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US tech sheds 140,000 jobs as hyperscalers commit $725 billion

development2026-07-26

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US tech has shed 140,000 jobs this year even as hyperscalers committed $725 billion to data centers, with proposals to spread the gains running from public ownership of half of AI to zero income tax for the bottom half.

Reported metric: -140,000 jobs / $725B capex

Reporting date: 2026-07-26 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to July 26, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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US tech sheds 140,000 jobs as hyperscalers commit $725 billion
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Reporting date: 2026-07-26
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-07-26-a-hundred-forty-thousand-jobs-shed-as-capex-hits-seven-hundred-billion
Claim: US tech has shed 140,000 jobs this year even as hyperscalers committed $725 billion to data centers, with proposals to spread the gains running from public ownership of half of AI to zero income tax for the bottom half.
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- Welcome to July 26, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-july-26-2026
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