In the first four months of 2026, 49,135 jobs were eliminated due to AI, accounting for 16% of all planned layoffs. The technology sector has been hit hardest. Since the beginning of the year, 85,411 tech workers have been laid off—a 33% year-over-year increase and the highest number for this period since 2023. In April alone, 21,490 AI-related layoffs occurred, representing 26% of all layoffs that month. Cognizant cut 12,000 to 15,000 employees; Cloudflare laid off about 20% of its workforce; Coinbase reduced its staff by 14%; and Snap cut 1,000 positions. All cited AI as a key driver. But have these companies become more profitable after laying off so many people? A Gartner survey of 350 companies with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion found that 80% of firms that deployed AI have also implemented layoffs—but there is no positive correlation between the scale of layoffs and return on investment. Companies that laid off more people did not earn more than those that laid off fewer. Layoffs create budget space, not investment returns. The companies achieving the highest returns took the opposite approach: using AI to amplify employee output rather than replace employees. Gartner calls this model the “human-amplified business.” Even Sam Altman has acknowledged the existence of “AI washing”—companies rebranding layoffs they were already planning as AI-driven structural changes. After all, in this game, “We’re embracing AI” is a much easier story to tell than “We’re actually making money from AI.”

JD Vance's warnings about AI-driven threats to critical infrastructure are a wake-up call for both Silicon Valley and the crypto space. As hacking groups like Volt Typhoon target essential services, the interconnectedness of these systems means that disruptions can lead to cascading failures in the crypto market. The potential for a cyber attack affecting energy grids and financial systems shows just how critical security measures are for digital assets. This is not just about national security; it’s about the survival of the crypto ecosystem itself. Expect a push for decentralized solutions to gain traction as the call for stronger security becomes louder. #CryptoSafety #AI

AI-POWERED CYBER THREATS COULD TOPPLE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CRYPTO MARKET

"I was hoping to compete in Pwn2Own with a Firefox full-chain entry, but unfortunately it was rejected. I’ve reported the vulnerability to the Mozilla team," writes a researcher under the handle @ggwhyp There is very little information available about the researcher. In one video, the author demonstrates an RCE (Remote Code Execution) example. A user opens a local web page in the browser; then, a hidden script bypasses internal security mechanisms and escapes the browser's sandbox 🤔 As a result, Windows automatically launches the command prompt and the calculator app, demonstrating control over the target machine The author of the thread planned to present this discovery at the renowned Pwn2Own hacking tournament. At such competitions, cybersecurity researchers receive large cash prizes for demonstrating successful exploits of popular software The tournament organizers rejected the researcher's application. The reason could have been a duplicate of an already known bug or a failure to comply with the rules Following the rejection, the author acted in accordance with professional ethics and submitted the vulnerability details directly to the Mozilla development team for a prompt security patch

Open-source is the only right way long term. But pretending timing doesn’t matter in this exploit environment is naive. You don’t publish the full attack manual before the system is battle-tested.

Walmart akan pindahkan 1000 pekerja korporat sebagai upaya gabungkan lebih banyak tim produk teknologi global dan AI-nya. Dibawah kepemimpinan CEO baru John Furner dan tim kepemimpinan yang dirombak, tingkatkan transformasi digital berbasis AI hadapi Amazon, Costco, dan Aldi.

Repeat after me: OPEN SOURCE CODE CAN STILL HAVE A BACKDOOR