Vol. 1, No. 2
Markets, industries, jobs, and the economics of daily life.
Meta announced its third major workforce reduction in three years, eliminating 10% of staff. The cut falls heavily on ad-sales and middle management — the part of the company AI tools are now expected to replace.
TSMC posted a record quarter on AI demand. DRAM is up nearly 50%. And the 92 gigawatts of new data-center power every 2028 projection assumes doesn't yet exist on the grid.
Researchers identified two specific variants on the GLP-1 receptor gene that appear to predict little or no response to semaglutide. The clinical implications are significant. The insurance implications are bigger.
