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2026 tech layoffs accelerate: AI, automation drive 80,000+ job cuts in Q1
(cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com)
this post was submitted on 03 May 2026
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Yep, it is all the fault of AI. It has nothing to do with $33T in debt, ever expanding wealth gap, $1B/day for the Iran War, inflation and oil prices going thru the roof, or just the boom-bust cyclical nature of capitalism. It's that damned AI's fault that you're losing your job.
That's right, don't look too closely at how the machinery works.