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AI-Driven Job Cuts Rising on Wall Street

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22 April 2026 23h16

NYT: "Job Cuts Driven by #AI Are Rising on Wall Street" by @realrobcopeland
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(link to article in the reply) There's a book about this! A new edition of #RiseoftheRobots covering the job market and economic implications of the latest advances in #AI will be released on June

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UK tribunal advances £2B Microsoft licensing overcharge claim to trial

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22 April 2026 22h41

UK tribunal sends £2B claim accusing Microsoft of overcharging for licensing to trial https://
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Unitree Robotics: China Supply Chain Mastery Threatens US Competition

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22 April 2026 20h24

Sam is right about the importance of robotics for the US but Unitree offers a real lesson to US companies hoping to compete at the bleeding edge. It has risen thanks to a true mastery of China’s supply chain.

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Smart Investing Outperforms Hard Work Strategy

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22 April 2026 19h47

this is why smart investing beats smart work every time

Anthropic Launches Economic Index Survey Measuring AI Work Impact

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22 April 2026 19h36

To truly understand AI’s economic impact, we’ll need to collect much more qualitative data like this. That’s why we’re launching the Anthropic Economic Index Survey. Each month, we’ll ask Claude users how AI is changing their work. For more details, see:

Claude Usage Drives Displacement Anxiety in Software Engineering

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22 April 2026 19h36

And those in occupations that show high Claude usage—like software engineering—were more worried about displacement than those in lower-exposure roles.

Economic hopes and worries from 81,000 people on AI

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22 April 2026 19h36

Last month, we published our look into what 81,000 people told us they want from AI. In new research, we’ve investigated the economic hopes and worries referenced in their responses. Read more: https://
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AI Productivity Gains Spark Job Displacement Concerns

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22 April 2026 19h36

In the study, we find that respondents in both the highest- and the lowest-paid occupations report the largest productivity gains from AI. But people with the largest speedups also had the greatest concern about job displacement.