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US jobless aid filings fall to 202,000 as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty of Iran war
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U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Surprising Low Even as Job Losses Mount and Oil Prices Surge 40%
Founder News Team Jun 18, 2026 0

U.S. jobless aid applications dropped by 9,000 to 202,000 for the week ending March 28, falling below analysts' forecast of…

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eBay Cuts 639 American Workers While Filing 429 Foreign Worker Visa Applications in the Same Year
Founder News Team Jun 17, 2026 0

eBay is facing scrutiny over its workforce strategy after WARN notices revealed plans to lay off 639 U.S. employees in…

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Clear Lake Hilton plans layoffs amid Margaritaville renovations
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65 Workers Lose Jobs as Houston NASA Hotel Closes for $27M Margaritaville Makeover Complete With Lazy River
Founder News Team Jun 16, 2026 0

The Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake hotel will lay off all 65 employees when it temporarily closes July 31, as…

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Union: Layoffs at Amazon warehouse in Laval, company says claim is false
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Amazon Fires 30 Union Workers in “Second Wave” of Layoffs Just Months After They Organized
Founder News Team Jun 15, 2026 0

At least 30 workers at Amazon's Laval warehouse face layoffs, according to the CSN union, which calls it a "second…

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Layoffs at Wells Fargo, Bahama Breeze impact 200 in Raleigh as jobless claims rise nationally
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Raleigh Hit With Nearly 200 Layoffs as AI Screening Tools Make Finding Your Next Job Harder Than Ever
Founder News Team Jun 14, 2026 0

Nearly 200 workers in Raleigh, North Carolina face job losses after Wells Fargo announced 112 layoffs at a local business…

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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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As OpenAI Files For IPO, Sam Altman's Eye-scanning Company Tools For Humanity Conducts Layoffs, Report Says
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Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Startup Cuts Jobs While OpenAI Races Toward IPO
Founder News Team Jun 9, 2026 0

Sam Altman's biometric identity company Tools for Humanity, the firm behind the eye-scanning Worldcoin project, has conducted layoffs, according to…

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Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants do AI layoffs
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Amazon’s New Talking Warehouse Robot Heads to Europe as AI Layoffs Surpass 50,000
Founder News Team Jun 7, 2026 0

Amazon unveiled its next-generation Proteus warehouse robot at its Delivering the Future event in London on Thursday, capable of understanding…

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Amazon Engineers Turn on Their Own Company, Exposing the Brutal Math Behind $200 Billion in AI Spending and 30,000 Lost Jobs
Founder News Team Jun 6, 2026 0

Amazon engineers publicly criticized the company at a Seattle City Council meeting for investing roughly $200 billion in AI infrastructure…

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