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Chip giants' efforts to turn Phoenix into a US hub may hinge on training local workers; an estimated 115K local chip jobs are set to be created in four years (Peter S. Goodman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/tsmc-arizona-workers-…

A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up.
The success of efforts to turn Phoenix into a dominant center of semiconductor manufacturing may hinge on efforts to train local workers.

https://therecord.media/north-korea-us-sanctions-it-worker-scams-cybercrime
Treasury sanctions 8 for laundering North Korea earnings from cybercrime, IT worker scheme

Treasury sanctions 8 for laundering North Korea earnings from cybercrime, IT worker scheme
An IT company, a financial institution and eight men accused of aiding cybercrime and IT worker scams are now on the U.S. government's list of sanctioned North Korean entities.

🤑 Nearly Half of Young Japanese Workers Spend Big on Fandom Activities
https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/young-japanese-workers-spend-big-on-idol-fandom/

Nearly 50% of Young Japanese Workers Are Investing in Idol Fandom Activities
A recent survey suggests that Japanese 20-somethings are increasingly turning to fandom culture for motivation at work.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Wargirl:
🎵 Lost Inside My Brain
#Wargirl
https://wargirl.bandcamp.com/track/lost-inside-my-brain
https://open.spotify.com/track/3fZ2aU9vLCHYYpzj7hp9s0

Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born.
-- The data doesn’t show it. 

Since the summer, Trump officials have been trumpeting the idea that job creation is booming for U.S.-born workers.
Trump said so, too, during a prime-time address last month aimed at assuaging Americans’ concerns about the economy

Trump administration officials also said recently that more than 2.5 million U.S.-born workers gained jobs in 2025
as 1 million immigrants left the workfor…

Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born. The data doesn’t show it.
The idea that employment is surging for U.S.-born workers is routinely trumpeted by Trump officials. But economists say otherwise.

The US sanctions eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes for the North Korean government (Tim Starks/CyberScoop)
https://cyberscoop.com/north-korean-co…

North Korean companies, people sanctioned for money laundering from cybercrime, IT worker schemes
The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes to fund North Korean government objectives.

Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/04/shutdown-back-pay-federal-workers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251104/p74#a251104p74

from my link log —
wpex: WireGuard packet relay for NAT traversal.
https://github.com/weiiwang01/wpex
saved 2026-01-02 https://dotat.at/:/0EQ0S.html<…

GitHub - weiiwang01/wpex: WireGuard packet relay for NAT traversal
WireGuard packet relay for NAT traversal. Contribute to weiiwang01/wpex development by creating an account on GitHub.

Senate Republican warns about potential interruptions to federal worker health care (Benjamin Guggenheim/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/03/congress/senate-republican-warns-about-potential-interruptions-to-federal-worker-health-care-00633775
http://www.memeorandum.com/251104/p3#a251104p3