US tech layoffs record single-highest month in two years, and more than any other sector — nearly 40,000 get the axe, AI the most cited reason for layoffs
… OpenAI's Sam Altman has accused some employers of "AI washing," leaning on the technology to justify reductions they would have made regardless, but flat jobless claims and Friday's expected payroll data gain leave the case for broad AI displacement unproven for now. …