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Developer tools drew half of all stated AI deal money from 9% of deals
We analysed 189 AI deals since January 2025. Developer tools took $76.3B of the $153.6B in stated prices, one deal is 39% of it, and only 16 prices came from the companies.
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AI-native companies post 24% more for AI engineers, and two labs carry most of it
We analysed 832 US AI job postings with published pay ranges. AI-native firms post a $295.5K median midpoint against $238K elsewhere; without Anthropic and OpenAI the gap is 9%.
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Tracked AI lawsuits tripled since 2023, and 58 of 66 are still unresolved
We analysed 66 AI lawsuits: filings rose from 8 in 2023 to 24 in 2026 so far, 88% are unresolved, and copyright's share of new suits fell from 73% to 46%.
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Salesforce, Meta and Microsoft cut 16,800 jobs and kept buying AI companies
We cross-referenced 65 AI-linked layoffs with 190 AI acquisitions and 832 AI job postings. Three companies cut and bought; five cut and are still hiring for AI roles.
