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3 stances and 2 stats added across 4 entities. All entries are sourced from WebSearch-confirmed news articles published in 2025–2026. URL verification via curl was not possible in this session due to the environment's egress policy blocking outbound HTTPS to external hosts; sources are real URLs returned by search results that match the reported content.

Stances (3)

ID Entity Topic Position Date Source
1258 Perplexity AI (co/22) worker_treatment opposed 2026-03-30 Fortune (interview)
1259 Nubank (co/33) worker_treatment opposed 2025-11-15 bne IntelliNews (news)
1260 Affirm (co/38) worker_treatment supported 2026-05-08 Yahoo Finance (interview)
  • Perplexity AI: CEO Aravind Srinivas told the All-In Podcast that AI-driven job displacement is a "glorious future" because "most people don't enjoy their jobs" — widely criticised amid 101,000+ US AI layoffs since 2025.
  • Nubank: 12 employees were fired "for cause" after voicing opposition to the new hybrid mandate at an internal meeting; the São Paulo banking union called the terminations retaliatory.
  • Affirm: CEO Max Levchin pledged "no AI-related layoffs, full stop" on the Q3 earnings call and mocked peers for using AI as "the world's best fig leaf" to mask hiring mistakes.

Stats (2)

ID Entity Type Value Date Source
stat-46 Chime (co/30) layoffs 150 employees, 10% 2026-07-31 PYMNTS (news)
stat-47 Nubank (co/33) remote_policy 2 days/wk → 3 days/wk 2025-11-06 building.nubank.com (company_website)
  • Chime: Cut ~150 of 1,500 employees on July 31, 2026. CEO Chris Britt's memo cited AI efficiency needs. First layoffs since Chime's June 2025 IPO.
  • Nubank: Ended five years of fully remote work; 2 in-office days/week starting July 2026, increasing to 3 days in January 2027. Covered by official Nubank engineering blog.

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Entities updated:
- Perplexity AI (co/22): worker_treatment stance — CEO Aravind Srinivas All-In Podcast remarks dismissing AI layoffs (Mar 2026)
- Nubank (co/33): worker_treatment stance — 12 employees fired for criticising hybrid mandate; remote_policy stat — ends 5-yr remote-first, 2→3 in-office days 2026-2027
- Affirm (co/38): worker_treatment stance — CEO Max Levchin pledges no AI layoffs, criticises peers (May 2026 earnings call)
- Chime (co/30): layoffs stat — 150 employees (10% workforce) cut citing AI efficiency, Jul 31 2026
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