HP cuts, AI hiring surge, new browser threat | Ep. 21 @CWTECHtalk
HP cuts, AI hiring surge, new browser threat | Ep. 21  @CWTECHtalk
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In today’s 2-Minute Tech Briefing, HP plans up to 6,000 job cuts as rising component costs and an AI pivot reshape its operations. A new study finds 78% of IT job postings now require AI skills. And researchers warn that AI-powered browsers can be hijacked through hidden URL-fragment prompts in a newly exposed “HashJack” attack.

Read more on Computerworld, CIO and CSO Online:

HP to slash up to 6,000 jobs as component costs and AI pivot reshape operations
computerworld.com/article/4096707/hp-to-slash-up-to-6000-jobs-as-component-costs-and-ai-pivot-reshape-operations.html

78% of IT job postings already require AI skills
cio.com/article/4094687/without-ai-the-it-job-market-would-hardly-be-possible-anymore.html

AI browsers can be tricked with malicious prompts hidden in URL fragments
csoonline.com/article/4097087/ai-browsers-can-be-tricked-with-malicious-prompts-hidden-in-url-fragments.html


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