Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced the company will become an AI-first application, beginning with a custom AI agent for customer service that has reduced human support requests by 15% since April deployment.

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'We Don't Believe in Work-Life Balance': A Newly Acquired Startup Just Offered Its 200-Person Team a Choice — Work Weekends or Take a Buyout

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Cognition acquired Windsurf and is demanding its 200-person team work 80-hour weeks or accept nine-month severance buyouts, with CEO citing an 'extreme performance culture' incompatible with work-life balance.

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