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Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/500k-t

500,000 tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was released
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

UK's FCA adds Blockchain.com to its registry of licensed crypto companies; the company withdrew its initial application in 2022 to pivot operations to Lithuania (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/10

Blockchain.com wins UK registration nearly four years after abandoning FCA process
The London-based company elected to withdraw its application for FCA licensing in March 2022 having not won approval ahead of an impending deadline.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,179,790 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/06/general-staff-russia-has-lost.html

from my link log —
I/O is no longer the bottleneck? (compared to AVX2 vectorized wc)
https://stoppels.ch/2022/11/27/io-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck.html
saved 2026-01-06

Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/500k-t

500,000 tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was released
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

$35M Cryptocurrency Theft Linked to LastPass Password Manager DataBreach
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has traced over $35 million in stolen cryptocurrency to the 2022 LastPass breach, revealing a sophisticated Russian cybercriminal laundering operation that remains active into 2025. […]
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$35M Cryptocurrency Theft Linked to LastPass Password Manager DataBreach
Over $35 million in stolen crypto tied to the 2022 LastPass breach, with the associated Russian cybercrime operation still active into 2025.

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Heart-warming!! This very day, my 'Next Day' delivery arrived from.... May 2022.
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Mobileye is acquiring Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900M; Mentee was founded in 2022 and has raised $50M (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026…

A few months after handing in my thesis and receiving my Master of Science degree in 2022, ChatGPT was released. Essentially, nothing about how I solve problems has changed since then, but I had to continuously observe the brain drain around me. It's weird how the majority of people suddenly treat anything an LLM spits out as truth while I stick to good old search engines (with the additional hurdle of now having to filter LLM garbage from my search results).

from my link log —
Is wine fake?
https://asteriskmag.com/issues/1/is-wine-fake
saved 2022-11-21 https://dotat.at/:/G73NM.html

13 years of detailed US CO₂ emissions data released #UnitedStates

13 years of detailed US CO₂ emissions data released
New research from Northern Arizona University shows detailed CO2 emissions for the United States from 2010 to 2022.

#FAA Inspector files multimillion dollar personal lawsuit claim against #UnitedAirlnes after he received #LifetimeBan from #UnitedAir trave…

FAA Inspector Claims He Got Lifetime Ban from United After He Pointed Out Alleged Safety Concerns as a Passenger
An FAA safety inspector is suing United Airlines, claiming the company removed him from a flight and instated a lifetime travel ban after he reportedly raised safety concerns on a May 2022 flight. Paul Asmus is seeking $12.75 million in damages.

A most unexpected spin-off.