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Elon Musk's Last Two xAI Co-Founders Depart, Leaving Him Without Any of His Original 11 Co-Founders

Mar 30, 2026

TechCrunch

Elon Musk's xAI loses its final two original co-founders, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, leaving Musk without any of his 11 founding partners as he admits the company 'was not built right the first time' and rebuilds from scratch following SpaceX's acquisition.

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AI Wipes Out Entry-Level Coding Jobs as Block Cuts Half Its Workforce and Tech Layoffs Spread

Mar 25, 2026

EE Times

AI is decimating entry-level coding jobs, with U.S. postings dropping 35% since 2023, as Block slashes nearly half its 8,000-person workforce and experts warn a sweeping wave of white-collar tech layoffs is just beginning.

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OpenAI Launches $1 Billion Philanthropic Push Amid Criticism It's Funding Fixes to Its Own AI Problems

Mar 25, 2026

The Deep View

OpenAI launches a $1 billion philanthropic push through its non-profit Foundation, targeting life sciences, economic impact, and community programs, but critics argue the tech giant is simply funding fixes to problems its own AI is creating.

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US Labor Department Launches Free AI Literacy Course Delivered Entirely Via Text Message

Mar 25, 2026

The Deep View

The US Department of Labor launches 'Make America AI-Ready,' a free AI literacy course delivered entirely via text message, requiring just 10 minutes a day for seven days — accessible to anyone by texting 'READY' to 20202.

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang Warns Engineers Must Spend Half Their Salary on AI Tokens or Risk Falling Behind

Mar 23, 2026

Tom's Hardware

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urges engineers making $500,000 a year to spend half their salary on AI tokens, warning those who don't are falling dangerously behind — even as over half of CEOs report no clear AI benefits and AI-generated code has already triggered major tech outages.

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OpenAI Plans to Nearly Double Workforce to 8,000 as Competition With Anthropic Intensifies

Mar 23, 2026

Engadget

OpenAI is racing to nearly double its workforce from 4,500 to 8,000 employees by 2026, aggressively expanding across engineering, research, and sales as rival Anthropic gains ground, with businesses now 70% more likely to choose Anthropic for first-time AI purchases.

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DoorDash Pays Dashers to Film and Speak for AI Training, Raising Privacy Alarms Over Biometric Data Collection

Mar 23, 2026

The Deep View

DoorDash is paying delivery workers to film their surroundings and record their voices for AI training through a new feature called Tasks, but security experts warn the biometric and spatial data collected can never be deleted once embedded in AI systems, raising serious privacy alarms for participants and bystanders alike.

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China's £100bn Robotics Revolution Threatens Hundreds of Millions of Factory Jobs by Mid-2030s

Mar 22, 2026

the Guardian

China's £100bn robotics revolution is accelerating at breakneck speed, with 140 firms deploying AI-powered humanoid robots in factories and retail settings worldwide, as experts warn hundreds of millions of factory jobs could vanish by the mid-2030s.

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AI-Generated Pull Requests Overwhelm Open Source Maintainers as New '3 Cs' Framework Emerges to Restore Trust

Mar 20, 2026

The GitHub Blog

Open source maintainers are drowning in AI-generated pull requests, and a new '3 Cs' framework — Comprehension, Context, and Continuity — is emerging as an urgent solution to help them filter genuine contributors, reduce burnout, and protect the mentorship culture that keeps open source communities thriving.

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Anthropic Launches AI-Powered Interview Tool to Study How People Use AI at Work

Mar 20, 2026

ZDNET

Anthropic launches 'Interviewer,' a Claude-powered chatbot conducting adaptive 10-15 minute interviews to study how professionals use AI at work, with early data from 1,250 users revealing 86% say AI saves them time, though 55% still harbor concerns about its future impact.

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