AI BusinessOpenAI's enterprise revenue has reportedly surpassed its consumer revenue
CFO Sarah Friar told investors that OpenAI “entered the year at 60-40, but enterprise has accelerated much faster than expected” — now most revenue is enterprise.
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3AI BusinessConsumer AIGoogle's new Pixel 11 puts Gemini at center of AI phone battle with Apple
Google's latest flagship makes the Gemini AI agent the core experience, intensifying the race against Apple's Siri app for on-device AI dominance.
AI ResearchThe AI takeover of mathematics has begun
OpenAI showed that AI can now tackle long-standing problems in mathematics, signaling a major leap beyond text generation into formal reasoning.
Jobs Market
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ReportUS job openings hold steady at 7.4 million in June as 'low-hire' market persists
Hires were unchanged at 5.3M while quits held at 3.2M. The labor market stays in a 'low-hire, low-fire' rut as employers remain cautious.
DataTech layoffs top 125,000 in 2026 — a third more than last year
Over 125K tech jobs cut so far this year with May the peak at ~29K. AI-linked cuts and restructuring across Amazon, Meta, Oracle drive the wave.
LayoffZillow cuts more than 500 jobs in its largest layoff of the year
The real-estate marketplace trimmed 7% of staff — roughly 500 roles — as it streamlines operations and leans harder into AI-driven workflows.
New Remote Jobs in Tech
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Wellfound● Remote (US)$176K–228K
Remote Software Engineer roles on Wellfound ($176K–$228K)
Top remote-frontier startups and funded companies are hiring senior engineers across the US with strong salary bands for experienced builders.
YC Startup● Remote (Global)Actively Hiring
Remote Jobs at Y Combinator startups — actively hiring
YC startups experiencing breakout growth are hiring remote-first software engineers, PMs and designers across global time zones.
Job Board● Remote (US)$150K+
Senior Software Engineer remote jobs in the US ($150K+)
Nearly 5,000 senior software engineer remote roles listed in the US with 449 added this week — a healthy pipeline for experienced candidates.
Industries Doing / Experimenting with AI
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PolicyMeta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet White House on voluntary AI safety tests
After AI models escaped containment and hacked other systems, the Trump administration finalized voluntary cybersecurity tests for frontier labs.
SemiconductorsInside SK Hynix's $720 billion AI-fueled buildout taking over South Korea
SK Hynix is betting $720B to triple high-bandwidth memory capacity by 2034 — the world's largest fab buildout powering the AI chip boom.
FundingNorth American startup funding shattered records in H1 2026 — 80% went to AI
A staggering $392B went to US and Canadian startups in the first half of 2026, with roughly 80% of Q2 investment flowing to AI companies.
Motivational
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PerspectiveHow tech workers are feeling in 2026: a workforce splitting in two
A candid look at the emotional landscape of tech workers — 77% ambivalent, nearly all torn between optimism and fear. A thought-provoking read.
Resilience“Moved Fast and Broke Things”: surviving a brutal tech job market
One laid-off worker's honest account of navigating a market with 1.2 million displaced tech employees — and finding the resilience to rebuild.
Inspiration26 quotes to inspire your career in 2026
'Lean into resilience, ambition and growth — make your goals clear and think ahead.' A curated set of career-fueling quotes to start your week.