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Tag: AI job disruption

80K Tech Jobs Cut in Q1 2026; Nearly Half Due to AI: New Report

80,000 Tech Jobs Lost in Q1 2026, Nearly Half Due to AI

Over 80,000 people lost their jobs across the global tech industry in the first three months of 2026, with nearly half directly attributed to AI-driven restructuring, according to a new report by TradingPlatforms. Oracle, Amazon, Block and Meta led the cuts — but most of these layoffs are funding future AI, not replacing workers today.

Exclusive: “Waive Income Tax on AI Layoff Severance”: Kavitha Kalvakuntla

Former MP Kavitha Kalvakuntla has demanded waive off on income tax on severance package of employees fired because of AI.

After thousands of Indian employees of Oracle were sacked due to AI disruption, former MP Kavitha Kalvakuntla says there is need for an urgent AI Job Loss tracker.

Thank You For Your Service, Now Please Leave: Sam Altman’s Gratitude As Erasure

Sam Altman has expressed his gratitude to computer programmers without acknowledging the fact that OpenAI is replacing them.

Sam Altman expressing gratitude to software engineers for writing code from scratch reads more as erasure as the world awaits massive job disruption due to AI.

This Company Posted a $10K/Month Job, But Not For Humans

Skilled Humans versus AI Agents? RevenueCat, a SaaS company just said the "quiet part loud" with their job posting for AI agents.

Skilled Humans versus AI Agents? RevenueCat, a SaaS company just said the “quiet part loud” with their job posting for AI agents.

OpenAI’s India Boom: Massive Scale, Missing Ownership

India has become OpenAI’s second-largest market, surpassing 100 million weekly ChatGPT users. The rapid growth highlights extraordinary adoption, even as questions intensify around ownership, jobs, and who stands to benefit most from the AI boom.

India has become OpenAI’s second-largest market, surpassing 100 million weekly ChatGPT users. The rapid growth highlights extraordinary adoption, even as questions intensify around ownership, jobs, and who stands to benefit most from the AI boom.

“AI will automate most, if not all, white collar jobs in 18 months”: Microsoft AI Chief

The increasing capabilities of AI will result in several blue collar jobs getting automated in near future.

Microsoft AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman has given an 180-month deadline for majority of the blue collar jobs getting automated by artificial intelligence. But what does the data say?