The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs
OpenAI is attempting to tackle the security issues of the open source software community.
Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash
Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won’t be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle’s data logs.
Shareholders sue Uber’s board over sexual assaults, other incidents
The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber’s board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits.
The AI world is getting ‘loopy’
The loop takes agentic AI a step further, by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.
Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem
Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI’s biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.
Tata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach
The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains.
A new unpatchable flaw in Apple chips opens the door to an iPhone jailbreak
European offensive cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift released details of a flaw and a technique to exploit it that opens the door for hackers to unlock and break into older iPhones.