📈 Data to start your week

AI & job cuts; China’s nuclear lead; GLP-1s & cancer++

Hi all,

Here’s our Monday roundup of data signals across AI, energy and markets.

Enjoy!

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1. AI & jobs. AI was cited as the top reason for nearly 40% of US job cuts in May¹.

2. Mind the gap. The top 1% of US firms spend $7,450 per employee on AI each month, roughly 650x the typical firm’s $11.38.

   

3. AI productivity guarantee? Cognition says they will fund up to $10 million in credits if their AI agents fail to deliver the engineering value enterprise customers paid for.