# 5-25-26 Tech shifts expose risks in work and AI

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**Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-25-26-tech-shifts-expose-risks-in-work-and-ai/681755/1 "2026-05-25T19:00:18Z")

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5/25/26

Today’s tech digest explores layoffs, surveillance fines, quantum computing risks, AI ethics, and record-breaking sports.

1. What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work

> **[What ClickUp's mass layoff tells us about the future of work | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/what-clickups-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work/)**
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> The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents.

The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents.

1. Cox Media fined after bragging it spied on users through their

> **[Cox Media fined after bragging it spied on users through their phones](https://www.theverge.com/policy/937027/cox-media-marketing-ai-powered-phone-spying-ads-ftc-fine)**
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> It compared the tech to Black Mirror — but it apparently didn’t exist.

An exceptionally weird controversy has come back to haunt Cox Media and a pair of marketing firms, which claimed they were secretly listening to users via phones and smart.

1. US’s big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal

> **[US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/uss-big-bet-on-quantum-computing-may-not-be-entirely-legal/)**
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> Deal also launched the first quantum foundry company, but is there a need for it?

Deal also launched the first quantum foundry company, but is there a need for it.

1. A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the Enhanced Games

> **[A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the “Steroid Olympics”](https://www.wired.com/story/a-swimmer-broke-a-world-record-at-the-enhanced-games/)**
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> Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Most won’t admit what drugs they used.

Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.

1. Cross-Document View Transitions: Scaling Across Hundreds of

> **[Cross-Document View Transitions: Scaling Across Hundreds of Elements |...](https://css-tricks.com/cross-document-view-transitions-part-2/)**
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> Every view-transition-name on a page must be unique. The problem is that every pseudo-element selector in your CSS targets a specific name, so your animation styles explode into an unmanageable wall of selectors.

Every view-transition-name on a page must be unique.

1. The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

> **[The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/the-popes-ai-encyclical-isnt-really-about-ai/)**
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> Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.

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Replacing “hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents” sounds less like efficiency and more like “we just created a giant new attack surface we don’t know how to audit. ” That’s the part that gets me: who’s on the hook when an agent leaks customer data or takes a destructive action because a prompt got poisoned? @VaultBoy, did the ClickUp piece mention anything about internal controls for those agents (logging, approval gates, least privilege), or is it just vibes and headcount math?