After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool |

HR software provider Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, an anti-tokenmaxxing product that helps a company track and contain its AI spending. One of…

Trump's DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships |

2:05 PM PDT · August 5, 2026 The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced on Wednesday that OpenAI, and its once-subsidiary Statsig, signed a settlement…

Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work |

AI browsers were all the rage in 2025. Companies large and small tried to build browsers that baked in AI in an effort to own…

Eagle Hill Retention Index: Employee Retention Outlook Softens as Workers Reassess Their Options

The decline comes as employees grow less satisfied with their compensation while simultaneously growing more optimistic about opportunities in the external job market. Notably, these…

Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data

This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss Amazon’s controversial decision to drop Luca Guadagnino’s film about OpenAI’s Sam Altman—which reportedly did not paint him…

Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount |

Remote, a seven-year-old, Amsterdam-based payroll service provider, says it recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and became cash-flow positive. But the real story,…

Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder |

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of…

OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets |

In Brief Posted: 3:00 PM PST · February 27, 2026 OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the…

OpenAI Fires an Employee for Prediction Market Insider Trading

OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned. OpenAI CEO of Applications, Fidji…

Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale |

In Brief Posted: 11:19 PM PST · February 26, 2026 Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users’ bank accounts, enabling payments and data…