In this episode, Transform NOW co-hosts Brad Hairston and Michael Marchuk banter about some interesting recent news headlines in the world of automation and AI.

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News stories covered in this episode:

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China built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1113802/china-ai-data-centers-unused/

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The Algorithm of Sacrifice: How Microsoft's 6,000 Layoffs Reveal Big Tech's Endgame

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/algorithm-sacrifice-how-microsofts-6000-layoffs-reveal-harrison-adpde

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‘Everybody’s Replaceable’: The New Ways Bosses Talk About Workers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/human-resources/everybody-s-replaceable-the-new-ways-bosses-talk-about-workers/ar-AA1EA5HW

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Professors Staffed a Fake Company Entirely With AI Agents, and You'll Never Guess What Happened

https://futurism.com/professors-company-ai-agents

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