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Ad measurement company VideoAmp laid off ~20% of staff this week, citing AI as a "major platform shift"; sources: 50-60 employees were cut, including its CTO (Nat Ives/Wall Street Journal)

Plus, Claire's redesigns its ear-piercing experience to compete with trendy studios

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