Sam Altman says AI is displacing jobs, but some companies are blaming it for layoffs they would&#8217;ve made anyway

Sam Altman says AI is displacing jobs, but some companies are blaming it for layoffs they would’ve made anyway

February 19, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Bhawika Chhabra/ReutersSam Altman says some companies are blaming AI for layoffs that would've happened anyway.He told...

AI anxiety is spiking. The internet is pining for the simpler days of iPods, digital cameras, and retro phones.

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February 19, 2026

De-digitalizing your life is the new status symbol in 2026. Mat Szwajkos/Getty ImagesNostalgia for obsolete technology is trending right now.Gen...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC reports

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February 19, 2026

Prince Andrew has lost his royal titles following scandals involving Jeffrey Epstein and an alleged Chinese spy. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesAndrew...

It’s the Mac Mini’s moment, thanks to the OpenClaw craze

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February 19, 2026

The Mac Mini is benefiting from the OpenClaw craze. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhotoMac Minis are in the spotlight as AI agents like...

Authorities are now offering over $200,000 for help finding Nancy Guthrie after a $100,000 anonymous donation

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February 19, 2026

Pima County deputy sheriffs in the driveway of Nancy Guthrie's residence, where she was last seen when her family dropped...

‘Bam, everything’s gone’: Two young men describe losing thousands on Kalshi and Polymarket

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February 19, 2026

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIPrediction markets have exploded in popularity in recent years.Two young men who lost thousands of dollars shared...

The biggest names in AI are gathering for a summit in India. Here are 5 of the biggest takeaways.

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February 19, 2026

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke at the AI Impact Summit in...

Big Tech alum says the individual contributor role is ‘probably over’ — AI is making everyone a manager

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February 19, 2026

Philip Su. Philip SuOpenAI and Meta alum Philip Su said that AI was turning software engineers into managers.Individual contributors are...

AI’s top leaders got corralled into holding hands. It made for a photo op for the ages.

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February 19, 2026

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei's hands did not make contact, and the internet noticed. Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty...

The mostly ignored treatment for drinking too much

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February 19, 2026

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BITo some extent, Americans are talking about alcohol more than ever. We're having open conversations about the...

Drunken boxing and backflips: China put on a robot kung fu display that shows how fast its robotics industry is growing

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February 19, 2026

From drunken boxing to backflips, China's humanoid robots showed how quickly the industry is scaling. Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesChinese...

Sarah McLachlan, 58, says she had to ‘eat a lot of humble pie’ to repair her relationship with her older daughter

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February 19, 2026

Sarah McLachlan Allen Berezovsky/Getty ImagesSarah McLachlan, 58, says going to therapy helped her repair her bond with her oldest daughter.She...

A JetBlue plane made an emergency landing at Newark after smoke was reported in the cabin

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February 19, 2026

A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday. Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesA JetBlue flight from New Jersey to Florida made...

Parents hope the ‘tide will turn’ against Big Tech as Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand

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February 19, 2026

Mike Blake/ReutersMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Wednesday in a landmark trial about social media addiction.Parents who say...

FCC Chair Brendan Carr calls Stephen Colbert’s censorship concerns ‘fake news’

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February 19, 2026

FCC Chair Brendan Carr appeared on Laura Ingraham's Fox News show on Wednesday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesStephen Colbert said CBS pulled...

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Sam Altman says AI is displacing jobs, but some companies are blaming it for layoffs they would’ve made anyway

AI anxiety is spiking. The internet is pining for the simpler days of iPods, digital cameras, and retro phones.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC reports

It’s the Mac Mini’s moment, thanks to the OpenClaw craze

Authorities are now offering over $200,000 for help finding Nancy Guthrie after a $100,000 anonymous donation

‘Bam, everything’s gone’: Two young men describe losing thousands on Kalshi and Polymarket

The biggest names in AI are gathering for a summit in India. Here are 5 of the biggest takeaways.

Big Tech alum says the individual contributor role is ‘probably over’ — AI is making everyone a manager

AI’s top leaders got corralled into holding hands. It made for a photo op for the ages.

The mostly ignored treatment for drinking too much

Drunken boxing and backflips: China put on a robot kung fu display that shows how fast its robotics industry is growing

Sarah McLachlan, 58, says she had to ‘eat a lot of humble pie’ to repair her relationship with her older daughter

A JetBlue plane made an emergency landing at Newark after smoke was reported in the cabin

Parents hope the ‘tide will turn’ against Big Tech as Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand

FCC Chair Brendan Carr calls Stephen Colbert’s censorship concerns ‘fake news’

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