Workers Squeezed While Companies Coordinate: Jobs Data, WARN Notices, and Compressed Career Timelines

Under the Radar

UNDER THE RADAR Friday, February 13, 2026 BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT Thursday’s employment data confirms what workers already feel: Continuing claims hit 1,862K – people staying unemployed longer as reemployment gets harder. WARN Act notices show 852 job losses per day (up 51% from 2025), with companies explicitly citing “AI and automation” for cuts. Meanwhile, … Read more

THE EXTRACTION PROTOCOL: Why AI Infrastructure Is About Control, Not Compute

This article examines why companies are building massive centralized AI infrastructure for workloads that don’t technically require it, who profits from that choice, and what communities need to understand before approving deals that subsidize extraction infrastructure instead of supporting adaptation alternatives.

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