Industry

A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn’t.

Rising anger over widespread layoffs, disillusionment with Big Tech, and threats of mass displacement by AI have tech pros taking a good, hard look at unions.

Microsoft bets that enterprise AI needs engineers, not bigger sales teams

As the company trims thousands of jobs, it’s also investing in embedded engineering teams; CIOs should expect this shift to reshape customer support, implementation, and partner engagement.

Tech layoffs this year: A timeline

Technology companies have continued to lay off staff in 2025 and 2026, despite the support of the new US administration. Here's an updated timeline of notable layoffs, and reasons why Big Tech is in turmoil.

Meta’s AI chief says new Muse Spark update will sharpen coding, agentic AI

Alexandr Wang said the upcoming Muse Spark update will significantly improve coding and agentic capabilities, while analysts say the model could give enterprises a lower-cost alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic.

Envirotech Vehicles Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity

Microsoft plans to lay off several thousand employees

The company is reportedly implementing cost-cutting measures while continuing to increase its investments in AI.

Europe looks to fight any forced shutdown of AI

The US ban on Anthropic’s latest models turned an unlikely ‘kill switch’ into a much more likely one. Is a world of AI shutdowns on the horizon? What would this mean in Europe?