Friday Rant: The Cooling Numbers and the Quiet Rehires

<p>July&#39;s layoff numbers dropped. 33,429 cuts — the lowest monthly total in two years. AI was still the top reason for five straight months. Tech remains the heaviest sector with 149,023 cuts this year.</p><p>But here is the part the headlines are not telling you. Some companies are already walking it back. Ford rehired 350 engineers after AI quality systems failed. IBM is tripling entry-level hiring. Nearly one in three managers who cut for AI later rehired for the same work.</p><p>The anticipation of what AI can do is running ahead of what it actually delivers. The numbers improved. The narrative is still selective.</p><p>🎙️ <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4tjTpmy6zuoOLuj0mDnL88" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Spotify – Moonshot Minute</a><br>📺 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MoonshotConsultingDC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">YouTube – @MoonshotConsultingDC</a><br>📱 <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moonshotconsultingdc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TikTok – @moonshotconsultingdc</a><br>📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/go.moonshot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Instagram – @go.moonshot</a><br>🐦 <a href="https://twitter.com/gomoonshot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Twitter/X – @gomoonshot</a><br>🦋 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gomoonshot.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Bluesky – @gomoonshot.bsky.social</a></p><p><strong>#MoonshotMinute #FridayRant #AILayoffs #ChallengerReport #Ford #IBM #TheUncounted</strong></p>