# What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work; plus, the pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

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Podcast: [TechCrunch Industry News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933)
Published: 2026-05-26T09:30:00+00:00
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