Meta eyes massive 20% workforce cut as AI infrastructure costs continue to soar across operations: report
Meta layoffs could cut 20% of workforce as tech giant weighs job reductions to offset rising artificial intelligence infrastructure costs.
Michael Sinkewicz | foxbusiness.com • Mar 14, 2026
Meta layoffs could cut 20% of workforce as tech giant weighs job reductions to offset rising artificial intelligence infrastructure costs.
Michael Sinkewicz | foxbusiness.com • Mar 14, 2026
AI agents could easily send college grad unemployment over 30%, ServiceNow CEO says
Technology companies, including Block and Atlassian, have already cut jobs this year due to AI adoption.
Samantha Subin | cnbc.com • Mar 13, 2026
Technology companies, including Block and Atlassian, have already cut jobs this year due to AI adoption.
Samantha Subin | cnbc.com • Mar 13, 2026
Introducing ChatGPT Health
ChatGPT Health is a dedicated experience that securely connects your health data and apps, with privacy protections and a physician-informed design.
openai.com • Mar 10, 2026
ChatGPT Health is a dedicated experience that securely connects your health data and apps, with privacy protections and a physician-informed design.
openai.com • Mar 10, 2026
What is Ghost GDP?
What happens when AI produces a lot more and faster, boosting economic figures, but AI will not spend money, does not buy ice cream?
Where is this virtual GDP positioned?
What happens when AI produces a lot more and faster, boosting economic figures, but AI will not spend money, does not buy ice cream?
Where is this virtual GDP positioned?
Silicon Valley's two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve
LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.
Julie Bort | techcrunch.com • Mar 26, 2026
LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.
Julie Bort | techcrunch.com • Mar 26, 2026
Creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood says she received death threats over project
Eline van der Velden says she developed her ‘digital twin’ to provoke discussion but backlash from some has been worse than expected
Michael Savage | theguardian.com • Mar 26, 2026
Eline van der Velden says she developed her ‘digital twin’ to provoke discussion but backlash from some has been worse than expected
Michael Savage | theguardian.com • Mar 26, 2026
OpenAI puts erotic chatbot plans on hold ‘indefinitely’
Decision follows staff and investor concerns about sexual AI content
Cristina Criddle,Stephen Morris | ft.com • Mar 26, 2026
Decision follows staff and investor concerns about sexual AI content
Cristina Criddle,Stephen Morris | ft.com • Mar 26, 2026
Anthropic's Secret Mythos Model Leaked Via CMS Error
Internal documents describing Anthropic's next flagship AI surfaced last week after a configuration error left thousands of unpublished assets in a publicly accessible data store. Among them was a draft blog post revealing a model called Claude Mythos and a new tier called Capybara that sits above Opus.
The details:
How It Leaked: A CMS misconfiguration exposed around 3,000 unpublished assets, including draft blog posts and internal content that had not been approved for release.
New Tier: Capybara represents a new model class larger and more capable than Opus, which was previously Anthropic's most powerful offering. It is also more expensive to run.
Capabilities: Anthropic described the model as a step change in performance, with dramatically higher scores in coding, academic reasoning and cybersecurity compared to Claude Opus 4.6.
Cyber Risk: The draft flagged the model as currently far ahead of any other AI system in cybersecurity capabilities, warning it could help attackers outpace defenders.
Market Impact: The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dropped nearly 3% on Friday. Cybersecurity stocks have been under pressure all year on fears that new AI will disrupt the sector.
Internal documents describing Anthropic's next flagship AI surfaced last week after a configuration error left thousands of unpublished assets in a publicly accessible data store. Among them was a draft blog post revealing a model called Claude Mythos and a new tier called Capybara that sits above Opus.
The details:
How It Leaked: A CMS misconfiguration exposed around 3,000 unpublished assets, including draft blog posts and internal content that had not been approved for release.
New Tier: Capybara represents a new model class larger and more capable than Opus, which was previously Anthropic's most powerful offering. It is also more expensive to run.
Capabilities: Anthropic described the model as a step change in performance, with dramatically higher scores in coding, academic reasoning and cybersecurity compared to Claude Opus 4.6.
Cyber Risk: The draft flagged the model as currently far ahead of any other AI system in cybersecurity capabilities, warning it could help attackers outpace defenders.
Market Impact: The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF dropped nearly 3% on Friday. Cybersecurity stocks have been under pressure all year on fears that new AI will disrupt the sector.
White-collar workers are quietly rebelling against AI as 80% outright refuse adoption mandates
"AI didn't deliver," Johns Hopkins professor Steve Hanke told Fortune. "Welcome to the real world. Forget the AI bubble."
Nick Lichtenberg | fortune.com • Apr 9, 2026
"AI didn't deliver," Johns Hopkins professor Steve Hanke told Fortune. "Welcome to the real world. Forget the AI bubble."
Nick Lichtenberg | fortune.com • Apr 9, 2026
Scoop: OpenAI plans staggered rollout of new model over cybersecurity risk
Model-makers are now so worried about the havoc their own tools could cause that they're reluctant to release them into the wild.
Sam Sabin | axios.com • Apr 9, 2026
Model-makers are now so worried about the havoc their own tools could cause that they're reluctant to release them into the wild.
Sam Sabin | axios.com • Apr 9, 2026
Nude AI generated deepfakes are destroying students lives and no one is stopping the sread
For as little as $4.99, teenagers are uploading photos of their classmates’ faces to “nudify” sites to generate so-called deepfake pornographic pictures of them in an instant.
Mariana Simões | bostonglobe.com • Apr 9, 2026
For as little as $4.99, teenagers are uploading photos of their classmates’ faces to “nudify” sites to generate so-called deepfake pornographic pictures of them in an instant.
Mariana Simões | bostonglobe.com • Apr 9, 2026
Too busy to read the AI news? .... here is a brief for you:
Key Stories 19/05/2026
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It has been a wild week in AI news with Elon Musk losing his high-profile legal battle against OpenAI while his own company xAI faces awkward complaints from staff. Meanwhile, Nvidia's CEO is optimistic about getting chips back into China, and even the Pope is weighing in on the future of humanity and technology. From courtroom drama to campus protests, the industry is moving faster than ever
Key Stories 19/05/2026
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OpenAI and Sam Altman win major legal fight — A jury found that OpenAI and its leaders did not breach any contracts with Elon Musk, clearing a major hurdle for the company as it eyes a potential IPO. 💸
Musk employees still waiting on tax return payouts — Staff at xAI were offered 420 dollars to share their private tax returns to train the Grok chatbot, but many report they still haven't seen the money. 🔌
Nvidia CEO expects China to reopen for AI chips — Jensen Huang believes Chinese authorities will eventually allow US chip imports again following his recent high-level meetings in the country. 🇻🇦
Vatican and Anthropic team up on AI ethics — The Pope is set to release a major text on human dignity in the digital age, co-authored with one of the founders of AI startup Anthropic. 🎓
Former Google CEO booed at graduation — Eric Schmidt faced a tough crowd of students who expressed their anxiety over how AI might take their future jobs during his commencement speech. 📹
Researchers suggest body cams for preschool teachers — A controversial proposal surfaced asking teachers to wear cameras in classrooms to collect first-person data for training new AI models. 🦊
Chamath warns consultants about AI partnerships — Investor Chamath Palihapitiya told big firms like PwC to be careful, claiming that letting AI giants into their workflows is like letting a fox into a hen house.Too busy to read the AI news? .... here is a brief for you:
AI is making waves everywhere—from California’s new rules to protect workers to homeowners losing properties for data centers. OpenAI just cracked an 80-year-old math problem, while tech giants push non-dividend stocks higher. Meanwhile, Spotify’s rolling out AI-generated podcasts, and grads are booing speakers who praise AI. Even Google’s search changes are sparking backlash, and the White House delayed its AI executive order again.
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🏠 Georgia homeowners fight back as land is seized for AI data centers — A utility company is using eminent domain to take over 30+ homes for data centers, leaving owners furious and feeling powerless.
🤖 California moves to shield workers from AI disruption — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order addressing public concerns about AI’s impact on jobs and labor rights.
🧮 OpenAI solves 80-year-old math problem with AI breakthrough — The company says its work on the Erdős planar unit distance problem shows major progress in AI reasoning.
💰 AI hype fuels rise of non-dividend tech stocks — Investors are piling into companies like SpaceX and OpenAI, even as dividends take a backseat to AI-driven growth.
🎙️ Spotify launches AI-generated personal podcasts — Users can now get custom audio updates, like local concert news, created by AI based on their prompts.
🎓 Grads boo commencement speakers over AI optimism — New grads are pushing back against speeches praising AI, fearing it’ll make their careers harder.
🔍 Google’s search changes could break the internet — Critics say Google’s new approach turns search into a walled garden, ruining the open web experience.
⏳ White House delays AI executive order again — Internal disagreements have stalled the signing ceremony, adding to the uncertainty around AI regulation.
📈 Spotify stock jumps at first investor day in years — The company’s new co-CEO leadership shared guidance that impressed investors, sending shares higher.
AI is making waves everywhere—from California’s new rules to protect workers to homeowners losing properties for data centers. OpenAI just cracked an 80-year-old math problem, while tech giants push non-dividend stocks higher. Meanwhile, Spotify’s rolling out AI-generated podcasts, and grads are booing speakers who praise AI. Even Google’s search changes are sparking backlash, and the White House delayed its AI executive order again.
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🏠 Georgia homeowners fight back as land is seized for AI data centers — A utility company is using eminent domain to take over 30+ homes for data centers, leaving owners furious and feeling powerless.
🤖 California moves to shield workers from AI disruption — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order addressing public concerns about AI’s impact on jobs and labor rights.
🧮 OpenAI solves 80-year-old math problem with AI breakthrough — The company says its work on the Erdős planar unit distance problem shows major progress in AI reasoning.
💰 AI hype fuels rise of non-dividend tech stocks — Investors are piling into companies like SpaceX and OpenAI, even as dividends take a backseat to AI-driven growth.
🎙️ Spotify launches AI-generated personal podcasts — Users can now get custom audio updates, like local concert news, created by AI based on their prompts.
🎓 Grads boo commencement speakers over AI optimism — New grads are pushing back against speeches praising AI, fearing it’ll make their careers harder.
🔍 Google’s search changes could break the internet — Critics say Google’s new approach turns search into a walled garden, ruining the open web experience.
⏳ White House delays AI executive order again — Internal disagreements have stalled the signing ceremony, adding to the uncertainty around AI regulation.
📈 Spotify stock jumps at first investor day in years — The company’s new co-CEO leadership shared guidance that impressed investors, sending shares higher.
Too busy to read the AI news? .... here is a brief for you:
AI is changing how we discover drugs, clean pools, and even how we think about truth. Drug companies now use AI to cut discovery time by a third, with nearly a third of new drugs relying on computational tools. Meanwhile, a smart pool robot is making summer maintenance easier and cheaper. But AI’s rapid growth is also causing headaches—costs are skyrocketing as companies struggle with expensive AI models, and debates rage over its ethical use and unchecked power in tech. From price wars in China to Trump’s bizarre AI-generated posts, the tech is moving faster than the rules can keep up.
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💊 AI speeds up drug discovery by a third — Machine learning is cutting early drug discovery timelines by about 30%, with preclinical development now taking just 13 to 18 months instead of four years. Nearly one in three new drugs now uses computational tools in early stages.
🤖 Smart pool robot drops to €399 for summer — The BOTLUXE PC20 pool cleaner is now €100 cheaper on Amazon, making it a hot deal for hassle-free summer maintenance. It’s designed to handle skimming and scrubbing automatically.
💸 AI costs spiral as companies face 'tokenmaxxing' crisis — Tech giants like Microsoft and Meta are pulling back as AI agents consume up to 1000x more tokens than standard models, driving up costs. The AI boom is getting too expensive to sustain.
🇨🇳 China’s DeepSeek slashes AI model prices by 75% — Chinese AI startup DeepSeek made a permanent 75% price cut on its flagship V4-Pro model, keeping costs at a quarter of the original. The move pressures competitors in the global AI race.
🏛️ Big Tech wins as Trump drops AI safety reviews — Trump reversed plans for AI safety reviews, giving tech giants like Microsoft and Meta a free pass on unchecked AI development. Critics say it’s a green light for unregulated power.
📉 Cybersecurity stocks set for rapid growth through 2028 — As AI expands, cybersecurity firms are poised for huge sales growth, with some stocks still undervalued. Investors are eyeing cheap picks in the sector.
🤔 AI blurs the line on acceptable use and truth — From Trump’s bizarre AI-generated posts to debates over AI writing, the rules around ethical AI use are getting fuzzier. The tech is evolving faster than society can define its limits.
🌊 John Doerr calls AI the biggest tech 'tsunami' ever — Venture capitalist John Doerr, who bet early on Google, says the AI revolution is underhyped. He predicts it’ll be the biggest tech wave yet, reshaping industries.
🛡️ Microsoft’s new lead on humanizing AI development — Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft’s responsible tech chief, is focusing on building AI the right way—and keeping it that way. The goal is to balance speed with ethical guardrails.
AI is changing how we discover drugs, clean pools, and even how we think about truth. Drug companies now use AI to cut discovery time by a third, with nearly a third of new drugs relying on computational tools. Meanwhile, a smart pool robot is making summer maintenance easier and cheaper. But AI’s rapid growth is also causing headaches—costs are skyrocketing as companies struggle with expensive AI models, and debates rage over its ethical use and unchecked power in tech. From price wars in China to Trump’s bizarre AI-generated posts, the tech is moving faster than the rules can keep up.
Key Stories
💊 AI speeds up drug discovery by a third — Machine learning is cutting early drug discovery timelines by about 30%, with preclinical development now taking just 13 to 18 months instead of four years. Nearly one in three new drugs now uses computational tools in early stages.
🤖 Smart pool robot drops to €399 for summer — The BOTLUXE PC20 pool cleaner is now €100 cheaper on Amazon, making it a hot deal for hassle-free summer maintenance. It’s designed to handle skimming and scrubbing automatically.
💸 AI costs spiral as companies face 'tokenmaxxing' crisis — Tech giants like Microsoft and Meta are pulling back as AI agents consume up to 1000x more tokens than standard models, driving up costs. The AI boom is getting too expensive to sustain.
🇨🇳 China’s DeepSeek slashes AI model prices by 75% — Chinese AI startup DeepSeek made a permanent 75% price cut on its flagship V4-Pro model, keeping costs at a quarter of the original. The move pressures competitors in the global AI race.
🏛️ Big Tech wins as Trump drops AI safety reviews — Trump reversed plans for AI safety reviews, giving tech giants like Microsoft and Meta a free pass on unchecked AI development. Critics say it’s a green light for unregulated power.
📉 Cybersecurity stocks set for rapid growth through 2028 — As AI expands, cybersecurity firms are poised for huge sales growth, with some stocks still undervalued. Investors are eyeing cheap picks in the sector.
🤔 AI blurs the line on acceptable use and truth — From Trump’s bizarre AI-generated posts to debates over AI writing, the rules around ethical AI use are getting fuzzier. The tech is evolving faster than society can define its limits.
🌊 John Doerr calls AI the biggest tech 'tsunami' ever — Venture capitalist John Doerr, who bet early on Google, says the AI revolution is underhyped. He predicts it’ll be the biggest tech wave yet, reshaping industries.
🛡️ Microsoft’s new lead on humanizing AI development — Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft’s responsible tech chief, is focusing on building AI the right way—and keeping it that way. The goal is to balance speed with ethical guardrails.
AI is everywhere lately—reshaping investments, weird jobs, and even your office setup. Berkshire Hathaway just made a huge bet on AI and tech, while billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller ditched Nvidia for other AI infrastructure plays. Meanwhile, some startups are offering $2K a month for... unusual AI testing gigs. Privacy concerns are popping up too, with wearables like Amazon’s Bee creeping people out. And hackers are finding sneaky ways to exploit AI chatbots. Oh, and the Pope’s weighing in on AI ethics soon—because of course he is
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💰 Berkshire Hathaway goes all-in on AI and tech — Greg Abel, Berkshire’s new CEO, just overhauled the portfolio, dumping Amazon and health stocks to load up on Alphabet and other AI plays. Tech now makes up over a third of the portfolio—biggest shift in decades.
🤑 Billionaire swaps Nvidia for these 3 AI stocks — Stanley Druckenmiller’s fund ditched Nvidia but bought into custom silicon and CPU designers, betting on the next wave of AI infrastructure.
😳 $2K a month to test AI-guided... uh, personal time — A startup called Joi AI is hiring ‘masturbation consultants’ to test its AI feature and report on stress, sleep, and confidence. Yes, really.
🤖 Hackers are gaming AI chatbot ‘personalities’ — Cybercriminals are tricking AI by pretending it has emotions or biases, exploiting weaknesses in how chatbots respond to ‘personality’ prompts.
👀 Amazon’s Bee wearable: handy or creepy? — The Bee AI wearable promises convenience but leaves users uneasy about privacy—like having a tiny spy on your wrist.
💡 Your next desk lamp might be an AI robot — Lenovo’s new ‘lamp’ is actually a small AI assistant designed to replace your boring old desk light. Offices of the future, everyone.
🙏 Pope to drop AI ethics encyclical — Pope Leo will team up with theologians and an Anthropic co-founder to release a major statement on protecting human dignity in the AI age.
📉 Are AI models getting worse? — Google and Anthropic are reportedly nerfing their AI models and limiting usage, raising questions about whether the AI hype is sustainable.
🎓 Sundar Pichai tells grads: deal with AI’s consequences — Google’s CEO brushed off booing grads, saying they’ll have to live with the fallout of AI whether they like it or not.
📸 Netanyahu shares AI-generated pic with Trump — The Israeli PM posted an AI image of himself and Trump vowing to stop Iran’s nuclear program—because why not?
AI’s rapid growth is shaking up industries from media to hiring. News publishers are pushing back against AI firms using their content without payment, calling it outright theft. Meanwhile, job seekers face a tougher market as AI makes applications easier but landing jobs harder. Companies like Uber are reining in AI spending after blowing budgets, while Microsoft’s internal docs reveal plans to hook users on its new AI assistant. On the policy front, Trump signed an order giving the government early access to new AI models to assess risks, marking a shift from hands-off oversight.Key Stories
📰 News industry fights back against AI content theft — NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger slams AI firms for using news content without payment, calling it a repackaging of stolen goods that threatens the $12 trillion creative economy.
💼 AI makes job hunting easier but getting hired harder — The rise of AI tools has simplified job applications, but the flood of automated submissions is making it nearly impossible for candidates to stand out.
💸 Uber slams brakes on AI spending after budget blowout — Uber capped employee AI spending after burning through its budget in just four months, despite earlier encouragement to use AI as much as possible.
🤖 Microsoft’s AI assistant plan: hook users first, features later — Internal docs reveal Microsoft’s strategy for its new AI tool, Scout, is to make people addicted before rolling out additional features.
🔐 Trump signs order for early AI model access — The executive order requires government review of new AI models before release to assess cybersecurity risks, shifting from a hands-off approach to tighter oversight.
⚛️ Microsoft unveils AI-designed quantum chip, eyes 2029 launch — Microsoft introduced a new quantum computing chip redesigned with AI help, aiming for commercially useful quantum systems by 2029.
🏢 Microsoft targets business users with new AI models — AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says the company is focusing on developing AI products tailored for business customers, taking aim at competitors like Anthropic.
💰 OpenAI’s top user drains budgets, CEO admits cost crisis — Sam Altman acknowledged that cost concerns have become a huge issue for OpenAI, as its biggest users rack up massive expenses