Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech

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

137 points by gfysfm 6 days ago | 171 comments

Can we all agree 'X' is the worst rebrand in tech history? (reddit.com)
Can we all agree 'X' is the worst rebrand in tech history? (self.Twitter)

Social Media, Rebranding, Twitter, Tech, Public Opinion

16 points by veeter 11 days ago | 18 comments

Ask HN: Why Google Photos still so expensive when storage is so much cheaper? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Why Google Photos still so expensive when storage is so much cheaper?

Google Photos, Cloud Storage, Pricing, Cost, Tech

9 points by sh_tomer 16 days ago | 4 comments

The death of Glitch, the birth of Slack (buildingslack.com)
“We have to shut down the game.” Stewart Butterfield said. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye. He looked exhausted.

Tech, Social Media, History

124 points by ramimac 27 days ago | 37 comments

Tech entrepreneur found guilty of Cash App founder Bob Lee's murder (bbc.com)
A San Francisco jury has convicted a tech entrepreneur on charges of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Bob Lee, the founder of mobile payment service Cash App.

Tech, Crime, San Francisco, Mobile Payments

9 points by pseudolus 31 days ago | 0 comments

Tech consultant found guilty of 2nd-deg murder in death of Cash App founder (cnn.com)

Tech, Crime, Business, Finance

11 points by gniting 31 days ago | 2 comments

Meta joins forces with Elon Musk to try to block OpenAI's for-profit transition (siliconangle.com)
Meta Platforms Inc. has joined Elon Musk in his efforts to derail OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit company.

OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Tech

12 points by kungfudoi 33 days ago | 2 comments

Yahoo cybersecurity team sees layoffs, outsourcing of 'red team,' under new CTO (techcrunch.com)
Yahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team — known as The Paranoids — over the last year, TechCrunch has learned.

Cybersecurity, Layoffs, Yahoo, Outsourcing, Tech

6 points by cannibalXxx 35 days ago | 1 comments

The case against living in the Bay Area, for ambitious tech people (goodtechthings.com)
Here is a tweet that made lots of people mad:

Tech, Career Advice

34 points by forrestbrazeal 55 days ago | 55 comments

Tech-Giants Use Unethical Layoff Practices to Justify Bias and Retaliation (medium.com)
Picture this: You’re a high-performing employee at one of the world’s most admired tech giants — a company that touts its values of transparency, employee well-being, and an unrelenting commitment to innovation. You’ve hit your targets, earned accolades from your peers, and even gone above and beyond to deliver results. But then, without warning, you find yourself on the receiving end of a performance review laced with criticisms you never saw coming. Your contributions, once celebrated, are suddenly diminished.

Tech, Layoffs, Ethics, Bias, Workplace

7 points by ZuckMusk 57 days ago | 0 comments

"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 63 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 66 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 67 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 92 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 103 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 106 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 106 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 109 days ago | 1 comments

Did you lose your AirPods? (alexyancey.com)

AirPods, Tech

1115 points by RockRobotRock 147 days ago | 383 comments

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