Three AI moves hitting your workforce, your factory floor, and your API access: ① AI is now the #1 reason companies give for layoffs 267 layoff events in 2026. 185,894 workers cut — that's 1,044 jobs disappearing every single day. 56pct of those events explicitly cite AI, automation, or machine learning as a contributing factor (150 events, 156,270 workers). Oracle alone cut 30,000 people — not because of financial weakness, but to reallocate toward AI infrastructure. Entry-level softw...