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AI Product Manager: The Hottest PM Role in 2026 — Postings Up 300%, Salaries $192K-$437K+
AI PM postings are up 300% since 2023 with salaries ranging from $192K to $437K+. Every company wants one, few PMs have the skills. Complete guide to what the role entails, the full salary data, skills needed, and exactly how to break in from any background.
Naval Ravikant: "Vibe Coding Is the New Product Management" — What This Means for Every PM in 2026
Naval Ravikant declared vibe coding is the new product management. One year after Karpathy coined the term, AI has fundamentally restructured what PMs do, how teams are built, and which skills matter. Here is everything you need to know.
Claude Cowork and the 11 Plugins That Spooked Wall Street — What Every PM Needs to Know
Anthropic launched Claude Cowork with 11 open-source plugins spanning sales, legal, finance, marketing, and more. Software stocks lost $285 billion in days. Here is how Cowork reshapes the PM toolkit, the job market, and what you should do about it.
The SaaSpocalypse: $285 Billion Wiped Out — How AI Is Rewriting the SaaS Playbook and What PMs Should Do
Anthropic Cowork plugins and OpenAI Frontier triggered the worst week for software stocks since 2022. Thomson Reuters fell 16%, LegalZoom 20%, and the S&P Software Index lost 20% YTD. What this means for PMs inside SaaS companies and for the job market.
From Clawdbot to OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent With 145K GitHub Stars — And Why Every PM Should Pay Attention
Peter Steinberger built an open-source personal AI agent that went from zero to 145K GitHub stars in weeks. From trademark drama to Moltbook (a social network of 1.5M AI agents), OpenClaw signals a fundamental shift in how products are built and used.
The 2026 AI Layoff Wave — Or Is It "AI-Washing"? What Every PM Needs to Know
Salesforce cut 1,000 jobs, Amazon cut 30K, Pinterest slashed 15%. But economists say companies are using AI as an excuse. HBR says layoffs are based on AI potential, not performance. Data, analysis, and what PMs should do.
Return-to-Office 2026 — The Remote PM Job Is Disappearing
Microsoft mandated 3 days/week, Instagram went full RTO. 54% of Fortune 100 require in-person. Yet 80% lose talent to mandates. Remote jobs get 60% of applications despite being 20% of listings. What this means for PM careers.
GPT-5 to GPT-5.3-Codex — AI That Builds Itself, and What PMs Must Know
OpenAI shipped GPT-5 through GPT-5.3-Codex in rapid succession. The latest model helped build itself. Uber and Ginkgo Bioworks deployments. OpenAI ships every 3 days. What the breakneck pace means for PM workflows and strategy.
"Architect of Impact" — Why PMs Must Now Own the P&L
Atlassian says PMs are evolving from roadmap owners to architects of impact. Only 12% find biz results rewarding — yet it is the #1 expectation. MIT found 95% of AI pilots fail ROI. The pressure on PMs to deliver profit has never been higher.
The Great PM Role Blur — LinkedIn Killed the APM Program
LinkedIn replaced its APM program with a Product Builder program spanning product, design, and engineering. Andrew Ng says ratios are flipping to 2 PMs per 1 engineer. The era of the pure product manager may be ending.
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