STATE OF THE PRODUCT JOB MARKET IN EARLY 2026 In spite of the headlines about layoffs and AI taking jobs, we’re actually seeing a lot of promising signs in tech hiring, and some interesting new trends:
1. PM openings are at the highest levels we’ve seen in over three years
2. AI
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Tech Hiring Market Strong Despite AI Disruption Concerns
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Higgsfield AI Launches Original Series Platform With $1M Creator Prize
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Is it a gimmick? The $1M payment to Adil says otherwise.
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 24 mars 2026
The "Original Series" platform is live, using AI-generated pilots where the audience votes on what gets a full season.
The creator economy just hit warp speed.
Full Video → https://t.co/96M0XCkjuQ pic.twitter.com/D1Ru1LyLp7Is it a gimmick? The $1M payment to Adil says otherwise. The "Original Series" platform is live, using AI-generated pilots where the audience votes on what gets a full season. The creator economy just hit warp speed. Full → https://
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AI Production Shifts Leverage for Unknown Actors
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For actors, the window is closing.
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 24 mars 2026
As AI production becomes the baseline, famous faces will command the fees. Unknown actors who don't license their likeness early may find themselves with zero leverage in a crowded market. pic.twitter.com/Sb6aey7ZBoFor actors, the window is closing. As AI production becomes the baseline, famous faces will command the fees. Unknown actors who don't license their likeness early may find themselves with zero leverage in a crowded market.
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AI Video Slashes Studio Costs as Likeness Becomes Licensable Asset
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The Implications:
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 24 mars 2026
Likeness as an Asset: Your face is now a licensable asset class, similar to a domain name in 1999.
Economic Collapse: Studios spent $50B on content this year. Higgsfield just proved you can hit the same quality for a fraction of the cost. pic.twitter.com/FIFLFHLwD1The Implications: Likeness as an Asset: Your face is now a licensable asset class, similar to a domain name in 1999. Economic Collapse: Studios spent $50B on content this year. Higgsfield just proved you can hit the same quality for a fraction of the cost.
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AI Startup Higgsfield Pays $1M to License Employee Likeness for AI Series
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Adil was a regular employee who appeared in a few IG reels.
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 24 mars 2026
Higgsfield just licensed his likeness for over $1,000,000.
He didn't act. He didn't audition. He was rendered into "Arena Zero"—the first full-length series produced entirely by AI. pic.twitter.com/RyhZTzOq0HAdil was a regular employee who appeared in a few IG reels. Higgsfield just licensed his likeness for over $1,000,000. He didn't act. He didn't audition. He was rendered into "Arena Zero"—the first full-length series produced entirely by AI.
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Higgsfield AI Lets Creators Monetize Their Face as Product
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A 22-year-old bartender from New Brunswick just out-earned the average Silicon Valley founder.
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 24 mars 2026
His product? Not an app or a startup.
His face.
Here is how Higgsfield AI just broke the entertainment industry’s cost model. pic.twitter.com/18tTgt9HQlA 22-year-old bartender from New Brunswick just out-earned the average Silicon Valley founder. His product? Not an app or a startup. His face. Here is how Higgsfield AI just broke the entertainment industry’s cost model.
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Nvidia’s $68B Revenue Shows AI Chip Demand Explosion
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Every quarter the same signal appears.
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 24 mars 2026
Demand for Intelligence is exploding faster than the world can build the capacity to produce it.@nvidia just reported $68 billion in quarterly revenue. Up 73% year on year. And 91% of that comes from the chips powering Intelligence… pic.twitter.com/3H7zJymfzjEvery quarter the same signal appears. Demand for Intelligence is exploding faster than the world can build the capacity to produce it. @nvidia just reported $68 billion in quarterly revenue. Up 73% year on year. And 91% of that comes from the chips powering Intelligence
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AI Impact Disparities: Belgium vs Italy Economic Outlook
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Pour la Belgique je pense que c’est gérable mais pour l’Italie ça va être un désastre absolu, et rapide. https://t.co/MWMtfCUGHd
— Olivier Rimmel 🕊️ (@OlivierRimmel) 24 mars 2026Pour la Belgique je pense que c’est gérable mais pour l’Italie ça va être un désastre absolu, et rapide.
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Two-Tier AI Economy: Bridging the Adoption Divide
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The Two-Tier AI Economy — Why Half of Companies Are Being Left Behind (And How to Close the Gap) AI adoption is accelerating rapidly, but a divide is emerging between organisations transforming their business with AI and those stuck in early experimentation. Read more
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GPU Capacity Dominance Reshapes AI Data Center Economics and Strategy
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AI data center capex is no longer neutral: GPU capacity now defines who can train and deploy models at scale. Procurement and architecture must adjust, because reliance on a single AI stack increases cost volatility and long-term lock-in risk. Source @VisualCap via @antgrasso
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