December 9, 2025: Today's episode brings together the biggest shifts shaping work right now: a global Gen Z unemployment crisis pushing the UK into a $965M skills investment, Amazon's surprising move to position AI agents as "teammates," Jamie Dimon's latest prediction on how AI will reshape jobs and society, new research showing young professionals falling behind in remote roles, fresh data revealing that ChatGPT Enterprise is saving employees nearly an hour a day, and Apple's market boost as investors grow tired of AI hype. These stories together reveal where work is breaking, where it's evolving, and what leaders need to pay attention to in order to stay future-ready.

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