Year: 2026

Google launches a Gemini agent to automate workplace tasks and compete for enterprise AI customers.

Belgium’s flex office market tops 1 million square meters as revenue growth trails expansion.

Flock Safety reportedly plans to cut 270 jobs as opposition to its surveillance technology grows.

Netflix reportedly plans to cut 5% of its workforce amid intensifying streaming competition.

Anthropic expands Claude’s workplace tools with live dashboards, data analysis and editable animations.

AI and remote work are making the office less central to how teams get work done.

JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich says offices are key to learning, but flexibility and workplace design matter.

Amazon cut fewer than 1,000 corporate jobs as it continues reducing its pandemic-era workforce.

Jobless claims remain near historic lows as employers hold onto workers but barely hire.

The U.S. needs millions of skilled workers as construction demand rises and labor shortages deepen.