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- Your CEO wants to be a social media influencer. Is it cool or cringy? - Executives and founders were sold on the idea that social media is good for business. But they're learning the hard way that it's not all it's cracked up to be.
- AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 — here are the top firms to cite it for job cuts - Some of the world's biggest tech companies cited AI as part of their layoff and restructuring strategy in 2025.
- Google was at risk of losing its dominance — until it promoted this AI executive - Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the booming generative AI market.
- Palo Alto Networks announces multibillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud - The agreement is an expansion of the companies' existing strategic partnership.
- Google's boomerang year: 20% of AI software engineers hired in 2025 were ex-employees - As competition heats up for AI talent, Google turned to hiring more so-called boomerang employees in 2025.
- Oracle stock jumps 5% as cloud provider joins investor group to run TikTok's U.S. business - The new joint venture will prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S. due to national security concerns.
- Data center deals hit record $61 billion in 2025 as AI valuation risks and funding concerns grip investors - Hyperscalers are increasingly turning to outside capital in the form of debt to fund the energy-intensive infrastructure.
- TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says - TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.
- Micron stock pops 12% as AI memory demand soars: 'We are more than sold out' - Micron said it expects the total addressable market for high-bandwidth memory to hit $100 billion by 2028.
- Instacart shares plunge 11% on report that FTC is probing company over AI pricing tool - TechInstacart shares plunge 11% on report that FTC is probing company over AI pricing toolPublished Wed, Dec 17 20256:38 PM ESTUpdated 1 Min AgoJordan Novet@in/