1. 💰 Travis Kalanick’s Robotics Company Raised $1.7Bn, Led By a16z

Uber founder Travis Kalanick’s robotics company Atoms has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Bain Capital and Fifth Wall. Following the investment, Ben Horowitz will join the company’s board. (TechCrunch)

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The pattern of staff reductions continues at Amazon. The tech giant cut jobs in its artificial general intelligence unit today, though it didn’t disclose how many employees were affected. According to Amazon, the layoffs come as part of its shifting focus to “the initiatives that matter most for customers.” (Quartz)

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5. 🗓️ Monday.com Laid off Hundreds to Focus on AI

The layoffs also hit for workplace software maker Monday.com, who reduced its headcount by 20% (about 630 staff) as part of a restructuring plan to refocus its investments around its AI Work Platform. According to layoff data, more than 122k tech roles have been cut so far in 2026 (many due to AI shifts). (TechCrunch)

6. ✉️ Substack’s New Tool Identifies Which Newsletters Are AI-Written

If you prefer humans writing your newsletters, you’re in luck. Substack just launched a new feature that can show you which of your favorite newsletters are being written using AI. The integration with AI writing detection software Pangram will allow users to scan posts, comments, and replies on Substack’s app to see an estimate of how much of the content was written by a human and how much was AI. (TechCrunch)

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OpenAI is coming for Effingham County, Georgia. The AI leader is building a data center campus, named Project Camellia, within the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, about 45 minutes outside of Savannah. OpenAI is committing $20 billion to the project in order to qualify for a local incentive package, which would be the first data center its designing and building itself. (Quartz)

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