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decision 2026-05-03

AI Writes 80% of Code. Now What Happens to the People Who Used to?

OpenAI's president put a number on something everyone in tech already knew but wasn't saying: the software engineering workforce is being automated faster than any other profession in history.

decision 2026-04-30

Amazon Fires 30,000. Then Announces 11,000 New Hires. The CEO Says AI Isn't Replacing Anyone.

The numbers don't add up on purpose: Amazon is running two contradictory stories simultaneously because each one serves a different audience.

power 2026-04-24

Meta Is Firing Workers to Pay for the Machines That Will Replace Them

8,000 jobs cut, $135 billion in AI spending. The math is not a coincidence. It is a confession.

decision 2026-04-18

The 48 Percent Question

Tech companies cut 78,557 jobs in Q1 2026 and blamed 48 percent of them on AI. That number is probably wrong in two different directions at once.