A 48-Person Company Just Dropped to 30 Employees in Four Months. AI Did It.

TIME published the most grounded look yet at what AI agents are doing to small businesses — and the numbers are striking. We break down the story and why small business disruption may be the leading indicator for what's coming in employment data later this year. Plus: the Trump-Xi summit ended without any AI deal, and Google signed a military AI contract that 600 employees opposed — revealing how much worker leverage has eroded since 2018.

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