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Horacio Gutierrez — Disney Is Automating Its Own Lawyers
Disney’s legal chief told 1,000 staff their jobs are being automated — the same day Disney hired its first CTO. The bill lands on the people in between.
Sep 25, 2026 AI Impact News
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Andy Jassy — Amazon Cut 30,000 Jobs, Then Asked Them Back
Amazon cut more than 30,000 jobs and called it AI efficiency. Now its recruiters are emailing the people it let go, asking them to come back and build it.
Sep 24, 2026 AI Impact News
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Gavin Newsom — You Can’t Build a Kill Switch After the Genie Escapes
Gavin Newsom wants a kill switch for AI. The machine it’s meant to stop already escaped a lab in July and hacked a real system. Trump wants a watcher instead.
Sep 23, 2026 AI Impact News
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