Disney is laying off 1000 people beginning at the end of April. That's 8% of their Marvel Staff.

Meta (8,000+ jobs)
Oracle (30,000 jobs)
Snap (1,000 jobs)
Microsoft (Voluntary Buyouts)
Block (4,000+ jobs)
Amazon (16,000 jobs)

So who and what roles are people being hired for as of 2026 for AI related roles?

- OpenAI~3,500 new hiresPlans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 by year-end.
- Google DeepMind5,000+ rolesActively recruiting researchers and engineers despite cuts elsewhere at Alphabet.
- Anthropic200+ new jobsSpecifically expanding its Dublin operation and local chip design teams.
- Cognizant25,000+ gradsFocus on "digital native" entry-level talent to avoid AI retraining lags.
- U.S. Tech Sector128,000 roles

- AI Infrastructure & Data Centers: Over 600,000 new jobs are linked to building and running the physical infrastructure for AI.
- AI Specialists: Roles for AI Engineers, AI Architects, and Data Annotators have grown 81% year-over-year.
- AI Ethics & Governance: With a median salary of up to $225k, these roles have surged as companies respond to new 2026 regulatory requirements.
- Cybersecurity AI: Huge spike in demand for specialists who can secure AI infrastructure within classified or high-security environments.