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Meta layoffs: More than half of the 8,000 job cuts are in two US states, and these roles took the biggest hit
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Meta Slashed 8,000 Jobs to Fund Its AI Bet, and Middle Managers Paid the Heaviest Price
Founder News Team Jun 11, 2026 0

Meta's aggressive AI investment push has triggered 8,000 layoffs, with 4,665 cuts concentrated in California and Washington state. Middle managers…

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Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector
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87% Built and Already Firing: EACOP Cuts Thousands of Local Workers as Africa’s Biggest Pipeline Nears Completion
Founder News Team Jun 10, 2026 0

As construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) approaches 87 percent completion, operator Eacop Ltd has begun mass…

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AI drives 40% of US job cuts in May as employers slash 97,000 positions
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AI Is Now the Top Reason Americans Are Losing Their Jobs and May Just Broke a Record
Founder News Team Jun 9, 2026 0

U.S. employers announced 97,006 job cuts in May, a 16% jump from April and 3% above May 2025 levels, according…

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Tough times: Firms make first job cuts in 15 months
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Kenya’s Private Sector Cuts Jobs for First Time in 15 Months as Costs Surge to 2.5-Year High
Founder News Team Jun 5, 2026 0

Kenyan businesses cut jobs in May for the first time in 15 months as weakening demand and surging costs squeezed…

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Sam Altman Admits His AI Jobs Apocalypse Warning Was Wrong and the Data Backs Him Up
Founder News Team May 28, 2026 0

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reversed his earlier warnings about AI triggering mass job losses, acknowledging the predicted "employment apocalypse"…

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U.S. Governor Signs Order to Protect Workers From AI Job Loss
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California Becomes First State to Pay Companies to Keep Workers as AI Threatens to Erase Half of White-Collar Jobs
Founder News Team May 23, 2026 0

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to shield workers from AI-driven job displacement, marking the first such action…

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Standard Chartered unveils job cuts as automation drive intensifies
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Standard Chartered Cuts 7,800 Jobs After Record Profits as CEO Calls Workers “Lower-Value Human Capital”
Founder News Team May 21, 2026 0

Standard Chartered has announced plans to cut more than 7,800 back-office jobs — roughly 15% of that division's workforce —…

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Iran Strike Paused: How Gulf Allies Convinced Trump to Hold Fire While a Nuclear Deal Hangs in the Balance
Founder News Team May 19, 2026 0

President Trump delayed planned military strikes against Iran following appeals from Gulf allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE,…

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Increased capital boosts biotech R&D job postings, employment
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Increased capital boosts biotech R&D job postings, employment
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

Biotech professionals may be having an clearer time receiveting research and development (R&D) roles, based on BioSpace data and a…

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(un)PTO: Bay Area layoffs lead unemployed people on new hiking journey in search of community in tough job market
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(un)PTO: Bay Area layoffs lead unemployed people on new hiking journey in search of community in tough job market
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — A packed parking lot along the San Mateo County coast early Monday marked the…

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