
AI now drives 40% of layoffs as 2026 cuts surge past 2025
Challenger, Gray & Christmas says companies are citing AI more than any other layoff reason, even as critics argue the technology is being used as a convenient excuse.
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas says companies are citing AI more than any other layoff reason, even as critics argue the technology is being used as a convenient excuse.
Atlantic Music Group is using a new joint venture to turn A&R talent into a scalable label engine, and competitors should notice.

Paramount says blocking the deal would weaken competition, but five streaming subscribers, regulators, and state attorneys general are all pressing on the brakes.

The database startup's $500 million round shows how fast AI-native developer tools can turn usage into late-stage pricing power.

The unanimous ruling strengthens the SEC’s hand in disgorgement cases, giving executives and boards another reason to treat enforcement risk as very real.

Index providers are rewriting entry rules for giant IPOs, which could push retirement funds into SpaceX and Anthropic sooner than most savers expect.

Bandai Namco says Elden Ring’s Tarnished Edition content hits PC on August 28, but the wording now suggests players may have to buy it.

Amazon is shifting its gaming pitch from MMOs to phone-first party games, and the move shows how much the company now wants franchises, not just studios, to do the heavy lifting.
Capgemini says global millionaire ranks jumped 7.9% in 2025, a reminder that equity rallies are still the fastest wealth engine for boards, allocators, and founders watching who can fund the next move.

Meta is keeping its workplace monitoring push alive, but granting 30-minute privacy breaks and exemption requests as staff push back over battery and bandwidth costs.

The UAE deal pairs sovereign AI infrastructure with dialect-aware voice automation, aiming to move enterprises and governments from pilots to production across the GCC.

A listing primed for 12 June could value SpaceX at $1.77tn, reshaping the private markets playbook and the wealth math around Elon Musk.