Wix Stock Price Tanks 50% as Company Announces 1,000-Employee Layoff
NewsMay 26, 2026

Wix Stock Price Tanks 50% as Company Announces 1,000-Employee Layoff

The website builder's AI bet turned expensive fast. Investors aren't waiting to see how it plays out.

Brian Weerasinghe·5 min read
Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees as Zuckerberg Bets the Company on AI
NewsMay 25, 2026

Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees as Zuckerberg Bets the Company on AI

The company's biggest companywide cuts since 2022 hit integrity, cybersecurity, and design teams - while 7,000 workers get redirected into AI roles.

Brian Weerasinghe·6 min read
Wix Plans Its Largest Layoffs Ever as AI Costs and Losses Mount
NewsMay 25, 2026

Wix Plans Its Largest Layoffs Ever as AI Costs and Losses Mount

The website-builder giant is cutting up to 1,000 jobs - about 20% of its workforce - after a quarter that delivered losses alongside revenue growth and operating expenses that surged 50% year-over-year.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
ClickUp Cuts 22% of Staff and Offers $1M Salaries to Those Who Stay
NewsMay 22, 2026

ClickUp Cuts 22% of Staff and Offers $1M Salaries to Those Who Stay

CEO Zeb Evans is calling it the '100x org.' Fire nearly a quarter of the company, pay the survivors up to $1 million in cash, and let 3,000 AI agents pick up the rest.

Brian Weerasinghe·5 min read
Intuit Layoffs 2026: 3,000 Jobs Cut as TurboTax Maker Bets Big on AI
NewsMay 20, 2026

Intuit Layoffs 2026: 3,000 Jobs Cut as TurboTax Maker Bets Big on AI

CEO Sasan Goodarzi's internal memo points to AI as the reason. The real picture is more complicated.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
Cisco Cuts 4,000 Jobs on the Same Day It Posts $15.8B Record Revenue
NewsMay 15, 2026

Cisco Cuts 4,000 Jobs on the Same Day It Posts $15.8B Record Revenue

The networking giant is eliminating under 5% of its workforce while reporting its best quarterly numbers ever, calling the layoffs a strategic bet on AI, silicon, and optics - not a cost-cutting play.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
Claude Helped Recover $400K in Bitcoin Locked in a Forgotten Wallet for 11 Years
NewsMay 14, 2026

Claude Helped Recover $400K in Bitcoin Locked in a Forgotten Wallet for 11 Years

A pseudonymous X user credited Anthropic's AI with solving a technical wallet recovery problem that defeated brute-force tools and professional services for over a decade.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
LinkedIn Cuts Nearly 900 Jobs Despite 12% Revenue Growth
NewsMay 13, 2026

LinkedIn Cuts Nearly 900 Jobs Despite 12% Revenue Growth

The Microsoft-owned platform is restructuring teams around profitability and growth priorities - even as its business accelerates.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
GM Cuts More Than 600 IT Jobs in a Deliberate AI Skills Swap
NewsMay 13, 2026

GM Cuts More Than 600 IT Jobs in a Deliberate AI Skills Swap

The Detroit automaker eliminated over 10% of its global IT workforce on May 11, replacing conventional tech roles with positions focused on AI-native development, agent engineering, and cloud infrastructure.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
OpenAI Launches Daybreak, Its Bet on AI-Native Cyber Defense
NewsMay 12, 2026

OpenAI Launches Daybreak, Its Bet on AI-Native Cyber Defense

The initiative combines GPT-5.5, Codex Security, and a network of over 20 security partners to embed vulnerability detection directly into software development.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
OpenAI Let 600 Employees Cash Out $6.6 Billion in a Single Day
NewsMay 11, 2026

OpenAI Let 600 Employees Cash Out $6.6 Billion in a Single Day

A WSJ report reveals the October 2025 secondary share sale averaged $11 million per person - one of the largest employee tender offers in tech history.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
NVIDIA Puts AI in Orbit With the Vera Rubin Space-1 Module
NewsMay 10, 2026

NVIDIA Puts AI in Orbit With the Vera Rubin Space-1 Module

The chipmaker unveiled a radiation-hardened computing platform for space at GTC 2026, with six industry partners already committed.

Brian Weerasinghe·4 min read
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