# Adam Triggs

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## Recent coverage (4 stories, network-wide)

### AI Excuse Masks Overhiring in 2026 Startup Downturns
2026-08-20 00:08:56 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

Founders and larger acquirers are using AI narratives to dress up layoffs and slow innovation, creating due-diligence hazards for talent and VC partners.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/ai-fig-leaf-startup-2026

### AI Now Outshines EBITDA in 2026 Earnings Rhetoric
2026-08-20 00:08:47 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

The August 2026 earnings season is being framed by AI claims, but commentary warns investors cannot distinguish genuine AI-driven efficiencies from convenient job-cut narratives.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/ai-fig-leaf-2026-earnings

### AI Blamed for Job Cuts With No Proof in 2026
2026-08-20 00:08:37 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

The AI community must reckon with the misuse of its terminology as a rhetorical shield for layoffs and innovation gaps, threatening public trust in real AI deployments.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-fig-leaf-ai-accountability-2026

### Australia’s Energy Security: Why EV Adoption Trumps Strategic Oil Reserves
2026-03-18 21:37:58 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Economist Adam Triggs argues that Australia's focus on building strategic oil reserves is a misallocation of resources in a decarbonizing world. Instead, he advocates for a 'smart EV shift' as a more sustainable and effective path to long-term energy independence.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/australia-energy-security-ev-vs-oil-reserves

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