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Meta Is Cutting 8,000 Jobs on Wednesday. It Just Posted Record Revenue. It Is Spending $145 Billion on AI.

Meta begins its largest layoff since 2023 while reporting $56B quarterly revenue and raising AI infrastructure spending to $145B.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
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Anthropic and OpenAI Now Control 89% of the $80 Billion AI Startup Market. Everyone Else Splits 11%.

34 leading AI startups generate $80B in annualized revenue. Two companies take almost all of it. xAI is not in the top five.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
Samsung Strike Gets Court Injunction. South Korean President Posts on X. Final Talks Today.

Samsung Strike Gets Court Injunction. South Korean President Posts on X. Final Talks Today.

Korean court restricts Samsung strike to protect chip lines. President Lee posts on X urging balance. 47,000 workers could walk out if final talks fail today.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
Anthropic Buys the SDK Company OpenAI and Google Depend On. Then Shuts It Down for Everyone Else.

Anthropic Buys the SDK Company OpenAI and Google Depend On. Then Shuts It Down for Everyone Else.

Anthropic acquired Stainless for $300M+, then announced it will wind down the SDK platform that OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare all use. Strategic infrastructure play.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
Elon Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit in Under 2 Hours. Jury Was Unanimous.

Elon Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit in Under 2 Hours. Jury Was Unanimous.

The jury took under 2 hours to deliver a unanimous verdict dismissing all claims against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft. Musk was not in the courtroom.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
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The Hottest Job in AI Grew 729% in One Year. Most People Have Never Heard of It.

Forward-deployed engineers went from 643 to 5,330 job postings in 12 months. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are all hiring. Salaries start above $200K.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
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Wall Street Is Punishing Companies That Fire Workers for AI. The Average Stock Drop Is 25%.

56% of S&P 500 firms that did AI layoffs saw stocks fall. Nike lost 35%. Salesforce lost 32%. Fiverr lost 54%. Investors are not buying the hype.

The AI Post|May 18, 2026
BLS Data Shows AI Is Already Killing 10 Million Jobs Worth of Occupations

BLS Data Shows AI Is Already Killing 10 Million Jobs Worth of Occupations

The first hard government data proving AI job displacement is real. 18 occupations lost jobs for the second straight year while the rest of the labor market grew.

Axel Reed|May 18, 2026
Samsung Enters Emergency Mode, Pulling 360,000 Wafers From Active Lines

Samsung Enters Emergency Mode, Pulling 360,000 Wafers From Active Lines

Samsung has moved beyond negotiations. The chipmaker is physically shutting down production, pulling 360,000 wafers from active DRAM lines as strike approaches.

Axel Reed|May 18, 2026
Google I/O Opens Tomorrow. Its New Gemini Model Is Already Behind Mythos and GPT-5.5 Before It Launches.

Google I/O Opens Tomorrow. Its New Gemini Model Is Already Behind Mythos and GPT-5.5 Before It Launches.

Google I/O opens Tuesday with impressive product announcements, but sources say the new Gemini model lands behind both Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5.

Axel Reed|May 17, 2026
The Musk v. OpenAI Jury Starts Deliberating Today. The Judge Already Told Musk's Lawyers the Trial Is 'a Gigantic Irony.'

The Musk v. OpenAI Jury Starts Deliberating Today. The Judge Already Told Musk's Lawyers the Trial Is 'a Gigantic Irony.'

Jury deliberations begin Monday while Judge Rogers calls Musk suing OpenAI for going for-profit while creating his own for-profit AI company 'a gigantic irony.'

Axel Reed|May 17, 2026
Microsoft's AI Chief Says All White-Collar Work Will Be Automated in 18 Months. The Evidence Says Otherwise.

Microsoft's AI Chief Says All White-Collar Work Will Be Automated in 18 Months. The Evidence Says Otherwise.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman predicts total white-collar automation within 18 months while independent research shows AI actually makes workers slower.

Axel Reed|May 17, 2026
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