The interview baseline has shifted. Candidates now must frame their value through AI collaboration, not task completion alone. This inflection point marks when AI expertise becomes mandatory career positioning for 2026 job market.

Beijing's regulatory scrutiny of Meta's $2B Manus acquisition marks inflection from unilateral U.S. export controls to bidirectional geopolitical leverage. Export review mechanisms become negotiation tools, reshaping M&A timing across tech sector.

McKinsey and General Catalyst executives signal the end of episodic career learning. AI adoption accelerates timeline for workforce restructuring from years to months. Decision-makers have 12 months to act.