Survey Shows: AI Causes the Most Anxiety for Lawyers, Artists, and Other Professions in California


Australian design software company Canva has launched a large-scale organizational restructuring, with 1,271 employees facing layoffs, role changes, or relocation, accounting for 22% of its total workforce. CEO Perkins said that the company is experiencing its first growth slowdown in nearly a decade, and its existing structure is difficult to adapt to the next stage, requiring restructuring to improve efficiency. The product, growth, and platform teams will be merged into a unified product organization, simplifying management layers, integrating overlapping responsibilities, and forming smaller teams.
CNBC reports that since February 2025, when Anthropic's Claude Code was launched, the number of software development job postings in the United States did not decrease but instead increased. Data from Indeed Hiring Lab shows that software job hiring has risen by nearly 15% against the trend, while the overall job market has shrunk by 7%. Kuch, chairman of McKinsey North America, was not surprised: the total volume of code written by companies has reached a new high, and the demand for developers remains strong in the AI era. However, the growth is highly concentrated in senior and AI-related positions, with senior roles absorbing most of the increase.
Google has begun early testing in India, letting some users buy Walmart-owned Flipkart products directly via Gemini and AI Mode, covering smartphones, electronics and accessories. This marks its AI services extending from search and recommendations into closed-loop commerce, speeding large-model adoption in e-commerce.....
Anthropic plans to postpone its IPO from October to November to include Q3 results, proving competitiveness and strengthening market confidence. Investors hold high valuation expectations with strong demand.....
Disney names former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTO, effective Oct. 2, reporting to CEO D’Amaro. He will oversee enterprise tech, infrastructure, data/AI platforms and product engineering, coordinating tech teams to drive technology-led growth.....