Oracle's mass layoff, potentially the largest in tech this year, is putting severance design under scrutiny as HR leaders benchmark its terms against Block and other recent cuts.

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram was hit last week by an age discrimination suit stemming from a round of 2025 layoffs.

As knowledge workers face prolonged job searches and mounting rejections, AI has become an easy scapegoat. But it's not the villain.

The agentic assistant can book appointments, explain lab test results and manage medications.