TECHNOLOGYMonday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 othersA running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.TechCrunch·July 26, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSamsung Electronics wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry pushSamsung Electronics wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry pushCNBC·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYSilicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I.Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted.NY Times·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYElon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly raising funding at a $20 billion valuationElon Musk's tunneling startup is reportedly in talks for a major new funding round.TechCrunch·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYLibrarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big TechAt libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.TechCrunch·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFrom Silicon Valley to DC, the tech world is suddenly obsessed with one concept in AI: DistillationDistillation has long been a topic for AI wonks, but it's become a hot-button issue of late as techies and lawmakers debate how it should be regulated.CNBC·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYOne fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.TechCrunch·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYBlockbuster I.P.O.s Are Creating New Millionaires. Philanthropies Want a Cut.As start-ups like Anthropic and OpenAI prepare to go public, nonprofits are hoping for a secondary giving windfall from the new tech ultrawealthy.NY Times·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAnalysis: A powerful new coalition of AI skeptics is coalescing right in Trump's blind spotEvangelicals, labor unions and anti-AI-data-center activists are part of a groundswell worrying about how fast technology is changing.CNBC·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNvidia locks down memory supply from SK Hynix as part of $500 billion AI dealNvidia is aggressively securing supply of high-bandwidth memory, an essential component for its GPUs and systems.CNBC·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYForget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow insteadTech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life's little problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of Anker and Ozlo are a good example. These miniature marvels of engineering sit flush in the ear, and allow side-sleepers to doze off listening to podcasts, audiobooks, music, or whiThe Verge·July 25, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malwareHundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malwareCNN·July 25, 2026