Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis | TechCrunch

"CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis," Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains.

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"Out of office: permanently." A software engineer built a satirical physical panic button to handle corporate layoffs, and the internet is split between laughing and warning him about federal charges. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/bengaluru-techies-i-got-fired-panic-button-goes-viral-amid-industry-layoff-anxieties-vt9vlmgo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TechLayoffs #BengaluruTechie #ViralPost #SoftwareEngineering
Meta eliminated 8,000 jobs on May 20 β€” the same day it reported its best-ever quarterly revenue of $56 billion. Zuckerberg is betting $145B on AI infrastructure and says AI agents will 'primarily do the work.' Full analysis: #AI #TechLayoffs #BigTech
Jordan Novet reports, Intuit is slashing 17% of its workforce, impacting over 3,000 jobs amid restructuring, slowing growth, and AI anxiety. CEO Sasan Goodarzi aims for a "faster, leaner" company as shares tumbled 11%. This follows a wave of tech layoffs, reflecting broader industry shifts. Read more about these significant changes in tech. Jordan Novet skillfully reports on these developments.
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Big Tech is firing 1,000 workers every day in 2026 β€” while making record profits.

Meta cut 8,000 jobs. Amazon: 30,000. Oracle: 30,000.

They're not struggling. They're choosing AI spending over American workers.

Read the full story: https://news24media.org/tech-layoffs-2026-inside-big-techs/

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Big Tech is laying off 1,000 workers per day in 2026 β€” not because they're failing, but because they're allocating capital to AI infrastructure instead of human salaries.

Meta: 8,000 jobs cut. Profit last quarter: $22.77 billion.
Amazon: 30,000 roles eliminated. AWS growing 28%.

This is structural, not cyclical.

In-depth editorial from https://news24.edupedia.site/tech-layoffs-2026-big-tech-cutting-jobs/

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The Global Layoff Machine: Why Big Tech Is Cutting Jobs Even While Chasing Bigger Valuations

From Meta to Microsoft, Amazon to Google, the world's most powerful technology companies are turning workforce cuts into a strategy of survival, efficiency, and market signalling β€” but behind every percentage point lies a human story.

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[LIVE] Tracking all tech startup layoffs β€” and lists of employees laid off β€” since COVID-19. This page is constantly being updated.

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Companies found a story that lets them cut headcount at scale across every industry and get applauded instead of questioned. A CEOWORLD survey of 125,000 business leaders found 60% made cuts anticipating AI efficiencies that haven't arrived, but only 2% attributed cuts to actual AI implementation.

https://readuncut.com/the-ai-bet-corporate-america-actually-made-it-wasnt-productivity/

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AI Layoffs and Wage Compression: The Bet Corporate America Made

AI gave corporate America a way to gut headcount and get applauded for it. An NBER study found only 2% of execs attributed cuts to actual AI, but 60% cut in anticipation of efficiencies that haven't arrived. The bet was never productivity. It was permanent wage compression with better PR.

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Jack Dorsey demonstrated both versions with the poise of a man who had already forgotten what he said 12 months ago. Cut 931 people in March 2025 ("not about AI"), then 4,000 more in February 2026 ("100 people + AI = 1,000 people"). Block's stock surged 25% on the second announcement. https://readuncut.com/the-ai-bet-corporate-america-actually-made-it-wasnt-productivity/

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AI Layoffs and Wage Compression: The Bet Corporate America Made

AI gave corporate America a way to gut headcount and get applauded for it. An NBER study found only 2% of execs attributed cuts to actual AI, but 60% cut in anticipation of efficiencies that haven't arrived. The bet was never productivity. It was permanent wage compression with better PR.

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