Hacker News with Generative AI: Companies

Jack Dorsey's Block to lay off nearly 1k workers in another reorganization (theguardian.com)
Block, Jack Dorsey’s financial technology company, plans to let go almost 1,000 current employees, while making other changes to its operations in its second such move in just over a year.
Layoffs, Technology, Finance, Business, Companies
11 points by c420 11 days ago | 2 comments
Is REI turning into a corporate retailer? (seattletimes.com)
The union representing hundreds of REI workers has a simple ask for the Issaquah-based co-op’s members: Vote no on board candidates.
Retail, Unions, Companies, Consumerism
9 points by petethomas 30 days ago | 7 comments
One Logo, Three Companies (blogspot.com)
I am not going to speak about fountain pens today but about pencils and paper… and whisky and cars…
Branding, Design, Companies
121 points by ghc 34 days ago | 54 comments
Bocoup Is Now Worker-Owned (bocoup.com)
Today, Bocoup becomes a worker-owned collective.
Worker Ownership, Companies, Business
63 points by jugglinmike 34 days ago | 43 comments
HashiCorp officially joins the IBM family (hashicorp.com)
Today we announced that HashiCorp has officially joined the IBM family as the acquisition announced last year was finalized.
Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, Technology, Companies, IBM
19 points by lopkeny12ko 38 days ago | 3 comments
Agencies with investigations into Musk's companies with staffing cuts (infosec.exchange)
Elon Musk, Companies, Investigations, Staffing Cuts, Information Security
3 points by doener 53 days ago | 0 comments
Work at the Mill: The story of Digital Equipment Corporation (abortretry.fail)
Kenneth Harry Olsen was born on the 20th of February in 1926 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he grew up in nearby Stratford.
History, Technology, Business, Companies, Computing
170 points by rbanffy 55 days ago | 95 comments
Work at the Mill Or, the Story of Digital Equipment Corporation (abortretry.fail)
Kenneth Harry Olsen was born on the 20th of February in 1926 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he grew up in nearby Stratford.
History, Technology, Companies
6 points by klelatti 57 days ago | 0 comments
Hidden Champions (wikipedia.org)
Hidden champions are relatively small but highly successful companies that are concealed behind a curtain of inconspicuousness, invisibility, and sometimes secrecy.
Business, Companies, Success, Management
9 points by aragonite 74 days ago | 1 comments
I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research (hindenburgresearch.com)
As I’ve shared with family, friends and our team since late last year, I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research.
Finance, Research, Companies
775 points by toomuchtodo 80 days ago | 414 comments
Carvana: A Father-Son Accounting Grift for the Ages – Hindenburg Research (hindenburgresearch.com)
Finance, Investigations, Companies, Business
55 points by tortilla 93 days ago | 24 comments
The revenge of the company town: Elon Musk, the new Baron of Bastrop (sherwood.news)
The Baron de Bastrop arrived in Texas with big ambitions.
Elon Musk, Texas, Companies, History
7 points by julianozen 116 days ago | 0 comments
Itch.io Taken Down by Funko (bsky.app)
Gaming, Companies, News
1197 points by spiralganglion 118 days ago | 463 comments
Dickies moving its headquarters from Texas to California (abc7.com)
Dickies, the popular workwear and lifestyle apparel company, is moving its headquarters from Texas to Orange County.
Business, Companies, California, Texas, Relocation
46 points by geox 120 days ago | 29 comments
Five Companies Produce Nearly 25 Percent of All Plastic Waste Worldwide (sierraclub.org)
Plastic Waste, Environmental Issues, Companies, Sustainability
82 points by FuturisticLover 130 days ago | 142 comments
Why We're Leaving the Cloud (world.hey.com)
Basecamp has had one foot in the cloud for well over a decade, and HEY has been running there exclusively since it was launched two years ago.
Cloud Computing, Software, Business, Companies
6 points by nsoonhui 134 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: What companies will be remote friendly in 2025? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What companies will be remote friendly in 2025?
Remote Work, Predictions, Companies, Technology
7 points by openair18 135 days ago | 2 comments
Causal Joins the Lucanet Group (causal.app)
We're very pleased to announce that from today, Causal will be continuing our journey as part of the Lucanet Group!
Acquisitions, Companies, Software
11 points by Lukas1994 157 days ago | 9 comments
Permira completes Squarespace acquisition after upping bid to $7.2B (techcrunch.com)
Website builder Squarespace is no longer a publicly traded company, after private equity firm Permira procured all remaining common stock in the firm.
Private Equity, Acquisitions, Companies, Technology, Business
43 points by Brajeshwar 170 days ago | 24 comments
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (wikipedia.org)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is a partially state-owned publicly listed Chinese pure-play semiconductor foundry company.
Semiconductors, China, Manufacturing, Technology, Companies
5 points by sandwichsphinx 171 days ago | 0 comments
Tell HN: DigitalRiver/MyCommerce stopped paying vendors since July (ycombinator.com)
We're a small family company and the $20k MyCommerce owes us is a big deal.
Business, Finance, Payments, Companies
155 points by grujicd 173 days ago | 45 comments
Rise and fall of IronNet, cybersecurity firm led by ex-NSA head Keith Alexander (apnews.com)
The future was once dazzling for IronNet.
Cybersecurity, Business, Former NSA, Companies
20 points by Terretta 183 days ago | 8 comments
Cards Against Humanity Sue SpaceX (amazonaws.com)
Lawsuits, Space Exploration, Companies
8 points by philips 183 days ago | 0 comments
Correcting the Record for Continue and PearAI (twitter.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Companies, Mistakes
4 points by shcheklein 184 days ago | 1 comments
Mullenweg threatens corporate takeover of WP Engine (therepository.email)
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has rescinded an 8% licensing deal offered to WP Engine in September, suggesting that escalating tensions between the two companies could lead to a corporate acquisition by Automattic.
Business, Acquisitions, WordPress, Software, Companies
101 points by rob 187 days ago | 120 comments
Fukuppy (wikipedia.org)
Fukuppy (フクッピー, fukuppī, pronounced [ɸɯ̥kɯꜜppiː]) was the short-lived English name of a mascot of the Japanese company Fukushima Industries.
Mascots, Japan, Companies, History, Names
14 points by Deeg9rie9usi 196 days ago | 4 comments
Intuitive Machines Receives NASA Contract Worth Nearly $5B (wsj.com)
Intuitive Machines on Tuesday said it was awarded a NASA contract worth up to $4.82 billion.
Space Exploration, NASA, Contracts, Robotics, Companies
7 points by JumpCrisscross 198 days ago | 2 comments
Gfycat (wikipedia.org)
Gfycat (ˈdʒɪfiːˌkæt [JIFEE-cat]) was a user-generated short video hosting company founded by Richard Rabbat, Dan McEleney, and Jeff Harris.
Video Hosting, Companies, Technology, History
9 points by popcalc 211 days ago | 2 comments
We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals (world.hey.com)
Management, Software Development, Companies
9 points by wiradikusuma 216 days ago | 1 comments
DHH - We once more have no full-time managers at 37signals (world.hey.com)
Management, Companies, Software Development, Remote Work
11 points by rmason 216 days ago | 4 comments