Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech

"I'm fortunate to have a call with the Bluesky back end team for an hour a week" (bsky.app)

Social Media, Twitter Alternatives, Tech

17 points by eatonphil 6 days ago | 2 comments

Trump Asks Elon Musk/Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Department of Government Efficiency (wired.com)
President-elect Donald Trump announced tonight that he would be appointing billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) upon taking office in 2025.

Politics, Government, Business, Tech

16 points by m463 8 days ago | 4 comments

Ben Horowitz's Cozy Relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department (techcrunch.com)
When Skydio, a young maker of drones in San Mateo, California, sent a customer proposal in 2023 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its chief of staff, Mike Gennaro, forwarded the email to VC Ben Horowitz.

Tech, Law Enforcement, Venture Capital

47 points by acjohnson55 10 days ago | 5 comments

TSMC may have breached US sanctions; Apple chip production could be at risk (9to5mac.com)
The US Commerce Department is carrying out an investigation into whether Apple chipmaker TSMC breached US sanctions against China by supplying smartphone and AI chips to Huawei.

Tech, Business, Politics, China, Semiconductors

15 points by retskrad 34 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: What is happening in tech unrelated to AI? (ycombinator.com)
What is happening in tech outside the AI echo chamber?

Tech, Trends, Artificial Intelligence

90 points by jeanlucas 45 days ago | 66 comments

Some Automattic employees accept severance package offer (techcrunch.com)
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package that the company had offered to those who disagreed with his direction of WordPress and his handling of the tussle with web hosting provider WP Engine.

Automattic, WordPress, Layoffs, Business, Tech

261 points by gniting 48 days ago | 376 comments

Ask HN: What does the recruiting process look like for VPs at FAANGs? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What does the recruiting process look like for VPs at FAANGs?

Recruiting, FAANG, Careers, Management, Tech

16 points by b20000 48 days ago | 3 comments

Epic's 81-Year-Old Billionaire to Keep Her Health Data Empire Private Forever (forbes.com)

Health, Business, Privacy, Billionaires, Tech

3 points by 0xa2 52 days ago | 1 comments

Did you lose your AirPods? (alexyancey.com)

AirPods, Tech

1115 points by RockRobotRock 89 days ago | 383 comments

No One's Ready for This (theverge.com)

Tech, Trends, Predictions

18 points by leotravis10 91 days ago | 3 comments

Palantir’s accelerated security clearance plan for students (steveblank.com)

Palantir, Security Clearance, Students, Education, Tech

47 points by sblank 100 days ago | 50 comments

Show HN: I made a game for a non-gaming tech company (priceadapter.com)

Game Development, Show HN, Tech

7 points by a_crowbar 102 days ago | 2 comments

Susan Wojcicki has died (twitter.com)

Tech, Business, News, Social Media

721 points by grandmczeb 103 days ago | 452 comments

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs (techcrunch.com)

Tech, Layoffs, Startups, Venture Capital, Finance

13 points by mfiguiere 105 days ago | 0 comments

X files antitrust suit against advertisers over 'systematic illegal boycott' (techcrunch.com)

Antitrust, Advertising, Lawsuits, Tech

38 points by cratermoon 107 days ago | 36 comments

X to shut down SF office in 'next few weeks,' according to report (kron4.com)

Tech, Business, San Francisco, Layoffs

21 points by mikhael 108 days ago | 8 comments

S.F. video game publisher lays off entire staff in major overhaul (sfchronicle.com)

Video Games, Layoffs, San Francisco, Business, Tech

7 points by CPLX 112 days ago | 2 comments

It took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google's $23B offer (techcrunch.com)

Business, Tech, Artificial Intelligence

22 points by uladzislau 113 days ago | 10 comments

Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and Other Tech Billionaires Brawl over Politics (nytimes.com)

Politics, Tech, Billionaires

12 points by jakubmazanec 115 days ago | 1 comments

Tech, Crunched: How the go-to site for startup news lost its way (keepgoingpod.com)

Tech, Startups, Media, Business, Journalism

110 points by jdbiggs 129 days ago | 57 comments

Shady company relaunches popular old tech blogs, steals writers' identities (arstechnica.com)

Tech, Journalism, Ethics, Identity Theft

74 points by Brajeshwar 132 days ago | 9 comments

Tech giant Samsung workers to strike indefinitely (bbc.com)

Tech, Labor, Samsung, Strikes

43 points by raybb 134 days ago | 1 comments

Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup (techcrunch.com)

AI, Startups, Fact-Checking, Tech

52 points by iancmceachern 135 days ago | 48 comments

Bay Area tech's 'layoff surge' has slashed salaries, report says (sfgate.com)

Tech, Layoffs, Salaries, Bay Area

12 points by WWWMMMWWW 147 days ago | 15 comments

Tech's accountability tantrum is pathetic (joanwestenberg.com)

Tech, Accountability, Social Commentary

10 points by cdme 149 days ago | 0 comments

Tech CEOs are hot now, so workers are hiring $500-an-hour fashion consultants (sfstandard.com)

Tech, Fashion, Business, Hiring, Consulting

44 points by newsbunny 149 days ago | 48 comments

Layoffs in tech sector reach nearly 100k year to date (seekingalpha.com)

Tech, Layoffs, Economy, Business

46 points by jarsin 150 days ago | 18 comments

Asus agrees to a whole raft of US warranty service improvements after complaints (pcgamer.com)

Consumer Issues, Warranty, Asus, Tech

57 points by MilnerRoute 157 days ago | 19 comments

Elon Musk Demands Money Back from Employees He Laid Off (futurism.com)

Elon Musk, Layoffs, Business, Tech

19 points by Volundr 160 days ago | 4 comments

Flow claims it can 100x any CPU's power with its companion chip (techcrunch.com)

Hardware, CPUs, Performance, Tech

10 points by thelastgallon 163 days ago | 5 comments