Chipmakers Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom are slapping 'golden handcuffs' on workers to meet demand for the AI boom

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A hand holding a chip in a golden handcuff.

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Big Tech's 'golden handcuffs' have become 'silicon handcuffs'

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An AI-generated image of silicon handcuffs.

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Why AI giants keep axing tech jobs

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg goes for a run wearing the new Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses after presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg getting lean in Silicon Valley

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$1.65 trillion chip giant Broadcom cuts staff in units like sales and accounts

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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaking at a conference
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan

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Greg Brockman says OpenAI's tech found chip optimizations that would've taken humans weeks

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Greg Brockman says OpenAI used its models to design chips with Broadcom, finding optimizations that human designers would've needed weeks to spot.

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8 AI stocks are worth $4.3 trillion more this year. That's 15 Coca-Colas or 20 McDonald's.

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Jensen Huang gives a thumbs up in a blue-lit room.
Nvidia is partnering with beleaguered Intel to the tune of $5 billion.

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OpenAI Spends $10 Billion to Get Into the Chip Business

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, delivers remarks at the Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference at the Federal Reserve on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Broadcom's CEO plays down an Intel bid: 'No hostile offers'

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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.

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VMware customers report massive price increases since Broadcom takeover: 'Feels quite a bit like being held for ransom'

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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan

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Here are the highest-paid CEOs in the US , some of whom have 9-figure compensation packages

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Apple WWDC 2024
Tim Cook was No. 11 on a list of highest-paid execs.

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