2.5M Quit ChatGPT + 30K Oracle Layoffs | AI News in 5

This week: OpenAI's Pentagon deal sparked the #QuitGPT movement with 2.5 million supporters, Anthropic got labeled a supply-chain risk by the DOD, AI-driven layoffs hit Oracle and Block hard, NVIDIA teased its biggest GTC yet, and Apple revealed a $599 AI laptop.

Key Topics Covered

• OpenAI's classified Pentagon deal sparks #QuitGPT revolt with 2.5M supporters and 295% surge in ChatGPT uninstalls
• Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk; OpenAI and Google employees rally behind Anthropic in court
• Oracle eyes 30,000 layoffs and Block cuts 40% of workforce as AI replaces jobs at scale
• NVIDIA GTC 2026 preview: $26B open-source investment, new inference chip, and enterprise AI platform expected
• Apple announces rebuilt Siri with Google Gemini and the $599 MacBook Neo AI laptop

Episode Timestamps

00:00 — OpenAI's Pentagon Deal and the #QuitGPT Revolt

01:00 — Pentagon vs. Anthropic: The Supply-Chain Risk Showdown

02:00 — AI Layoffs Hit Oracle, Block, and Atlassian

03:00 — NVIDIA GTC 2026: The Super Bowl of AI

04:00 — Apple's Mass-Market AI Play

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