Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, has a stark prediction for the future of white-collar work: AI could begin replacing large numbers of professionals, from law school and MBA graduates to less-credentialed office workers. Suleyman told the Financial Times in February 2026 that AI systems would soon achieve “human-level performance on most, if not all, professional tasks.” “White-collar work, where you’re sitting down at a computer, either being a lawyer or an accountant or a project manager or a marketing person — most of those tasks will be fully automated by an AI within the next 12-18 months,” he said. Suleyman pointed to the rapid growth of computing power as a warning sign for the labor market. As AI models continue to scale, he argued, they could outperform many human coders and knowledge workers on complex tasks. CEOs Raise Concerns About AI’s Impact On The Job Market Suleyman’s predictions echo a growing chorus of executives warning about AI’s potential impact on...

The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI. The lawsuit, which also lists its subsidiary, MZX Tech, as a defendant, was filed on Tuesday, April 14, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, and concerns power data centers in and near Memphis, TN, according to CNBC. The lawsuit claims that 27 gas turbines are now operating in Southaven, MS, 13 miles south of Memphis, E&E News by POLITICO reports. They were installed between August and December 2025 and are allegedly causing harm to those in North Mississippi and Memphis through air pollution, per CNBC. According to a press release shared with AFROTECH™, the turbines supply energy to xAI’s Colossus 2 data center, which runs its chatbot Grok. The lawsuit alleges the operation of the gas turbines is illegal because no air permit was issued, according to CNBC. It also claims violations of the Clean Air Act, which regulates emissions of hazardous air pollutants in the interest of public health and...

Amazon has shared its plans for its Mississippi data center operations. According to a press release, the big tech company said it intends to invest $25 billion in the state, which will also support the creation of 2,000 high-skilled roles in its data centers. These facilities support advanced cloud computing that powers health care systems and supports farmers, among other areas. In Madison County, where Amazon plans to invest an additional $11 billion, more than 75 Mississippi companies are employing construction workers, electricians, and operational staff. “Amazon isn’t just reinvesting in Mississippi — the company is once again betting on our people. $25 billion in two years is providing Mississippians with high-tech, high-paying opportunities, strengthening our communities, and showing the world that our state is open for business,” Governor Tate Reeves said in the news release. “This is what transformational economic growth looks like, and it’s happening right here, right...

Meta is still trimming its workforce. The tech company co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg will lay off nearly 200 of its Silicon Valley workers. This will lead to 124 jobs in Burlingame and 74 in Sunnyvale being eliminated , according to filings with the Employment Development Department in California, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The layoffs are set for May. “Teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure they’re in the best position to achieve their goals,” a company spokesperson said in a statement, according to the outlet. “Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted.” The layoffs follow planned cuts across Meta’s Reality Labs division. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the division, which developed products such as Meta’s metaverse virtual-reality world and Meta’s Ray-Ban sunglasses, employs nearly 15,000 workers. It announced in January that it would cut nearly 10% of the division’s workforce,...

Facebook has launched a new program to place creators on a fast track to success. According to a news release, Facebook has introduced a program that will ensure creators can receive guaranteed pay and increased content reach. The program, named “Creator Fast Track,” is intended to help them scale on the social media platform. Facebook states that in 2025 alone, creators were paid nearly $3 billion, a 35% increase from 2024. The program is also in response to feedback that stated it was “daunting” for creators to transition to Facebook, the release notes. “We wanted to be able to address creators’ concerns that it would be a hard road to onboard onto Facebook and build a community from scratch and build a following,” said Yair Livne, VP of creator product at Facebook, in a briefing with reporters, according to TechCrunch. “So we set up this program to address that.” Perks for creators in the program include increased reach on eligible Reels and three months of guaranteed pay for...

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is stepping down, and AI may be playing a role in his departure. In a letter shared on Thursday, March 13, Narayen said that he has made the decision to transition out of the role after 15 years. He has served a total of 28 years at the company. Under his leadership, the company grew from fewer than 3,000 employees to more than 30,000, delivered tech into the hands of billions, and increased revenue from $1 billion to $25 billion, the letter stated. Narayen will officially make the transition when a successor is appointed. “I am so incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together,” he expressed in the letter. Narayen’s departure comes at a time when the company’s revenue forecast just surpassed estimates, but did not resolve investor concerns about the company’s innovation in AI compared to competitors, reports Bloomberg. The staffing change “adds questions around strategic continuity, capital allocation priorities, and pace of innovation,” Grace...

At a time when companies — particularly in big tech — are cutting human roles while investing heavily in AI, anxiety about job displacement is growing. Now, one tech founder is predicting that one of the most rigorous and highest-paid professions could fundamentally change by the end of 2026. During a Feb. 19, 2026, appearance on Lenny Rachitsky’s “ Lenny’s Podcast,” Boris Cherny, creator and head of Claude Code at Anthropic, said he believes coding has effectively been “solved.” As a result, he sees an inevitable transformation ahead for software engineers in the age of AI. “I think by the end of the year, everyone is going to be a product manager, and everyone codes. The title software engineer is going to start to go away,” Cherny said, Fortune reports . “It’s just going to be replaced by ‘builder,’ and it’s going to be painful for a lot of people.” What Is Claude Code? Cherny developed Claude Code while in Anthropic ‘s Bell Labs-style experimental division, per Fortune. Released...

SiriusXM Radio has agreed to settle a $28 million lawsuit. Lawsuit Explained Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against the satellite radio company, alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by calling consumers listed on the National Do Not Call Registry or after consumers told the company they did not want to be contacted, USA Today reports. T he lawsuit was filed in November 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois according to Inside Radio. The TCPA prohibits automated calls to individuals on the Do Not Call Registry unless the individual has given prior permission. Companies that violate the law can face penalties of up to $500 per call and as much as $1,500 per call for deliberate violations, according to the outlet . Settlement Details SiriusXM did not admit wrongdoing but agreed to settle the lawsuit for $28 million in October 2025, citing efforts to reduce costs, distractions, and uncertainty if litigation continued,...