What we are reading November 12, 2025
It was a big off-year election night. We have all the news that got our attention over the last week right here.
Layoff announcements surged last month: The worst October in 22 years | CNN Business
Company announcements of layoffs in the United States surged in October as AI continued to disrupt the labor market.
Bryan Mena
AI Contributes To The ‘De-Skilling’ Of Our Workforce
With all the concern about job displacements or losses from AI, de-skilling has been a secondary issue that needs more attention.
Joe McKendrick
Why work drinking culture is fading
Drinking has long been the centre of workplace culture. But younger employees are changing the role of alcohol in the office.
Megan Carnegie
Tesla shareholders approve $1 trillion pay package for Musk | CNN Business
Tesla shareholders approved a pay package on Thursday that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire.
Chris Isidore
Mastodon 4.5
Quote posts, the end of missing replies, new tools for admins and better emojis. All of these and more, in our latest release.
Rockbridge, JD Vance tech donor group, seeks aristocracy
Tech-funded Rockbridge, co-founded by JD Vance and funded by Peter Thiel, brings a venture capital approach to politics. The goal: ‘Aristocracy’
Gil Duran
SoftBank sells its entire stake in Nvidia for $5.83 billion
SoftBank is looking to capitalize on its “all in” bet on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
April Roach,Dylan Butts
The Double Bind of the AI Bubble Means We’re Screwed Whether the Tech Succeeds or Fails
Either the bubble bursts and wipes out a huge sector of the economy, or AI replaces human workers across industries.
Eric Lutz
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