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AI Adoption Leads to Job Cuts as Companies Restructure
Companies are increasingly citing artificial intelligence (AI) as a factor in recent layoffs, signaling a growing trend of businesses investing in AI while reducing their workforce. According to CBS News, Pinterest and Dow both attributed job cuts last month, in part, to a shift toward AI.
The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas reported that in 2025, companies directly linked 55,000 job cuts to AI adoption, a significant increase from just two years prior. This figure represents more than twelve times the number of layoffs attributed to AI in 2023. The tech sector experienced the brunt of these job losses, with 51,000 cuts concentrated in tech-heavy states, according to CBS News.
In other news, U.S. policy regarding Lebanon was under scrutiny. A House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday highlighted a perceived opportunity to weaken Hezbollah and bolster Lebanese state sovereignty, according to Fox News. Chairman Mike Lawler, R-NY., stated that Lebanon is "at a crossroads" following the Nov. 2024 Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
In Massachusetts, the Campbell's Co. announced the closure of the Cape Cod chip plant in Hyannis after more than four decades of operation, according to Fox News. The plant, which has been in use since the brand's founding in Hyannis, will cease production in April.
Meanwhile, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) issued a new position statement recommending against gender transition surgeries for young people, according to Fox News. The organization, representing 92% of board-certified plastic surgeons in the U.S., cited "insufficient evidence" to support the procedures for patients under 19. This stance diverges from other major medical groups in the U.S.
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