Google quietly cut its cybersecurity team this week. The stated reason? Reinvest in AI. The irony? AI amplifies the attack surface. It does not eliminate the need for security.

Broader 2026 numbers tell the same story. 97,006 job cuts in May. The highest May total since 2020. For the third straight month, AI was the leading reason cited. Tech layoffs have climbed 65 percent year over year.

Meanwhile, long-term unemployment is rising. The share of workers out of work for 27 weeks or more hit 27.5 percent, up from 20.4 percent a year ago.

And communities are fighting back. Monterey Park, California, just became the first US city to ban data centers by ballot initiative. 86 percent of voters approved.

No fluff. Just what is actually happening.

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