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Labor

Mid-career workers feel the squeeze as companies cut desk jobs

DS Staff | Dec 30, 2025

Corporate belt-tightening has hit America’s mid-level workforce hard. Employees with significant experience for entry-level jobs but not senior enough for leadership roles are finding themselves sidelined. 

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Tech

AI agents set to transform online shopping payments

DS Staff | Dec 30, 2025

Big payment and tech companies are preparing for a new way to shop online, called agentic commerce. This means AI chatbots will allow users to search for products, compare prices, and buy them in the same interface.

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Business

DOJ probes corporations’ diversity policies under fraud law

DS Staff | Dec 29, 2025

The Trump administration has launched a new round of investigations into how large US corporations handle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in hiring and promotions, the Wall Street Journal reports.