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Brazilian firms boost demand for communication and AI skills as AI reshapes workplaces
A ManpowerGroup survey of Brazilian employers for the third quarter of 2026 found that 79 % are willing to pay extra for professionals with strong communication skills. The survey also ranked development of AI models and applications as the top technical skill for 74 % of companies, while 40 % of the skills considered essential today are expected to change by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025.
In industry, the share of Brazilian firms with 100 + employees using AI rose from 16.9 % in 2022 to 41.9 % in 2024, but many struggle to turn AI tools into productivity gains. The optical retail sector reports that 79 % of retailers see a significant impact from AI, with chat‑based agents and digital lens‑demo tools entering daily operations.
Logistics provider Intelipost announced the appointment of Richerland Medeiros as CTO to build an AI‑native transport‑management platform that will incorporate autonomous agents. Meanwhile, telecom operators face a capacity gap: only 5.74 % of Brazil’s mobile‑network capacity is dedicated to uplink traffic, far below the roughly 24 % seen in leading markets, prompting an estimated R$ 36 billion of network investment.
A CNN Brazil‑Locomotiva poll showed that 40 % of Brazilians prefer chatting with an AI over a person, and 58 % feel AI understands them better, highlighting a growing emotional reliance on the technology.
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Anthropic · BlackRock · BlackRock Inc. · BlackRock, Inc. · Brazil · Brazilian employers · China · DE‑CIX · European Union · Exame · Future of Jobs Report 2025 · Intelipost
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Apple ranked second with a market capitalisation of about $4.56 trillion and Alphabet third with $4.44 trillion. marketeer.sapo.pt
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Analysts say the United States’ AI leadership has narrowed as Chinese firms such as DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, Tencent, Zhipu AI and MiniMax launch large‑scale language models.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Blue Owl’s Logan Nicholson said AI helps identify low‑risk sectors and finances data‑center infrastructure, boosting the US private credit market. www.infomoney.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] AI‑related corporate bonds accounted for about 15 % of all US bond issuances in 2024, roughly twenty times the share a year earlier. valor.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Researchers and executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Meta AI signed the “Pacing the Frontier” manifesto urging the United States to lead an international AI governance framework. seucreditodigital.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Nvidia became the most valuable company worldwide with a market capitalisation of about $4.77 trillion as of 21 July 2026. marketeer.sapo.pt
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Meta and BlackRock announced a $14 billion AI data‑center project in Texas, with BlackRock providing roughly 80 % of the financing and Meta 20 %. valor.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The spread on the BlackRock‑financed AI data‑center debt rose to 2.88 percentage points, up from 2.25 points for the earlier Hyperion project. valor.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 79 % of surveyed Brazilian retail‑optics executives say AI already has a significant impact on their businesses. portal.comunique-se.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Meta and BlackRock will build a $14 billion AI data centre in Texas, with BlackRock providing 80 % of financing and Meta 20 %. valor.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Investors now demand a higher risk premium for AI‑related data‑center financing, as shown by the increased spread on the BlackRock‑backed debt. valor.globo.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Only 5.74 % of Brazil’s mobile‑network capacity is allocated to uplink traffic, compared with about 24 % in Indonesia, Germany, Thailand, Sweden and Norway. www.minhaoperadora.com.br