In this weekly roundup of news coverage, Nick breaks down important stories you might have missed that we should all have eyes on.

AI Layoffs Are a LIE (Here's What's REALLY Happening)

AI layoffs aren't really about automation. Companies are firing full-time employees and rehiring them as contractors to cut benefits, reduce salaries, and protect stock prices.

📌 Sources:

Business Insider:

https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-company-layoffs-laying-off-workers-2026#meta-lays-off-workers-at-reality-labs-and-other-divisions-14

https://www.businessinsider.com/sneaky-truth-ai-layoffs-switcheroo-meta-microsoft-2026-3

Natural Ozempic Without Side Effects? Stanford's AI Breakthrough Explained

Natural Ozempic alternative explained (BRP peptide). Stanford AI weight loss breakthrough that may suppress appetite without GLP-1 side effects like nausea and muscle loss.

📌 Sources:

Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260412221946.htm

Amazon Worker DIES On Shift | Manager Forces Others Back To Work

An Amazon worker dies at a fulfillment center, and the manager tells other employees, "Just turn around and don't look. Let's get back to work."

📌 Sources:

The Western Edge: https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-is-replaceable-death-rattles

Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/amazon-refutes-claim-that-operations-continued-after-employee-died-at-us-oregon-facility-calls-it-misinformation-101776256943230.html

SCOTUS Takes Monsanto Glyphosate Case (Roundup Lawsuit Update 2026)

The Supreme Court will hear Monsanto v. Durnell (April 27, 2026), a case that could give Bayer-Monsanto legal immunity from Roundup cancer lawsuits.

📌 Sources:

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/supreme-court-monsanto-glyphosate

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to the Eyes Wide Open weekly round-up

02:14 - AI Layoffs Are a LIE (Here's What's REALLY Happening)

18:01 - Natural Ozempic Without Side Effects? Stanford's AI Breakthrough Explained

31:29 - Amazon Worker DIES On Shift | Manager Forces Others Back To Work

37:38 - SCOTUS Takes Monsanto Glyphosate Case (Roundup Lawsuit Update 2026)

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