AI-exposed workers took a month longer to find new jobs in 2025

Workers who lost jobs in AI-exposed roles in 2025 took about a month longer than peers in other roles to find new employment, according to Exponential View's data roundup. Anthropic paid $3.4 billion to take over a supplier's two-year-old order for 1.7GW of gas generators, the largest known power-equipment purchase by an AI lab. Apple's memory inventory grew 2.5x year on year, helping shield it from memory cost increases.