The Jesuit Center reading group discussed Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica humanitas” with an academic twist. Two groups of University of Scranton staff and faculty members gathered earlier this fall to discuss Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.”
Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to cut management layers and invest more in its ride-sharing, delivery and robotaxi divisions. The company announced the changes in an internal email sent by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and published online Wednesday.
Defaulting to AI-enabled layoffs is often seen as a shortcut to cost-cutting. Specialist site jobloss.ai, which tracks AI-enabled layoffs, reported that 126,000 US employees lost their jobs between January 2025 and June 2026 due to AI-related factors.
