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AI Changes Entry-Level Hiring, Pushing Graduates to Build Skills Beyond Routine Tasks

Miki FarmerOctober 12, 2026

Published: October 12, 2026 The first step into a professional career may be changing as employers adopt artificial intelligence tools that can perform some routine analysis, drafting, customer support and administrative tasks. At the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok on October 12, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam warned that demand for first jobs was...

Global Firms Reassess Skilled-Worker Hiring After US Green Card Programme Suspensions

Miki FarmerOctober 11, 2026

Several technology and IT companies are reassessing immigration and workforce plans after the US government suspended their access to parts of the employment-based green-card process. Reuters reported on October 8 that the administration had suspended key technology companies, including Microsoft and Adobe, as well as major IT outsourcers, from the PERM labour-certification programme. The administration...

AI Changes Entry-Level Hiring, Pushing Graduates to Build Skills Beyond Routine Tasks

Global Firms Reassess Skilled-Worker Hiring After US Green Card Programme Suspensions

Russia–Ukraine Energy Ceasefire Claim Faces Immediate Test as Strikes Continue

Published: October 12, 2026 A proposed pause in attacks on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine is facing an immediate credibility test after Ukrainian officials reported further strikes following a US announcement that an energy ceasefire had taken effect. The uncertainty matters beyond the battlefield: energy facilities supply homes, hospitals, industry and essential services, and...

Saudi Arabia Extends Riyadh Airport Closure After Deadly Missile Attack

Saudi Arabia kept King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh closed on Sunday, October 11, after a missile attack killed 12 people and injured more than 300, according to The Associated Press. The attack, which Saudi authorities attributed to the latest escalation involving Yemen’s Houthi rebels, has raised concerns about civilian safety, regional security and the...

Ukraine Faces New Wave of Russian Strikes as Winter Energy Risks Grow

Ukraine faced another deadly wave of Russian strikes on October 10, with civilian casualties reported across several regions and renewed concern over the country’s ability to protect energy and transport infrastructure ahead of winter. The Associated Press reported that three people were killed and at least eight injured in attacks, while more than 50 people...

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