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SK Hynix launches $28B US listing to ride AI wave
SK Hynix is pursuing a $28 billion US listing as it looks to ride sustained global demand for AI infrastructure and hardware.
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SK Hynix is pursuing a $28 billion US listing as it looks to ride sustained global demand for AI infrastructure and hardware.
Microsoft cut roughly 5,000 roles spanning its Xbox gaming division and commercial sales organization, part of a wider 2026 wave of tech layoffs.
India saw the world's second-highest tech layoffs even as AI-role hiring surged, exposing a widening skills gap in its talent pipeline.
Even Realities raised $150M in a round led by Meituan and Tencent, valuing the smart-glasses maker at $1 billion.
SAP has frozen almost all external hiring, effective immediately, as it redirects investment toward its push into AI.
Major tech leaders are walking back earlier warnings that AI would cause mass job losses, per WSJ — a notable shift in the AI-jobs narrative.
A new report shows AI-related hiring growing faster than overall IT recruitment across India's tech sector.
Google-owned Wiz's VP of talent offers advice for job seekers pursuing roles at late-stage startups.
Microsoft is launching a dedicated AI deployment company backed by a $2.5 billion commitment, signaling a major new hiring push.
Indeed's June 2026 jobs report finds hiring activity largely unchanged, describing an 'unmoving tide' in the labor market.
Crunchbase data shows global startup investment hit a record $510B in H1 2026, driven by the AI boom accelerating both funding and exits.
Oracle, Meta, LinkedIn, Bungie, and other major tech firms have collectively cut over 160,000 jobs in 2026.
Nvidia competitor Etched reached a $5 billion valuation and $1 billion in sales for its AI chip, per TechCrunch.
Flipkart-backed Indian startup NeuroPixel AI is shutting down amid rising competition in the AI space.
Amazon is standing up a new $1 billion forward-deployed engineering organization, following similar moves by OpenAI and Anthropic.
Indeed's Hiring Lab reads the May 2026 JOLTS report as 'more of the same' — a labor market holding steady with little movement.
Conflicting reports leave engineers unsure whether AI is cutting or creating roles, complicating career planning.
TechCrunch reports the debate over AI's effect on jobs has grown more complicated as conflicting data emerges.
Analysts say sovereign-AI ambitions could shift India's IT hiring beyond AI engineers toward broader high-skill roles.
Central Texas leaders caution that AI-driven layoffs could be an early signal of wider job losses ahead.
Chamath Palihapitiya raised a $135M Series A and took the CEO role at his AI coding startup, a likely engineering hirer.
New evidence suggests AI software that screens millions of applicants can conceal racial bias on a per-job basis.
A Stanford study reports AI-driven hiring screens introduce bias, raising stakes for how candidates clear automated filters.
SFGATE reports that mass, untargeted job applications are worsening the Bay Area tech hiring market for candidates and employers.
HackerRank open-sourced its applicant tracking system, and testers found the same resume scoring wildly inconsistently.
Ford brought back experienced 'gray beard' engineers after AI tools underdelivered, signaling renewed value in senior expertise.
Engineers returning from the US after failed job hunts are hitting India's toughest tech hiring market in years.
Indian tech startups raised $7.2 billion in the first half of 2026, up 12%, signaling renewed capacity to hire.
A new $500 million initiative with bipartisan backing aims to expand AI-related jobs and worker training.
Search-and-analytics firm Elastic is cutting 7% of its workforce, the latest in a run of tech layoffs.
Despite predictions AI would gut engineering roles, fresh data suggests they are among the most resilient jobs.
Oracle shed about 21,000 roles over the past year as it pours debt-funded investment into AI infrastructure.
As Indian enterprises move AI from pilots to scale, a shortage of experienced talent is slowing hiring.
A new report counts roughly 350,000 AI job openings across India over the past 90 days despite workforce-disruption fears.
Lucid Motors' incoming CEO is cutting 18% of staff in a move to simplify the EV maker's operations.
Anthropic will require identity verification to access certain Claude capabilities starting July 8, a new policy affecting AI power users.
AlphaFold creator and Nobel Prize winner John Jumper is departing DeepMind to join Anthropic, marking a significant AI talent shift.
A veteran engineer pushes back on the idea that new hires exist merely to complete assigned tasks.
Go is targeting robotaxis and acquisitions after completing the biggest Japanese IPO of 2026.
Hyundai has acquired full control of robotics maker Boston Dynamics, with SoftBank exiting its stake for $325 million.
Elastic is acquiring CRV-backed Deductive AI in a deal valued up to $85 million, expanding its AI-powered search capabilities.
Baseten, an AI inference infrastructure startup, is reportedly raising $1.5 billion only months after its last mega-round.
OpenAI is recruiting senior, high-profile talent as it prepares for its initial public offering.
Adobe is shifting Creative Cloud from AI media generation to full agentic production orchestration, changing how creative teams work.
A Google executive argues AI is not eliminating jobs, and that imitative copycat layoffs across the industry are the real driver.
A new report shows hiring demand for AI-skilled engineers is accelerating even as the overall tech layoff count climbs past 153,000.
SpaceX plans to buy Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock deal, just days after its blockbuster public offering.
A researcher details how a fake LinkedIn job offer concealed a backdoor, a reminder for job seekers to vet recruiters.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned AI could hollow out entire industries, comparing the disruption to globalization's toll.
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