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NJ picks Rutgers for social media research; AI job cuts exceed 117K

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New Jersey has selected Rutgers University to lead a new social media research center, funded by a $500,000 grant. The center will focus on the impact of social media on teenagers, aiming to identify mitigation strategies and promote responsible usage. Separately, a new dashboard called the Wage Loss Dashboard tracks job cuts attributed to AI, reporting over 117,000 layoffs and $8.5 billion in estimated annual wage losses nationwide as of September 2026. AI

IMPACT A new dashboard tracks over 117,000 AI-attributed job cuts and $8.5 billion in wage losses nationwide, highlighting the economic impact of automation.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a report on a dashboard tracking AI-related job losses, which falls under the 'tool' category.

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    New Jersey Monitor: NJ picks Rutgers to lead social media research center. “Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Monday that Rutgers was selected through a competitive gran

    New Jersey Monitor: NJ picks Rutgers to lead social media research center. “Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Monday that Rutgers was selected through a competitive grant process that will provide the state university $500,000 to assess the impact of social media on New Jersey teens, iden…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ZDNet: How many jobs is your state losing to AI? This dashboard tracks the cuts – and the cost. “The Wage Loss Dashboard includes a map of where layoffs have oc

    ZDNet: How many jobs is your state losing to AI? This dashboard tracks the cuts – and the cost. “The Wage Loss Dashboard includes a map of where layoffs have occurred since January 2026 (it was just updated this month to include September data) and a drop-down that shows data for…

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