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25.08.26 - 09:30
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Spain′s Great Replacement: Half Of Unskilled Construction Workers Are Now Foreign Laborers (ZeroHedge)
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Spain's Great Replacement: Half Of Unskilled Construction Workers Are Now Foreign Laborers
Via Remix News,
Spain's construction industry is undergoing rapid demographic changes. Foreign-born workers in unskilled construction roles now make up 52.6 percent of all workers, according to data from Randstad from the first quarter
The data shows that foreign workers now exceed Spanish nationals for these unskilled roles by nearly 11,000 workers. The contrast is stark compared to pre-pandemic figures, when domestic laborers outnumbered foreign counterparts by more than 33,500.
Overall, the construction industry has lost 22,711 Spanish workers since 2019 while gaining 238,451 foreign employees, a figure that includes individuals with dual nationality. As a result, almost 36 percent of all construction workers, both skilled and unskilled, are now of foreign origin in the country.
The shift is equally evident among bricklayers. In 2019, Spanish bricklayers outnumbered foreigners by 111,000. Seven year...
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04.08.26 - 14:36
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HappyRobot Raises $150 Million Series C to Build Enterprise Superintelligence (Business Wire)
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New funding led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo will accelerate global growth as HappyRobot expands its engineering, deployment and go-to-market teamsSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HappyRobot, the company putting AI agents to work across complex enterprise operations, today announced it has raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Prysm Capital and co-led by Eurazeo. Existing investors a16z, Base10, Y Combinator are doubling down with participation from strategics like Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Orange, and T.Capital (Deutsche Telekom), Bankinter, Endeavor Catalyst, Kfund and Wave-X. The round values the company at $1.2 billion post-money, bringing total funding to around $200 million and marking a new stage of growth as enterprises deploy AI agents across mission-critical work.
HappyRobot works with more than 150+ enterprise customers, including DHL, Kuehne + Nagel, Naturgy, Repsol, and Uber, and has grown 5x since raising its Series B late last year. After first proving its platfo...
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15.07.26 - 16:27
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Prosegur Cybersecurity Names William “Bill” Phillips President of North American Operations (Business Wire)
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Veteran Marine and Managed Services Executive to Lead Continued U.S. Expansion of Integrated Physical, Digital and Cyber ProtectionDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#cybersecurity--Prosegur Cybersecurity, the North American cybersecurity division of Prosegur, today announced that William “Bill” Phillips has been named president of its North American operations. Phillips assumed the role in June 2026 and is charged with leading the division's U.S. growth strategy.
Phillips brings more than 25 years of technology and security leadership to the role. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he was first introduced to information technology during his seven years of service. He went on to support infrastructure for Marine Corps Combat Operations Centers at General Dynamics, then led global network, telecom and IT M&A strategy at Matthews International. Most recently, Phillips spent nearly seven years at Vector Security, where he led the company's Managed Services business specializing in network and cybersecu...
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