by Moonshot Consulting
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/moonshotsubstack No fluff. Just signal.
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July 31, 2026
<p>There is no rules-based international order. There never was. What we have is anarchy, held in check by the threat of force and the temporary alignment of interests. This week just made it harder to pretend otherwise.</p><p>Iran launched missiles at US forces in Jordan. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia struck back in Iraq. Ukraine hit vessels in the Caspian Sea. Two wars that were supposed to be separate are now feeding each other.</p><p>When someone loses a job to an automated screener, we call it a broken system. When a war spreads past the lines we drew for it, we call it the order breaking down. Both are misreads. Working as intended.</p><p><strong>#MoonshotMinute #FridayRant #Geopolitics #Iran #Ukraine #HonorInterestFear #TheUncounted</strong></p>
July 27, 2026
<p>Alphabet spent $205 billion on AI infrastructure. Tesla burned cash on the same future. Patreon cut 20% of its workforce. Jobless claims hit a 60-year low while 720,000 people vanished from the labor force.</p><p>Companies that cite AI as a layoff reason have underperformed the Nasdaq by 10%. The market is punishing the narrative. The workers are still paying the price.</p><p><strong>#MoonshotMinute #AILayoffs #Alphabet #Tesla #Patreon #Fed #TheUncounted</strong></p>
July 23, 2026
<p>Alphabet reported $105.8 billion in revenue last night. Google Cloud up 35%. YouTube ads up 18%. EPS of $2.98 beat estimates.</p><p>But the real headline: $43.7 billion in AI CapEx for the quarter. Up 160% year over year. CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is "in the early stages of the AI opportunity" and called the data center build-out critical to Alphabet's future.</p><p>Tesla: $32.4 billion revenue. $3.4 billion free cash flow burn. Stock fell 3% after hours.</p><p>Alphabet spent $43.7 billion on AI in three months. More than the entire market cap of Dropbox, Box, and Snap combined. Tesla is burning cash chasing the same future.</p><p>The gap between the two stories is the gap between the entire AI market. Some companies are investing billions. Others are burning billions.</p><p>No fluff. Just what is actually happening.</p><p>🎙️ <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4tjTpmy6zuoOLuj0mDnL88" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Spotify – Moonshot Minute</a><br>📱 <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@moonshotconsultingdc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TikTok – Moonshot Consulting DC</a><br>📺 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MoonshotConsultingDC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">YouTube – Moonshot Consulting DC</a></p><p><strong>#MoonshotMinute #MidweekEdition #Alphabet #Tesla #AILayoffs #TheUncounted</strong></p>
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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/moonshotsubstack
No fluff. Just signal.
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