Silicon Valley Org Pulse

Worker organizing is adding a labor front to the wider backlash against AI and Big Tech, with new labor unions being formed by people in the tech...

Data centers are deeply unpopular, and Axios reports OpenAI is preparing a "PR blitz" for after the midterms.

Chief global affairs officer Chris...

Dropbox is cutting 9% of its global workforce, a significant change for a company that provides a content collaboration platform in the United States...

Apple CEO John Ternus framed AI as a way to improve products, not a goal in itself. Asked whether agents could take over apps, he stressed that...

Cisco appears to be testing whether generous AI access can modernize its legacy software.

• A 27-year-old engineer, Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy, has...

Strategy's CFO Andrew Kang will step down on Nov. 5, citing personal reasons. The company says he will stay on in an advisory capacity through...

OpenAI can fund its near-term compute, but it cannot pay for the full plan from its operating business. The gap between what it has signed and what it...

OpenAI is now seeking up to $20 billion, down from an earlier target of about $30 billion. The FT reports the round would value the company at $1.25...

Cisco plans to cut more than 6,000 jobs, about 7% of its 90,400 workforce, as it shifts toward AI, cybersecurity and cloud.

• Stated rationale:...

Two firms that teach CEOs about AI estimate that at best 15% of CEOs understand the technology. The column lays out six areas leaders need to...

The headline argues that the 2026 layoffs are hitting mid-career generalists. That runs against the usual story about juniors, since new-grad hiring...

Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, who took over in September, pushed back on the view that Apple is behind in AI, saying "I really like where we're at"....

Well over 5,000 tech jobs were eliminated this month, with several larger company actions:

• Netflix: nearly 1,000 employees, about 6% of its...

OpenAI's latest round is reportedly falling short. The Financial Times reported the target was cut to $20 billion, with a first close expected to be...

Companies almost always disclose how many jobs are going: 96% of 50 layoff announcements gave a numerical scale. Far fewer say what departing staff...

S&P Global Ratings moved Meta's outlook from "stable" to "negative," citing significant uncertainty around capital expenditures and free operating...

Dropbox will reduce its global workforce by about 9%, and the company says the cuts aim to align investments and team structure with its top product...

Ternus's presentation was low-key. He stepped onto the stage with zero fanfare, then released the crowd to hands-on demos by creators using the new...

A longtime Meta AI leader is moving into drug discovery. Manohar Paluri spent 14 years at Meta, announced his departure in September, and now serves...

Some companies are reportedly rehiring laid-off workers after finding AI tools fall short, a pattern dubbed the “AI boomerang.” Klarna's CEO...