Tech layoffs surge past 114,000 in AI-driven reset – Startup Fortune
According to data compiled by Layoffs.fyi as of May 21, 2026, tech companies have now cut 114,210 jobs across 150…
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Trump’s new crypto order could open the door for fintech startups – Startup Fortune
Trump has put digital assets back in the center of U.S. financial policy, and that matters for startups that have…
Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’: | Fortune
For most executives, that’s a sentence likely to provoke intense anxiety. But for Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow, it was unavoidable.…
Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic as the AI race tightens – Startup Fortune
Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic’s pre-training team, a move that puts one of AI’s most recognizable researchers back inside the…
Parag Agrawal’s Parallel wants to pay publishers when AI agents use their work | Fortune
Parag Agrawal’s newest project is trying to solve one of the messiest questions in AI: how to compensate content creators…
Exclusive: AI startup Viktor raises $75 million to put a virtual ‘coworker’ in Slack and Teams | Fortune
Peter Albert, co-founder and CTO of Viktor, joined Meta with the aim of finding a co-founder. After landing in the…
Read-only finance is the cautious path while agentic money moves faster – Startup Fortune
OpenAI’s Plaid-backed finance tools point to a safer first step, but the real pressure is coming from AI agents already…
AI data centers are testing rural America’s bargain with Big Tech – Startup Fortune
AI infrastructure is moving into rural towns that need investment, but the jobs case is much thinner than the construction…
Medicare is giving AI health startups a real payment test – Startup Fortune
Medicare’s WISeR model is not just another health policy pilot. It is a government-backed distribution channel for AI companies, and…
Medicare is giving AI health startups a real payment test – Startup Fortune
Medicare’s WISeR model is not just another health policy pilot. It is a government-backed distribution channel for AI companies, and…
Palantir’s NHS data access fight tests trust in health AI – Startup Fortune
The Palantir-NHS dispute is not just a privacy story. It is a warning that health AI companies can lose public…
Erebor’s charter shows stablecoin startups are chasing bank credibility – Startup Fortune
Erebor is turning a bank charter into a startup weapon. The stablecoin race is no longer only about better software,…
Tech managers are losing ground as AI rewards leaner teams – Startup Fortune
Tech companies are cutting management layers as AI takes over more coordination work, but startups should be careful before copying…
Tether’s USDT freezes are forcing stablecoin startups to rethink risk – Startup Fortune
Tether’s latest blacklist figures show a stablecoin market growing more compliant and less neutral at the same time. Tether has…
AI founders are turning healthcare fax queues into startup territory – Startup Fortune
The fax machine is not a joke in American healthcare. It is a workflow layer, and AI startups are learning…
Big Tech’s $725 billion AI spending wave is turning free cash flow into a distant memory – Startup Fortune
The hyperscalers have collectively raised their 2026 capital spending guidance to $725 billion, up 77 percent from 2025, pushing combined…
Tech layoffs are funding AI capex, and the labor market reset is creating startup opportunity on both sides – Startup Fortune
Tech sector job cuts surpassed 92,000 in the first four months of 2026 at an average of 882 per day,…
The ‘PayPal Mafia’ built a $1.5 billion fintech pioneer. The company they left behind is struggling | Fortune
Nineteen years ago, in a Fortune cover story that christened the group, the so-called “PayPal Mafia” gathered in San Francisco…