Technology companies have increasingly come to explain staff cuts by the adoption of artificial intelligence, even when their business continues to grow. This is what TechCrunch writes. As the outlet notes, in some cases AI genuinely changes the structure of work, while in others it becomes a convenient explanation for restructuring, cost-cutting and correcting the consequences of excessive hiring during the pandemic. Tracker data At the time of publication TechCrunch, citing TrueUp, spoke of 363 rounds of layoffs in the technology sector since the start of 2026. They affected nearly 150,000 people, and the average…

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz suggested that there is a 70% probability that bitcoin will rise in price to $70,000 over the next few weeks. The crypto market retains the potential for recovery despite the pessimistic sentiment prevailing among investors, the top manager stated in the latest episode of the All Things Markets podcast hosted by SkyBridge Capital fund founder Anthony Scaramucci. Novogratz believes, […]

The UFC paid fighters bonuses in USD1 at the UFC Freedom 250 tournament, which took place on the South Lawn of the White House. World Liberty Financial, the DeFi project of Donald Trump's family and the issuer of the USD1 stablecoin, became a partner of the $250,000 bonus pool. The payouts went to fighters in seven bouts on June 14.

Anthropic has announced an update to its privacy policy for Claude Free, Pro, and Max users. The changes take effect on July 8, 2026, and detail what data the AI developer collects, how it is used when performing multi-step tasks, and how it works with connected services. The update comes amid the launch of Claude Fable 5 and debates over the risks of powerful AI models […]