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Longer reads on the job market
What the layoff and hiring numbers actually show once you read past the headlines, and what we'd do about it in your position.
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Tech Hiring Moved to Data Centers, Agencies and HR in 2026
Tech layoffs in 2026 already beat last year's total, yet plenty of employers are hiring: data centers, public agencies, trading firms and, oddly, HR teams.
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Checking AI's Work Has Become an Unpaid Part of Your Job
Akamai sells tools to verify who's acting, Colorado wants paperwork, and someone has to check the AI's output. That unpaid accountability work can pay you back.
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AI Fluency Won't Earn a Premium for Long
Vietnam plans basic AI skills for 10 million workers by 2030. Once a skill is mass-produced the premium moves on. We looked at where it goes and what to learn.
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AI Skills Pay a 62% Premium, If You Can Prove You Have Them
Job ads that mention AI skills pay about 62% more, and nobody agrees what the skill is. How to build the evidence before HR writes the rubric for you.
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Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs and Has Another Round Set for September
Oracle has cut 21,000 jobs, spent most of a $2.1 billion restructuring budget and has more cuts penciled in. Layoffs come in rounds now, so plan like it.
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Tech Layoffs Hit 125,759 as Demand for Senior Talent Rises
Tech layoffs passed 125,759 this year while Toptal reports rising demand for experienced people. Most of that demand is contract work, which changes the offer.
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Layoff Survivors Report 90-Hour Weeks as AI Gets the Credit
Executives say AI shrank the work. Survivors of the cuts report weeks of up to 90 hours. How to tell if your team is absorbing lost jobs, and what to ask for.
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Oracle Is Borrowing for AI and Paying for It With Payroll
Oracle committed $55.7 billion to AI and cut 21,000 jobs, with more cuts reported for September. Salaries are paying for servers. Find out which side you're on.
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Tech Layoffs Are Showing Up in Seattle's Pending Home Sales
Seattle posted the nation's sharpest drop in pending home sales, and locals blame tech cuts. Your salary, RSUs and mortgage may ride on the same few employers.
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Four Years of Tech Layoffs Had Four Different Causes
Half a million tech jobs went between 2022 and 2025, and they didn't all go for the same reason. Which wave hit your employer changes what you should do next.
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AI Took the Junior Tickets, and Entry-Level Hiring Halved
New-grad hiring at big tech is down about half since 2019, and AI now does the work juniors used to learn on. What still gets people through the door in 2026.
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When a CEO Blames AI for Layoffs, Check Three Things
Salesforce's AI agents really did take over support work. Plenty of other "AI layoffs" are plain cost-cutting with a better story. How we tell them apart.
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How to Make Yourself Hard to Cut, Role by Role
Salesforce cut support, big tech cut managers, and manual QA postings keep shrinking. What to learn and what to drop so you're hard to cut, whatever your role.
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What Half a Million Tech Layoffs Look Like in the Data
January 2023 was the worst month, recruiters were hit hardest, and AI went from zero to about a quarter of the people cut in our tracker. Four years of layoff data.
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How to Survive a Layoff, Starting Before It Happens
The warning signs to watch for, what not to sign when HR calls, and how to run a job search when every posting draws hundreds of applicants. Our checklist.
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The Tasks AI Can't Do Yet, and How to Build Your Job Around Them
In 2016 radiologists were supposed to be made obsolete. Demand for them grew instead. Why AI takes tasks rather than jobs, and which of your tasks are exposed.
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