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cover of episode Klarna’s plan to swap workers with AI

Klarna’s plan to swap workers with AI

2024/8/30
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The CEO of Klarna, the by now, pay later service, said the company plans to cut its workforce dramatically by opting not to replace workers when they quit and instead use artificial intelligence to fill in the gaps. We’ll get into it. And, Nvidia’s earnings that beat analysts’ expectations didn’t impress everybody. Plus, we’ll unpack the Justice Department’s new lawsuit against a rent-setting software company, and celebrate a win for the American wheelchair rugby team.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Join us tomorrow for Economics on Tap. The YouTube livestream) starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.