🗞️ News Buddy — 2026-07-26 (8 stories)
News Digest — 2026-07-26
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Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others
TechCrunch AI · 2026-07-26
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
Show HN: Rules that stop AI coding agents from breaking working code
Hacker News AI · 2026-07-26
Article URL: https://github.com/avenna01-ceo/claude-code-survival-kr Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054070 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
MIT to become hotbed of AI video surveillance
Hacker News AI · 2026-07-26
Article URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/mit-to-become-hotbed-of-ai-video-surveillance.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054638 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
DOE announces first Genesis Mission projects for AI-driven scientific discovery
Hacker News AI · 2026-07-26
Article URL: https://www.energy.gov/articles/secretary-energy-chris-wright-announces-first-genesis-mission-projects-selected-accelerate Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49054396 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.
TechCrunch AI · 2026-07-25
A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.
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The hidden cost of AI: Why your town is negotiating with Amazon and Microsoft
Hacker News AI · 2026-07-26
Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/hobart-amazon-data-center-community-benefits/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053787 Points: 2 # Comments: 1
Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech
TechCrunch AI · 2026-07-25
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
NYU Stern pricing expert: The hidden 'AI tax' hitting your next phone
Hacker News AI · 2026-07-26
Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/07/24/apple-ai-memory-chip-price-increases/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053809 Points: 4 # Comments: 1