Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech

Amazon introduces Nova Chat (aboutamazon.com)
Amazon makes it easier for developers and tech enthusiasts to explore Amazon Nova, its advanced Gen AI models
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.
CEO of Kubient sentenced for fraud (arstechnica.com)
Prosecutors: Firm offering "300% more" fraud detection oversold revenue by 700%.
Yahoo is selling TechCrunch to private equity firm Regent (techcrunch.com)
If you haven’t heard the news, TechCrunch has a shiny new home.
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.
"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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
I'm Tired of Pretending Tech Is Making the World Better (joanwestenberg.com)
I'm tired of pretending tech makes things better.
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.
Show HN: I Built a FAANG Job Board – Only Jobs Scraped in the Last 24h (topjobstoday.com)
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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 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.
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.
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)
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?
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 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 consultant found guilty of 2nd-deg murder in death of Cash App founder (cnn.com)
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.
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.
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-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.
"I'm fortunate to have a call with the Bluesky back end team for an hour a week" (bsky.app)
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.
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.