Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech

FBI Agent Goes Public with Russian Intelligence Op That Hooked Musk and Thiel (kyivpost.com)
A former FBI agent has alleged that Russia’s GRU intelligence agency targeted tech billionaire Elon Musk for exploitation and offered him direct contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia, Intelligence, Elon Musk, Tech
26 points by mandeepj 41 days ago | 4 comments
CrowdStrike CEO cuts his voting power by 92% with unexplained gifts (bloomberg.com)
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz disclosed last month that he’d gifted over $1 billion worth of his company’s stock to undisclosed recipients, sharply reducing his influence over the company in an unusual move for a tech founder.
Business, Tech, Stock Market, Leadership, Corporate Governance
126 points by wslh 46 days ago | 54 comments
Ask HS: Career Advice for Someone Struggling (ycombinator.com)
Hi, all. I'm in a tough spot career-wise right now and would love some perspective from those who've worked in tech, have undergone a career change, or have some general life lessons they've found helpful.
Careers, Advice, Tech, Life Lessons
11 points by aireo 58 days ago | 21 comments
The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (pluralistic.net)
Tech workers are a weird choice for "princes of labor," but for decades they've enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:
Tech, Labor, Employment, Work Culture, Economy
31 points by 3np 60 days ago | 10 comments
Business co-founders in tech startups are less valuable than they think (verdikapuku.com)
If you know me, you know I love tech, business and startups. Thus, I always find a way to get involved in the startup community. Over the years, there is one person I tend to meet more often than not in gatherings. It is the non-technical guy who wants to build a tech startup. The business founder.
Business, Startups, Tech, Entrepreneurship
345 points by frenchmajesty 61 days ago | 247 comments
YC founder points out that jobs exist outside of working for police state (bird.makeup)
It's a very exciting time in tech right now. If you're a first-rate programmer, there are a huge number of other places you can go work rather than at the company building the infrastructure of the police state.
Tech, Employment, Politics, Social Commentary
95 points by _emacsomancer_ 61 days ago | 48 comments
OpenAI says it would buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell (engadget.com)
Google is under the microscope following a court ruling last year that it has a monopoly over online search, but the future of its vast suite of digital services is still uncertain at this stage.
OpenAI, Google, Antitrust, Business, Tech
7 points by taubek 65 days ago | 2 comments
Why Discord founder Jason Citron is stepping down from CEO job (venturebeat.com)
Jason Citron is stepping down as CEO of Discord and he has hired game veteran Humam Sakhnini as the new CEO.
Business, Leadership, Tech, Gaming
6 points by okdood64 65 days ago | 0 comments
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M (politico.eu)
EU, Fines, Apple, Meta, Tech
132 points by nottorp 65 days ago | 2 comments
Tech's 'Zombie Unicorns' Reach the End of the Road (bloomberg.com)
President Donald Trump’s tariff tantrum has so far delivered only bad news for tech — as it has for just about everyone except MAGA diehards.
Tech, Business, Economics, Trade
5 points by helsinkiandrew 73 days ago | 3 comments
Tech hiring stalls as AI hype, layoffs, tariffs, economic uncertainty collide (theregister.com)
The hint of optimism to be found in February's tech jobs numbers? Yeah, it's pretty much gone, according to multiple analyses of the latest data out from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for March.
Tech, Hiring, Artificial Intelligence, Economy
6 points by rntn 79 days ago | 1 comments
Wordpress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers (theverge.com)
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers.
Tech, Layoffs, WordPress, Business
5 points by ceejayoz 86 days ago | 1 comments
Amazon introduces Nova Chat (aboutamazon.com)
Amazon makes it easier for developers and tech enthusiasts to explore Amazon Nova, its advanced Gen AI models
Amazon, Generative AI, AI Models, Cloud Computing, Tech
78 points by ao98 88 days ago | 54 comments
Founders and VCs Working with Elon Musk's Doge (techcrunch.com)
Silicon Valley used to take a backseat to Washington, D.C. But now, the people disrupting technology have taken the wheel at the highest echelons of government. And that’s thanks, in large part, to the Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE.
Tech, Politics, Silicon Valley, Government, Elon Musk
14 points by tech-it-out 91 days ago | 1 comments
CEO of Kubient sentenced for fraud (arstechnica.com)
Prosecutors: Firm offering "300% more" fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%.
Business, Fraud, Law, Tech, CEO
167 points by pseudolus 97 days ago | 52 comments
Yahoo is selling TechCrunch to private equity firm Regent (techcrunch.com)
If you haven’t heard the news, TechCrunch has a shiny new home.
Tech, Acquisitions, Private Equity, Media
89 points by Garbage 98 days ago | 28 comments
CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging "world free of fraud" sentenced for fraud (arstechnica.com)
In May 2024, the website of ad-tech firm Kubient touted that the company was "a perfect blend" of ad veterans and developers, "committed to solving the growing problem of fraud" in digital ads.
AI, Fraud, Advertising, Tech
15 points by duxup 98 days ago | 0 comments
"I need to rethink my future": Tech workers on coping with shifting immigration (restofworld.org)
Tech professionals around the world are on the edge as President Donald Trump and his administration impose a series of radical immigration measures.
Tech, Immigration, Politics, Employment, Future
33 points by impish9208 99 days ago | 4 comments
An obscure US Government office has become a target of Elon Musk (theguardian.com)
Federal employees in a little-known office dedicated to tech and consulting services were at work on the afternoon of 3 February when Elon Musk tweeted about their agency for the first time.
US Government, Elon Musk, Tech, Consulting Services
9 points by breadwinner 102 days ago | 0 comments
Exposé of the cult of Zuckerberg reveals peril of power-crazy tech bros (theguardian.com)
Meta’s attempt to silence ex-employee Sarah Wynn-Williams has drawn attention to its work on stifling freedom of expression in China
Meta, Censorship, Social Media, Tech
14 points by cratermoon 103 days ago | 1 comments
Bluesky quickly sold out of the T-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg (techcrunch.com)
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all.
Social Media, Tech, Fashion, Twitter
88 points by c5karl 105 days ago | 85 comments
Doge axes CISA 'red team' staffers amid ongoing federal cuts (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has fired more than a hundred employees working for the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency CISA, including “red team” staffers, two people affected by the layoffs told TechCrunch.
Cybersecurity, Government, Layoffs, Elon Musk, Tech
15 points by unclebucknasty 107 days ago | 3 comments
Building your sense of what's important at a tech company (seangoedecke.com)
One of the most important career skills in tech is learning to recognize what work actually matters.
Tech, Career Development, Prioritization
15 points by gfysfm 112 days ago | 3 comments
How to get rid of the new Apple Mail redesign (techcrunch.com)
There are three inevitabilities in life: death, taxes, and tech platforms making design changes that are universally disliked.
Apple Mail, User Interface, Design, Tech
6 points by cf100clunk 118 days ago | 2 comments
I'm Tired of Pretending Tech Is Making the World Better (joanwestenberg.com)
I'm tired of pretending tech makes things better.
Tech, Social Commentary, Opinion
19 points by cratermoon 122 days ago | 3 comments
After layoffs, Meta rewards top executives with a substantial bonus increase (theregister.com)
After another round of mass layoffs and reports of slashed stock options for remaining employees, Meta has like clockwork opted to reward its top executives with a substantial bonus increase.
Business, Tech, Layoffs, Compensation, Meta
196 points by rntn 125 days ago | 123 comments
Show HN: I Built a FAANG Job Board – Only Jobs Scraped in the Last 24h (topjobstoday.com)
🌟 The #1 platform for tech job seekers - join our growing community today
Jobs, Tech, Software, Web Development, Data Scraping
11 points by stasman 129 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: Percent of employees that benefit financially from equity offers? (ycombinator.com)
Title says it all. Equity offers are a very common thing in tech. I don't personally know anyone who has made money from equity offers, though nearly all my colleagues have received them at some point.
Tech, Compensation, Employment, Finance, Equity
27 points by rickcarlino 147 days ago | 16 comments
Tech unemployment in the US drops to lowest level in more than two years (computerworld.com)
Tech hiring rose in December, dropping the IT unemployment rate to 2% — its lowest since November 2023, according to an analysis of the latest jobs data published today by the US Bureau of Labor statistics (BLS). The overall national unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, according to the BLS.
Tech, Unemployment, US Economy, Job Market
11 points by jarsin 160 days ago | 9 comments
What it's like working for American companies as an Australian (seangoedecke.com)
For the last ten years I’ve worked for American tech companies as an Australian based in Australia.
Australia, Remote Work, Culture, Work-Life Balance, Tech
138 points by gfysfm 167 days ago | 173 comments