strategy is that banks, credit unions and software platforms each know their customers in different ways, and SoFi can provide the financial technology to help […]

Fuel Costs Push Employers to Rethink Worker Benefits

July 03, 2026
Volatile gasoline prices are doing more than squeezing household budgets. Fuel costs are beginning to reshape the labor market by changing which jobs workers can afford to take and forcing...

The Enterprise’s New Hire Is an AI Agent

March 30, 2026
The intersection of enterprise AI and The Prompt Economy continues to be a busy one. Any executive who feels like they’re dealing with a whole new set of employees disguised...

Earned Wage Access Is Reshaping How Employers Keep Staff

March 25, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Green Dot’s Crystal Bryant-Minter Earned wage access is gaining ground as employees recalibrate what timely pay should look like in an economy defined by...

Quick Reads
UPS Trims Seasonal Hiring After Planned Package Volume Reduction

October 07, 2026
UPS is hiring 100,000 seasonal employees in hundreds of locations across the United States to meet the demand of the upcoming holiday shipping season, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. These seasonal employees will join UPS’s global workforce that numbers around 460,000, according to the release. The number of seasonal employees […]

OpenAI Hires Former White House Cyber Official as Regulators Probe AI Dangers

October 02, 2026
The former leader of artificial intelligence policy at the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director, Thomas Lind, joined OpenAI, The Information reported Friday (Oct. 2), citing the head...

OpenAI Cracks Down on Insiders Sharing Data With Safety Watchdog

October 01, 2026
OpenAI has “parted ways” with three employees who allegedly shared company information with an organization focused on artificial intelligence safety, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Oct. 1), citing unnamed...

Bank of America Expands Apprenticeship Programs With 1,000 Additional Hires

September 24, 2026
Bank of America plans to hire 1,000 additional apprentices over the next two years, together with the more than 800 it already hires each year, the bank said in a...