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Anthropic instructed its San Francisco staff to work from home due to a possible strike by security workers, though the union representing them denied issuing strike threats. The company is also preparing for an IPO with a high valuation on secondary markets.
Spirit Airlines is selling decades of operational data to Google for AI training, raising privacy concerns and objections from labor unions over the inclusion of sensitive employee information.
Workers at Hyundai's highly automated Metaplant America went on strike due to fear that humanoid robots like Boston Dynamics' Atlas will replace human jobs, part of broader labor concerns over automation in the automotive industry.
General Motors installed 50 robot arms at its Factory Zero EV plant in Detroit, sparking union backlash as over 1,300 workers remain laid off. The move highlights tensions between automation and labor, with UAW leaders accusing GM of prioritizing profits over workers.