Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Jobs Amid AI Investments
Amazon announced plans to cut roughly 16,000 corporate roles, the second major reduction since October, as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence and organizational efficiency.
Amazon announced plans to cut roughly 16,000 corporate roles, the second major reduction since October, as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence and organizational efficiency.
ASML posted record orders and raised its 2026 sales outlook, supported by sustained demand for AI-driven chip manufacturing equipment.
Ricursive Intelligence hits a $4 billion valuation after raising $300 million to develop AI systems that autonomously design and improve AI chips.
Anthropic’s Claude AI now allows users to interact directly with workplace tools like Slack, Figma, and Canva inside the chat interface. The update aims to reduce context switching and make collaboration more visible and interactive.
Open-source AI assistant Clawdbot has rebranded as Moltbot following a trademark request from Anthropic, with no changes to the product’s functionality or mission.
UK government recruits AI experts with funding from Meta to develop open-source tools for transport, public safety, and defence using Llama models.
Pinterest will cut around 780 jobs to focus on AI-driven products and strategy, while investors remain cautious amid competition from TikTok and Meta platforms.
Google is letting users ask follow-up questions directly from AI-generated Overviews in Search, making its AI Mode conversational for complex queries.
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs acknowledged ICE violence in Minneapolis, while tech workers call for stronger public opposition and contract cancellations.
OpenAI introduced Prism, a free AI-powered scientific workspace integrated with GPT-5.2, designed to assist researchers with writing, reviewing, and visualizing scientific papers.
Google’s lower-cost AI Plus subscription, priced at $7.99 in the U.S., is now available in all markets offering Google AI plans, providing access to Gemini 3 Pro, AI filmmaking tools, and more.
A new assessment by Common Sense Media finds xAI’s Grok chatbot exposes minors to sexual, violent, and unsafe content, with weak age verification and ineffective safety controls.
YouTubers suing tech companies over AI training data now include Snap, alleging its systems used their videos without permission for commercial AI features.
Chinese AI startup Stepfun secured $719 million to accelerate foundational model development, AI agents, and AI-driven products in collaboration with Geely.
Climate tech startup Rainbow Weather has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven platform for hyper-local, real-time weather forecasting and environmental intelligence.