
Layoff language matters most when technology begins redrawing the contract. At Atlassian, the challenge is not only explaining fewer roles, but explaining why AI changes the skills mix, what retraining could not solve, and how leaders avoid sounding evasive when strategy, headcount, and empathy collide in one announcement to staff.

Azoma has launched a protocol for managing AI commerce visibility. The company says AMP is designed to help brands control product intelligence across agentic commerce platforms and the wider web.

SSOW’s new report signals faster AI adoption in shared services. Survey data from more than 400 senior professionals suggests the sector is becoming more mature, more automated, and more focused on strategic value as well as cost.

Organisations increasingly anchor AI strategies in governed enterprise knowledge platforms. iManage reported strong global growth in 2025, adding 340 new customers and expanding cloud adoption to 71% of its base as organisations prioritise reliable knowledge infrastructure to support AI deployment.

Oracle could cut up to 30,000 roles amid AI expansion. TD Cowen’s estimate follows broader reports of impending layoffs as the software company redirects cash toward data-centre capacity and prepares to report third-quarter results.

OpenAI delays ChatGPT adult mode to prioritise core improvements. The company aims to enhance intelligence, personalisation, and user experience, postponing adult mode to focus on broader user benefits and regulatory compliance.

Yann LeCun’s new startup AMI raises $1.03bn for alternative AI. The company is developing world-model systems designed to reason about real-world environments rather than generate text alone, targeting sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare and aerospace.

Peers urge ministers to reject opt-out AI copyright rules now. A Lords committee says licensed, transparent training data would better support creators, investment, and responsible model development, while warning that weaker copyright protections could stall UK licensing markets and deepen reliance on opaque overseas systems.

Washington may tie AI chip exports to investment at home. The proposed framework would extend export-control scrutiny to allies, raising fresh questions for companies planning data centre buildouts, sovereign AI capacity, and long-term access to advanced compute.

UK startup Memorify raises £420k as investors back memory technology. A pre-seed round led by private investors exceeded its original £200,000 target, supporting development of a platform designed to organise digital memories into structured personal narratives.