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Amazon cut more than 1,800 engineers in its largest layoff wave ever, even as the company insists it must “innovate faster”.
Nearly 40% of all cuts across four states were engineering roles.
Nearly 40% of all cuts across four states were engineering roles.
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Amazon cut more than 1,800 engineers in its largest layoff wave ever, even as the company insists it must “innovate faster”.
Nearly 40% of all cuts across four states were engineering roles.
Nearly 40% of all cuts across four states were engineering roles.
Veteran fund manager Jens Ehrhardt sees no classic KI bubble yet, but warns that the market is more dangerously concentrated than at any time in his 60-year career.
Ten US mega-caps now carry 40% of the market.
Ten US mega-caps now carry 40% of the market.
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Veteran fund manager Jens Ehrhardt sees no classic KI bubble yet, but warns that the market is more dangerously concentrated than at any time in his 60-year career.
Ten US mega-caps now carry 40% of the market.
Ten US mega-caps now carry 40% of the market.
Alphabet is closing in on a $4T valuation, and its newest target isn’t Apple or Meta, but Nvidia. Google is shifting from an AI user to an AI chip supplier, a move few saw coming two years ago.
Gemini 3 has flipped the narrative.
Gemini 3 has flipped the narrative.
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Alphabet is closing in on a $4T valuation, and its newest target isn’t Apple or Meta, but Nvidia. Google is shifting from an AI user to an AI chip supplier, a move few saw coming two years ago.
Gemini 3 has flipped the narrative.
Gemini 3 has flipped the narrative.
German tech start-ups are set to raise $7.4bn this year, up 10% and enough to secure Europe’s second place behind the UK.
Atomico’s latest report shows a market recovering faster than many expected.
Atomico’s latest report shows a market recovering faster than many expected.
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
German tech start-ups are set to raise $7.4bn this year, up 10% and enough to secure Europe’s second place behind the UK.
Atomico’s latest report shows a market recovering faster than many expected.
Atomico’s latest report shows a market recovering faster than many expected.
Starlink’s biggest challenger may not come from space at all, but from 18 km above us.
World Mobile Stratospheric plans to deliver high-bandwidth internet from hydrogen-powered aircraft in the stratosphere.
World Mobile Stratospheric plans to deliver high-bandwidth internet from hydrogen-powered aircraft in the stratosphere.
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Starlink’s biggest challenger may not come from space at all, but from 18 km above us.
World Mobile Stratospheric plans to deliver high-bandwidth internet from hydrogen-powered aircraft in the stratosphere.
World Mobile Stratospheric plans to deliver high-bandwidth internet from hydrogen-powered aircraft in the stratosphere.
Volkswagen’s most daring gamble is unfolding in Palo Alto: Rivian’s software will soon power VW’s next generation of cars. On the line: billions, new models, and CEO Oliver Blume’s future.
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Volkswagen’s most daring gamble is unfolding in Palo Alto: Rivian’s software will soon power VW’s next generation of cars. On the line: billions, new models, and CEO Oliver Blume’s future.
Two out of three German industrial firms are preparing to shift production abroad.
The new BDI/Deloitte data confirms what many feared: Germany’s supply-side competitiveness problem has become structural.
Tariffs and Trump-era protectionism are accelerating the trend.
The new BDI/Deloitte data confirms what many feared: Germany’s supply-side competitiveness problem has become structural.
Tariffs and Trump-era protectionism are accelerating the trend.
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Two out of three German industrial firms are preparing to shift production abroad.
The new BDI/Deloitte data confirms what many feared: Germany’s supply-side competitiveness problem has become structural.
Tariffs and Trump-era protectionism are accelerating the trend.
The new BDI/Deloitte data confirms what many feared: Germany’s supply-side competitiveness problem has become structural.
Tariffs and Trump-era protectionism are accelerating the trend.
Wacker Chemie is cutting 1,500 jobs, more than one in ten roles in Germany.
A stark reminder of how fragile Europe’s industrial backbone has become.
A stark reminder of how fragile Europe’s industrial backbone has become.
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Wacker Chemie is cutting 1,500 jobs, more than one in ten roles in Germany.
A stark reminder of how fragile Europe’s industrial backbone has become.
A stark reminder of how fragile Europe’s industrial backbone has become.
Nearly half of U.S. workers (47%) have abruptly quit with no notice in protest of toxic culture or bad managers.
Monster’s March 2025 survey shows “revenge quitting” isn’t a trend; it’s a symptom of collapsing workplace trust.
Monster’s March 2025 survey shows “revenge quitting” isn’t a trend; it’s a symptom of collapsing workplace trust.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nearly half of U.S. workers (47%) have abruptly quit with no notice in protest of toxic culture or bad managers.
Monster’s March 2025 survey shows “revenge quitting” isn’t a trend; it’s a symptom of collapsing workplace trust.
Monster’s March 2025 survey shows “revenge quitting” isn’t a trend; it’s a symptom of collapsing workplace trust.
McKinsey has just laid off 200 tech staff, and signalled more cuts ahead.
Why? AI is replacing non-client-facing work at a pace even McKinsey didn’t predict.
The consulting model is being rebuilt in real time.
Why? AI is replacing non-client-facing work at a pace even McKinsey didn’t predict.
The consulting model is being rebuilt in real time.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
McKinsey has just laid off 200 tech staff, and signalled more cuts ahead.
Why? AI is replacing non-client-facing work at a pace even McKinsey didn’t predict.
The consulting model is being rebuilt in real time.
Why? AI is replacing non-client-facing work at a pace even McKinsey didn’t predict.
The consulting model is being rebuilt in real time.
ABN Amro just announced one of the biggest European banking layoffs in years: 5,200 jobs gone by 2028, almost a quarter of the entire workforce.👇
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ABN Amro just announced one of the biggest European banking layoffs in years: 5,200 jobs gone by 2028, almost a quarter of the entire workforce.👇
Gen Z college grads are entering the harshest job market in a decade.
Unemployment for 16–24s is 10.4%.
Even with strong headline job numbers, entry-level roles are disappearing fast. 👇
Unemployment for 16–24s is 10.4%.
Even with strong headline job numbers, entry-level roles are disappearing fast. 👇
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Gen Z college grads are entering the harshest job market in a decade.
Unemployment for 16–24s is 10.4%.
Even with strong headline job numbers, entry-level roles are disappearing fast. 👇
Unemployment for 16–24s is 10.4%.
Even with strong headline job numbers, entry-level roles are disappearing fast. 👇
SHRM, the group that sets HR standards for the world, is now the subject of its own HR crisis.
Employees describe fear, retaliation, lawsuits, 1-minute-late penalties, and a CEO calling staff “entitled, complacent, sloppy.”
The credibility gap is becoming existential. 👇
Employees describe fear, retaliation, lawsuits, 1-minute-late penalties, and a CEO calling staff “entitled, complacent, sloppy.”
The credibility gap is becoming existential. 👇
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
SHRM, the group that sets HR standards for the world, is now the subject of its own HR crisis.
Employees describe fear, retaliation, lawsuits, 1-minute-late penalties, and a CEO calling staff “entitled, complacent, sloppy.”
The credibility gap is becoming existential. 👇
Employees describe fear, retaliation, lawsuits, 1-minute-late penalties, and a CEO calling staff “entitled, complacent, sloppy.”
The credibility gap is becoming existential. 👇
Europe is finally saying the quiet part out loud: it wants to be a sovereign space power.
ESA ministers are in Bremen debating a €22B budget, new launchers, LEO navigation and military-grade Earth observation.
ESA ministers are in Bremen debating a €22B budget, new launchers, LEO navigation and military-grade Earth observation.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Europe is finally saying the quiet part out loud: it wants to be a sovereign space power.
ESA ministers are in Bremen debating a €22B budget, new launchers, LEO navigation and military-grade Earth observation.
ESA ministers are in Bremen debating a €22B budget, new launchers, LEO navigation and military-grade Earth observation.
Target is the perfect case study in how vibes can hide a broken engine.
The “Tar-zhay” era is gone.
Sales + profits are sliding, culture is fractured, and the insider successor still reports to his old boss next door. Here’s what’s really broken 👇
The “Tar-zhay” era is gone.
Sales + profits are sliding, culture is fractured, and the insider successor still reports to his old boss next door. Here’s what’s really broken 👇
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Target is the perfect case study in how vibes can hide a broken engine.
The “Tar-zhay” era is gone.
Sales + profits are sliding, culture is fractured, and the insider successor still reports to his old boss next door. Here’s what’s really broken 👇
The “Tar-zhay” era is gone.
Sales + profits are sliding, culture is fractured, and the insider successor still reports to his old boss next door. Here’s what’s really broken 👇
Reddit’s r/singularity is quietly turning on a big narrative:
Google will win the AI race.
Not because of one benchmark, but because of infrastructure, integration, and intent. Here’s what that actually means 👇
Google will win the AI race.
Not because of one benchmark, but because of infrastructure, integration, and intent. Here’s what that actually means 👇
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reddit’s r/singularity is quietly turning on a big narrative:
Google will win the AI race.
Not because of one benchmark, but because of infrastructure, integration, and intent. Here’s what that actually means 👇
Google will win the AI race.
Not because of one benchmark, but because of infrastructure, integration, and intent. Here’s what that actually means 👇
We´re noticing a real shift in how people choose their next role, and it’s not about salary brackets or how many openings are out there.
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We´re noticing a real shift in how people choose their next role, and it’s not about salary brackets or how many openings are out there.
Verizon just announced 13,000+ job cuts, the largest layoff in company history.
This isn’t an AI story. It’s a business-model story. And it exposes the pressure legacy telecoms face in 2025.
This isn’t an AI story. It’s a business-model story. And it exposes the pressure legacy telecoms face in 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Verizon just announced 13,000+ job cuts, the largest layoff in company history.
This isn’t an AI story. It’s a business-model story. And it exposes the pressure legacy telecoms face in 2025.
This isn’t an AI story. It’s a business-model story. And it exposes the pressure legacy telecoms face in 2025.
New data from Littler’s 2025 European Employer Survey shows a massive shift in how EU companies are handling DEI, hiring, and AI, and a surprising driver behind it: US policy under the Trump administration.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New data from Littler’s 2025 European Employer Survey shows a massive shift in how EU companies are handling DEI, hiring, and AI, and a surprising driver behind it: US policy under the Trump administration.
OpenAI’s 2026 hardware push is starting to look less like a moonshot and more like an Apple spinoff in disguise.
Dozens of Apple engineers have quietly crossed over, giving Sam Altman the most valuable thing Apple ever built: its hardware DNA.
Dozens of Apple engineers have quietly crossed over, giving Sam Altman the most valuable thing Apple ever built: its hardware DNA.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
OpenAI’s 2026 hardware push is starting to look less like a moonshot and more like an Apple spinoff in disguise.
Dozens of Apple engineers have quietly crossed over, giving Sam Altman the most valuable thing Apple ever built: its hardware DNA.
Dozens of Apple engineers have quietly crossed over, giving Sam Altman the most valuable thing Apple ever built: its hardware DNA.
Economists warned Trump’s 2025 tariffs would trigger inflation + kill growth.
So far? The doomsday forecasts haven’t landed.
The early data show a stranger, more complicated economy than the models predicted.
So far? The doomsday forecasts haven’t landed.
The early data show a stranger, more complicated economy than the models predicted.
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Economists warned Trump’s 2025 tariffs would trigger inflation + kill growth.
So far? The doomsday forecasts haven’t landed.
The early data show a stranger, more complicated economy than the models predicted.
So far? The doomsday forecasts haven’t landed.
The early data show a stranger, more complicated economy than the models predicted.
America’s labour market is cooling fast, but the headline numbers are hiding the real story.
A quiet shift is underway: workers are plugging income gaps through gig platforms like Uber, DoorDash & Instacart.
A quiet shift is underway: workers are plugging income gaps through gig platforms like Uber, DoorDash & Instacart.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
America’s labour market is cooling fast, but the headline numbers are hiding the real story.
A quiet shift is underway: workers are plugging income gaps through gig platforms like Uber, DoorDash & Instacart.
A quiet shift is underway: workers are plugging income gaps through gig platforms like Uber, DoorDash & Instacart.
We’re living through the largest capex boom in tech history, a platform shift on the scale of the web and smartphones.
But this time, no one knows where the value will pool.
But this time, no one knows where the value will pool.
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We’re living through the largest capex boom in tech history, a platform shift on the scale of the web and smartphones.
But this time, no one knows where the value will pool.
But this time, no one knows where the value will pool.
At the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum, Elon Musk claimed that AI + robotics will make work optional within 10–20 years, comparing jobs to growing vegetables “because you enjoy it”.
A bold vision, but one built on huge technological and political leaps.
A bold vision, but one built on huge technological and political leaps.
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
At the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum, Elon Musk claimed that AI + robotics will make work optional within 10–20 years, comparing jobs to growing vegetables “because you enjoy it”.
A bold vision, but one built on huge technological and political leaps.
A bold vision, but one built on huge technological and political leaps.
AI headlines focus on Nvidia, OpenAI, Google and Microsoft.
But a deeper look at the supply chain shows a second tier of companies, some far from Silicon Valley, quietly recording explosive growth from the AI build-out.
Their gains may be just beginning.
But a deeper look at the supply chain shows a second tier of companies, some far from Silicon Valley, quietly recording explosive growth from the AI build-out.
Their gains may be just beginning.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
AI headlines focus on Nvidia, OpenAI, Google and Microsoft.
But a deeper look at the supply chain shows a second tier of companies, some far from Silicon Valley, quietly recording explosive growth from the AI build-out.
Their gains may be just beginning.
But a deeper look at the supply chain shows a second tier of companies, some far from Silicon Valley, quietly recording explosive growth from the AI build-out.
Their gains may be just beginning.