GitHub new repositories surged 79.2% month-over-month to 9.0 million, while AI crawlers now account for 5.8% of all HTTP requests, according to Cloudflare Radar. The data, compiled from 15 sources inc…
A developer discovered that their AI pipeline for generating explainer articles was fabricating statistics because the output schema required a 'statistic' field. The prompt instructed the model to al…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh pledged Tuesday that the inflation surge of the past five years will be 'a thing of the past' and identified AI-driven business investment as 'the most striking featu…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said the Federal Open Market Committee may need to consider raising interest rates soon if another strong core inflation reading comes this week, citing inf…
Goldman Sachs warns the US will bear the brunt of AI-induced inflation, estimating that artificial intelligence is boosting core PCE inflation by around 20 basis points annually, with the impact expec…
Tech layoffs hit a five-year high in 2026, with 123,653 job cuts announced through May, a 66% year-over-year increase, as companies cite AI-driven efficiencies. Crypto firms including Dune and Crypto.…
More IT workers are seeking union representation amid mass layoffs, disillusionment with Big Tech, and fears that AI will displace jobs, but overall union membership in tech remains low at about 3.5%.…
A Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis study found that a general shortage of job openings, not AI, is the primary driver of rising unemployment among 18- to 24-year-olds, with unemployment up 2.9 percen…
The ISM report shows AI supplier-related commodities rising in price while oil prices decline, indicating AI infrastructure demand is replacing oil as the primary driver of commodity inflation. This s…
Job cuts attributed to artificial intelligence surged to 40% of all layoffs in May 2026, up from 25% in March, as companies like Meta cite AI-driven efficiency gains for workforce reductions. Analysts…
Egg prices in the United States have fallen 35.2% over the past year, but the cost of buying breakfast on the way to work continues to rise, with a fast-food breakfast combo potentially costing over $…
A study by U.K.-based payment firm Remitly found that DJ is the top dream job in the United States and Canada, based on Google searches from May 2025 to May 2026. The average annual pay for a DJ is $4…
Healthcare and skilled trades offer stronger job security due to steady demand and resistance to AI replacement, while tech and media roles face higher risk from automation and layoffs. Economists not…
A data-driven analysis of the US frontend engineer market in 2026 reveals that hiring demand peaked in early 2022 and remains flat-depressed, with no recovery. The decline is attributed to macroeconom…
California bosses earn a median wage of $143,200, 146% more than the typical worker's $58,200, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The state has 1.3 million managers, the most of any sta…
Nevada's workforce grew 1.9% between April 2025 and April 2026, compared with a 0.2% national increase, driven by newly reported lithium reserves and economic diversification. The state added roughly …
Bank of America reports that spending data shows lower-income families are beginning to spend more, narrowing the gap with wealthier households and signaling a potential end to the K-shaped economy. T…
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) pressed the Trump administration to investigate 'ghost jobs'—online listings for positions that employers have no intent to fill—warning that the practice is warping feder…
Clarecast released its inaugural industry report on June 17, 2026, identifying nearly 10,000 companies at risk of AI-driven workforce contraction and over 1,300 showing signs of a full 'Quiet Restruct…
Nearly 75% of unemployed workers in the U.S. did not apply for unemployment benefits in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a trend that persists as AI-driven layoffs hit a record 120,0…