Jun 14, 2026
Bay Area Tech Layoffs Hit 9,284 in 2026, Already Topping H1 2025
Bay Area tech companies have cut 9,284 jobs so far in 2026, already surpassing the roughly 4,700 cuts from the first half of 2025. The latest wave includes 370 positions across ServiceNow, Salesforce, Ubisoft, Quizlet, and Verily Health.
Jun 14, 2026
State Attorneys General Investigate OpenAI Ahead of Its IPO
A coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into OpenAI, issuing a subpoena that demands information on advertising practices, data handling, user safety, and model sycophancy. The probe lands just days after OpenAI filed paperwork to go public, adding regulatory risk to one of the year's most anticipated IPOs.
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OpenAI Buys Cloud Startup Ona So Codex Can Run Tasks While Your Laptop Is Closed
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OpenAI Considers Drastic Price Cuts as AI Token War With Anthropic Heats Up
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