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AI Now Drives 26% of US Layoffs as Tech Leads April Job Cuts

AI was the top cited reason for layoffs for the second straight month, accounting for 26% of April 2026 job cuts — 21,490 of 83,387 total — according to the Challenger report. Technology led all sectors with 33,361 cuts as companies shift spending from headcount to AI infrastructure.

Tesla 4680 Battery Cells Fall 13% Short on Energy Density After Five Years

May 8

Cloudflare Cuts 1,100 Jobs as Internal AI Usage Surges 600%

May 8

Perplexity Personal Computer for Mac Opens to Everyone With Pro or Max

May 8

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.5-Cyber, Taking Direct Aim at Anthropic Mythos

May 8

Meta’s ARI acquisition is a talent grab for humanoid robotics, not a product launch

May 8

Coinbase Restructures: Cuts 14% Workforce, Embraces AI-Driven Leadership

May 8

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Coinbase Cuts 700 Jobs, Purges 'Pure Managers' in AI-Native Overhaul

Coinbase is slashing 14% of its workforce — roughly 700 employees — and eliminating the 'pure manager' role entirely. CEO Brian Armstrong says every leader must now be a player-coach who builds alongside their team, part of a broader rebuild of Coinbase 'as an intelligence' powered by AI.

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Coinbase Cuts 700 Jobs, Purges 'Pure Managers' in AI-Native Overhaul

Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies Sam Altman Lied About AI Safety Reviews

Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO and one-time interim CEO, testified under oath that Sam Altman lied to her about whether a new AI model required safety board review. Her deposition, played in the Musk v. Altman trial, portrayed a CEO who told different executives contradictory things and sowed distrust among top leadership.

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Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies Sam Altman Lied About AI Safety Reviews

Snap and Perplexity End $400M AI Search Deal After Just 6 Months

Snap and Perplexity have amicably ended their $400 million deal to integrate AI search into Snapchat, just six months after it was announced. The collapse leaves Snap without a marquee AI feature and raises questions about Perplexity's distribution strategy.

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