Amazon layoffs take their toll

People pass by The Spheres in downtown Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025. Juan Mabromata | AFP | Getty Images On an early morning in January, Jake Linsley woke up to a text from Amazon that was lighting up his phone. “I thought it was saying, ‘Your package is delayed,’” Linsley said in an interview….

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OpenAI power consolidates under co-founder Greg Brockman ahead of IPO

Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI, arrives at a federal courthouse as the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI’s for-profit conversion continues, in Oakland, California, May 6, 2026. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters There’s a new second-in-command at OpenAI.  Greg Brockman, the company’s president, is officially responsible for OpenAI’s most important and profitable projects after Fidji…

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Trump admin export rule benefits UAE firm MGX

The Commerce Department on Friday moved toward easing export controls on the United Arab Emirates, including by saying it will “favorably review” export license applications for MGX, the UAE-backed investment firm that used a stablecoin linked to President Donald Trump‘s family for its $2 billion investment in Binance. An unpublished version of a new 17-page…

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