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Oracle’s rigid severance formula and remote-worker labeling expose legal and trust risks as it redirects billions to AI infrastructure

Oracle refused to negotiate severance during its 2026 mass layoffs, applying a strict formula and designating some staff as remote to limit pay and notice obligations; that combination — plus forfeited unvested RSUs and impersonal mass-email notifications — has already produced courtroom pushback in Canada and creates a material test of whether cost-cutting to fund […]

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Quinnipiac’s March 2026 Poll: 15% Open to AI “Bosses,” But Governance and Jobs Remain the Real Bottlenecks

Quinnipiac University’s March 2026 poll of 1,397 adults found that 15% of Americans would accept an AI supervisor that assigns tasks and sets schedules — a specific, limited form of algorithmic management. That number sits beside two broader worries: 70% of respondents expect AI to reduce overall job opportunities, and 30% of employed Americans say […]

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If Granola embeds meeting context into enterprise workflows, its $1.5B valuation becomes meaningful

Granola closed a $125 million Series C led by Index Ventures at a $1.5 billion valuation, signaling investor confidence in a deliberate shift: move beyond transcription and make meeting content actionable inside enterprise workflows. The company has rolled out collaborative “Spaces,” personal and enterprise APIs, and administration controls aimed at embedding contextual meeting data into […]

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