Brian Weerasinghe
AI & Technology Researcher
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AI & Technology Researcher
Brian Weerasinghe is the founder and editor of AI Eating The World, where he covers artificial intelligence, tech companies, layoffs, startups, and the future of work. His reporting focuses on how AI is transforming businesses, products, and the global workforce. He writes about major developments across the AI industry, from enterprise adoption and funding trends to the real-world impact of automation and emerging technologies.
Latest articles
Microsoft AI Chief Predicts AI Will Automate Most White-Collar Work Within 18 Months
Mustafa Suleyman says lawyers, accountants, marketers, and project managers could all be replaced by AI systems within the next year and a half. The data tells a more complicated story.
Claude Mythos Cracked Apple's Most Expensive Security Feature in Five Days
Calif used Anthropic's Mythos Preview to build the first public macOS kernel exploit on M5 silicon, bypassing a multi-billion-dollar memory protection system Apple spent five years building.
Which Jobs Are Safest and Riskiest From AI? The Most Authoritative Research of 2026
Anthropic, Goldman Sachs, the WEF, and the IMF have all released major findings this year. Here is what the data actually says about who is exposed, who is protected, and what is already happening.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anthropic's Implied Valuation Hits $1.4 Trillion - and the Company Is Already Fighting Back
On-chain pre-IPO markets pushed Anthropic's implied valuation up 40% in 24 days. Then the company declared all unauthorized share transfers void.
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.
GitLab Announces Layoffs and Restructuring for the Agentic Era
The DevSecOps platform is flattening management, shrinking its country footprint by 30%, and reorganising R&D into 60 autonomous teams. The exact number of jobs being cut won't be known until June.
Anthropic Launches Claude for Legal, Reshaping the $1 Trillion Legal Tech Market
With 12 practice-area plugins, 20+ integrations, and partnerships from Freshfields to Harvey, Anthropic is positioning Claude as the AI fabric of the legal industry.
Starbucks Is Cutting Dozens of Tech Jobs in Seattle While Betting Big on AI
The coffee giant is reshaping its technology team under a new CTO, laying off cybersecurity and engineering staff while simultaneously building AI tools it says will define its future.
Latest guides
How to Use Claude Inside Microsoft 365
Claude now works natively inside Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. Here is how to get it running and what to actually do with it.
How to Use Higgsfield CLI to Generate Images and Videos Inside Claude
Connect Higgsfield's 30+ creative models to Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex in three commands and generate production-ready visuals from a conversation.
How to Use Meta's Official Ads MCP and CLI with Claude
Meta just gave AI tools direct, authorized access to your ad account. Here is how to set it up and what you can actually do with it.
How to Design a High-Converting Landing Page in Claude Design
Go from a rough brief to a polished, on-brand landing page you can deploy straight from the browser, without opening Figma.
How to Get Started with Claude Code: A Beginner's Complete Guide
From installation to your first real coding session - everything you need to go from zero to productive with Anthropic's terminal-based AI coding agent.
How to Do a Brand Refresh in Five Minutes with Claude Design
Use Claude Design to build a full visual system — typography, colors, components, and slide templates — without touching a design tool.
Set up useful AI teammates with new ChatGPT workspace agents
Turn generic AI into dedicated expert teammates by creating workspace-specific agents in ChatGPT.
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