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45,700 Tech Workers Cut in 2 Months. AI Is the Reason Given. Here Is Which Companies, Which Roles, and What Comes Next.

By the end of February 2026, 45,700 tech workers had been laid off — in just 2 months. AI efficiency is cited as the primary driver at Google, Microsoft, Meta, Salesforce, and dozens more. Here is the full picture: which companies, which roles are being cut, which are still hiring, and what to do if you are affected.

·13 min read

The Hidden Chokepoints: Internet Exchange Points and Data Centres Under Physical Attack in 2026

Most developers think about cloud regions but not about Internet Exchange Points — the buildings where the internet actually interconnects. In 2026, an AWS UAE facility was struck by objects during the conflict, Gulf state cloud infrastructure is under elevated threat, and IXPs are formally critical infrastructure. Here is what developers need to know.

·11 min read

Citadel's Ken Griffin Just Called Out the AI Hype — and He's Not Wrong

Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, said the $500 billion in AI data center spend this year requires promising to save the world. He also named a Harvard-identified phenomenon called the AI work flop — where AI output looks brilliant in the first two sentences and falls apart below that. Here is what he got right, what it means, and why the most credible AI critics are not the tech skeptics.

·8 min read