U.S. unemployment climbs to 4.6% as the economy loses 105,000 jobs in October amid massive federal workforce cuts of 162,000 positions driven by Elon Musk's government efficiency program, while wage growth stagnates at just 0.1% in November.
Sequence secures $20 million in Series A funding to develop AI agents that automate revenue operations for B2B companies, targeting finance teams struggling with spreadsheets and rigid tools when processing complex software contracts and custom deals.
Robotics companies face a massive 100,000-year data shortage compared to AI language models, prompting industry leaders like Waymo and Ambi Robotics to combine traditional engineering with AI to create commercial robots that generate real-world data while performing tasks like driving taxis and sorting packages.
Google launches Model Context Protocol support, enabling AI agents to directly access Google Maps, BigQuery, and Cloud services through unified APIs, with plans to expand to additional cloud platforms in coming months.
Matillion releases executive guide promising 95% reduction in manual data engineering work through AI-powered agents called Maia that work around the clock, focusing on platform consolidation and accelerating AI projects from concept to production.
IBM acquires data infrastructure giant Confluent for $11 billion in cash, paying a 50% premium to strengthen its position in the AI boom as companies demand massive real-time data processing capabilities for artificial intelligence applications.
Fiddler AI launches its Agentic Observability platform on December 11, 2025, offering enterprises comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, and control capabilities for AI agent systems in production environments.
AI startup Aaru raises Series A funding at a complex $1 billion valuation structure, using AI agents to simulate human behavior and replace traditional market research methods for major clients like Accenture and EY.
Chinese AI companies exploit Kenya's massive youth unemployment crisis by paying students and graduates just $5.42 for grueling 12-hour shifts labeling up to 26,000 video clips daily through shadowy WhatsApp networks, sparking warnings of digital colonialism as workers operate without contracts or knowledge of their actual employers.
AWS unveils DevOps Agent, an autonomous AI system that automatically detects system incidents, identifies root causes by correlating data across monitoring tools, and manages crisis communications through Slack, now available free in public preview.