Tokyo's latest attempt to combat extreme heat by allowing shorts in the workplace has hit a cultural snag, as complaints of visible leg hair prompt a rise in male grooming
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The feared wave of mass unemployment caused by artificial intelligence has not appeared, but quieter changes to hiring and workplace tasks are already visible.
Doctors at Liaquat University Hospital in Hyderabad are in dispute with the hospital administration over security, workplace conditions and what the Young Doctors Association says is poor management, as talks between…

China’s artificial intelligence push is starting to look less like a distant economic forecast and more like an immediate workplace issue for some workers on the ground. In Wuhan, taxi drivers are already describing the…
Train drivers in Great Britain are weighing strike action over the continued lack of toilets on parts of the rail network, with union officials saying that basic welfare needs still are not being met despite earlier…

WHO's 2026 breastfeeding evidence points to counselling, baby-friendly hospitals, maternity protection and marketing rules as measures that deliver results.

Appalachia is seeing black lung rates that have climbed back to levels not seen in nearly 50 years, according to NPR News. The renewed rise comes as thousands of miners are reported to be sick or dying, raising fresh…
Japan coined the new term kokushobi in April for days above 40C, and the country logged its first official 'cruelly hot day' on Tuesday, as authorities advise workers to wear shorts to the office to cope.
Synthesia is moving its enterprise product strategy beyond generated videos and into interactive coaching tools designed to test whether training actually works. The British startup has launched Roleplay Sessions, a new…

Pakistan has announced a commission intended to strengthen protection of minority rights, alongside renewed government commitments on equal citizenship.

Airbus has softened a plan that would have limited remote work to one day a week after employee resistance and industrial action across parts of Europe.
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor says regular human work and travel to the Moon could become realistic by the early 2030s.
Indian court orders 10-year term for Tehelka founder MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has sentenced former news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison after convicting him in a rape case involving a junior…

Chief of staff roles are becoming more common in executive suites as companies look for trusted support in an increasingly complicated business environment. The New York Times Business reports that the position is in…
AI manifestos from technology bosses are becoming a familiar ritual, revealing a fight to shape public trust before regulation, lawsuits or product failures define the story.
The UK's heatwave and wildfire pressure is turning climate adaptation from a policy phrase into a daily emergency for households, hospitals, transport operators and fire crews. The story is drawing attention because it…
The International Criminal Court's 125 member states convened to determine the fate of prosecutor Karim Khan, who had been suspended over allegations made by a member of his own staff.
PARIS — Generative artificial intelligence is making everyday tasks faster and easier, but a growing body of research is raising concerns that the same convenience could weaken the very mental skills people rely on…

China has warned it could retaliate if Washington follows through with restrictions on new robot imports, turning robotics into another flashpoint in the wider U.S.-China technology race.

A second US carrier is moving toward the Middle East as lawmakers demand answers about morale, supplies and an exceptionally long deployment aboard USS Abraham Lincoln.
A toxic gas leak aboard a vessel at a Chittagong shipbreaking yard has killed eight workers, with five others reported missing.
NOAA says July 2026 broke the contiguous U.S. heat record, with high nighttime temperatures raising health and climate concerns.
NASA Langley Celebrates Community Through Music at Symphony Under the Stars NASA Langley brought employees, families and community members together on July 16 for a concert event built around shared performance, civic…
Agility Robotics is establishing a 60,000-square-foot training facility in Fremont, placing its humanoid business in the immediate orbit of Tesla's manufacturing hub as the race for industrial automation intensifies