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Moonshot Minute

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AI is rewriting hiring faster than HR can keep up. Moonshot Minute is short, sharp intelligence on recruiting tech, employment data, and the human cost the headlines skip. For recruiters, founders, and anyone watching AI reshape work. New episodes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Hosted by L. David Oliver, founder of Moonshot Consulting. Full breakdowns on Substack: bit.ly/moonshotsubstackNo fluff. Just signal.

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Episode 6 - The Revolt 09.03.2026 4:50

On February 28th, Claude became the number one downloaded app in America. ChatGPT dropped to number two for the first time ever. Not because Claude is better. Because millions of people made a political decision with their thumbs. Here's what happened: The Pentagon gave Anthropic an ultimatum—remove your safeguards against mass surveillance or we destroy you. Anthropic said no. OpenAI said yes wit...

Episode 5 - The Week AI Stopped Pretending 02.03.2026 3:14

Block cut nearly half its workforce. OpenAI raised $110 billion. Anthropic told the Pentagon no. One week. Three stories. One conclusion: the old rules are gone. Companies are smaller. Money is bigger. Governments are customers, not kings. Episode 5 of Moonshot Minute. 90 seconds. No fluff.

Episode 4 - The AI Washing Confession 23.02.2026 2:08

Sam Altman calls out companies using AI as a cover for routine layoffs. January hit 108,000 cuts — the worst since 2009 — but fewer than 8,000 were actually AI-related. Meanwhile, one in four unemployed Americans has been searching for over six months. This is Moonshot Minute, Episode 04.

Episode 3 - The Transparency Paradox. 17.02.2026 1:22

Moonshot Minute is a weekly 60-second briefing where AI meets talent acquisition. One minute, one story, the signal you need while everyone else is catching up. Episode 03: The Transparency Paradox. Washington is pushing for AI layoff reporting, but AI is already deciding who gets screened, interviewed, and ghosted. The question is simple: when regulators start counting, will the numbers still mat...

Episode 2 - The Soft Skills Lie 09.02.2026 1:27

108,000 layoffs in January—worst since 2009. Tech billionaires say "study humanities, learn soft skills, you'll be fine." But their AI coding tools just crashed tech stocks by making engineers obsolete. This isn't a recession. It's a class war dressed up as career advice. Your 60-second intelligence briefing where AI meets talent acquisition.

The Data Vacuum (Series Premiere) 02.02.2026 1:32

This is Moonshot Minute. Your weekly 60-second intelligence briefing where AI meets talent acquisition. Every week: one minute, one story, the signal you need while everyone else is catching up. No fluff. Just what's actually happening. This is Episode 01.THE DATA VACUUMThis week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed the January jobs report indefinitely due to the government shutdown. Transl...