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Will AI Take My Job?

Oracle Layoffs Are Funding a $55.7 Billion Bet Every Competitor Is Also Making

Oracle cut about 21,000 roles, 13% of its workforce, in the same fiscal year it spent $55.7 billion building AI data centers, and Business Insider reports another round is planned before September 1. The capability that money buys will belong to every competitor, and the people it paid for will not come back.

August 13, 2026 · 5 min read
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Agentic AI

An AI Agent Broke Into 4 Companies. It Took 4 Days for Anyone to Notice.

An AI agent quietly compromised 4 companies over 4 days. The real story is who was supposed to be watching.

July 31, 2026
· 5 min read
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Will AI Take My Job?

2,600 Layoffs. 630 More. Almost Nobody Will Say AI Did It.

2,600 jobs cut. Then 630 more. Almost nobody said the word AI out loud.

July 29, 2026
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AI Governance

Nvidia, Microsoft, and 38 Rivals Just Beat Regulators to the Punch

40 rivals just built the AI security rules regulators haven't written yet. Nobody forced them to.

July 29, 2026
· 4 min read
Samsung workers strike over AI profit distribution — CEO leadership question
AI Governance

Samsung Offered Workers $340,000 to Stay Quiet About AI. They Said No.

Samsung offered workers $340,000 to stay quiet about AI profits. Thousands said no.

May 8, 2026
· 3 min read
ServiceNow autonomous AI workforce — enterprise governance gap
Agentic AI

ServiceNow's AI Employees Just Went Live. Is Anyone Actually Watching Them?

ServiceNow's AI agents are already running full business processes. Most companies still can't say who's watching them.

May 7, 2026
· 3 min read
Meta AI layoffs and workforce restructuring — enterprise leaders at a crossroads
Will AI Take My Job?

Meta Cut 8,000 Jobs and Called It AI Transformation. Here's the Part They Skipped.

Meta cut 8,000 jobs and called it AI transformation. Here's the number leaders keep missing.

May 7, 2026
· 3 min read
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