🕶️ ChatGPT in trouble: AGs say “think of the children!”

Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet bosses scored front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration—out-ranking most cabinet picks and making it clear where tech sits in DC’s pecking order. Political theater? Sure, but it’s also a sign that big tech is now knee-deep in US industrial strategy—not just lobbying for tweaks, but shaping national agendas.

All this coziness isn’t lost on outgoing leaders, with Biden warning of a “tech industrial complex” that might rival Eisenhower’s military-industrial era. For startups, it’s a reminder: the rules of scale, regulation, and influence are being written in real time, sometimes over dinner near the Capitol. With tech lobbying reaching record highs and Europe sharpening its own digital sovereignty pitch, the global race to control the future is anything but subtle.

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OpenAI’s aiming straight for LinkedIn’s lunch with an AI-driven hiring platform set to launch by mid-2026.

It’s not just another ATS—think smarter matching, automated reference checks, and enough algorithmic wizardry to make resume-padding obsolete. For founders already exhausted by talent poaching and cold InMail blitzes, this signals an arms race for the best devs and operators, streamlined by AI.

Don’t be surprised if legacy job boards get squeezed or if entire recruiting agencies suddenly decide to "pivot to AI”. With new entrants muscling into the marketplace for tech talent, the next two years could rewrite how the startup stack fills its ranks.