Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech Industry

IBM US cuts may run deeper than feared ‒ and the jobs are heading to India (theregister.com)
Following our report last week on IBM's ongoing layoffs, current and former employees got in touch to confirm what many suspected: The US cuts run deeper than reported, and the jobs are heading to India.

Layoffs, Tech Industry, India, United States, Outsourcing

14 points by sleepyguy 4 days ago | 2 comments

Google tells Fitbit owners to move to Google or else (ycombinator.com)
You are receiving this email because there is an important upcoming change to your Fitbit account and action is required.

Google, Fitbit, Tech Industry, Privacy, Account Management

10 points by ChuckMcM 4 days ago | 4 comments

Thoughtbot is pausing activity on X and Meta (thoughtbot.com)
We’ve decided to pause our activity on X and Meta platforms.

Social Media, Business, Marketing, Tech Industry

10 points by gpi 12 days ago | 0 comments

The Burnout Machine (unionize.fyi)
Let’s get real for a minute: the tech industry loves to sell us on the myth of the "dream job."

Tech Industry, Work Culture, Burnout

853 points by flxfxp 12 days ago | 663 comments

European tech industry coalition calls for digital sovereignty (techcrunch.com)
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.

European Union, Tech Industry, Digital Sovereignty, Geopolitics

22 points by imartin2k 16 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Those who still work for Tesla, why are you still with that company? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Those who still work for Tesla, why are you still with that company?

Tesla, Employment, Work Culture, Tech Industry

27 points by franze 18 days ago | 17 comments

Tell HN: An ode to the lost magic of the 2010s ZIRP startups (ycombinator.com)
It really is incredible how suddenly the world changes. Many of us are now unemployed, facing layoffs, taking salary cuts and enduring grueling work environments to try and get through the worst tech recession since 2008.

Tech Industry, Economy, Startups, Recessions

22 points by rizs12 18 days ago | 3 comments

Stanford students used to chase jobs at Meta and Google. Now work on war (sfstandard.com)
A military tech gold rush has changed hearts and minds on campus.

Stanford University, Military Technology, Tech Industry, Artificial Intelligence, Employment

10 points by iancmceachern 20 days ago | 6 comments

Trump FTC Moves Ahead with Broad Microsoft Antitrust Probe (yahoo.com)
The US Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with a sprawling antitrust probe of Microsoft Corp. that was opened in the waning days of the Biden Administration, signaling that Donald Trump’s new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is going to prioritize scrutiny of tech giants.

Antitrust, Tech Industry, Microsoft, Politics, Government

8 points by qclibre22 20 days ago | 1 comments

Trimodal Nature of Tech Compensation in the US, UK and India (pragmaticengineer.com)
Hi – this is Gergely with the monthly, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover challenges at Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can subscribe here.

Compensation, Tech Industry, US, UK, India

7 points by jcartw 28 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025) (ycombinator.com)
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:

Job Hunting, Hiring, Community, Tech Industry

187 points by whoishiring 30 days ago | 533 comments

Ask HN: Are you a 40-year old software engineer without a job for > 1 year? (ycombinator.com)
Large numbers of skilled software engineers are unemployed for months. Many are unemployed for more than a year.

Software Engineering, Employment, Career, Tech Industry

105 points by nextn 30 days ago | 81 comments

AK HN: Is the Era of Hackers/Startups Over? (ycombinator.com)
As a longtime HN user. I've noticed a drastic shift in the last few years in the industry. The glamour of a "hot startup" has gone away in lieu of the inevitably of big corporations and big platforms. Being a programmer doesn't seem as desirable or command nearly the respect that it did just a decade ago.

Startups, Hacker News, Tech Industry, Tech Culture, Job Market

11 points by legitster 32 days ago | 11 comments

San Francisco tech giant Autodesk cuts 1,350 jobs as part of move toward AI (sfchronicle.com)
Autodesk announced Thursday that it will reduce its global workforce by 9%, affecting approximately 1,350 employees.

Tech Industry, Layoffs, Artificial Intelligence, Business

15 points by bookofjoe 33 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: Do US tech firms realize the backlash growing in Europe? (ycombinator.com)
I know people in the US are focused on DOGE, but over here in Europe, the impression is that the US completely destroyed its soft power this week.

Tech Industry, Politics, Europe, US, Public Perception

251 points by julianpye 39 days ago | 296 comments

25% of my team laid-off at Meta (teamblind.com)
I was an M1 at Meta and jumped ship last November to another company.

Meta, Layoffs, Tech Industry

5 points by doener 46 days ago | 0 comments

Laid-off Meta employees blast Zuckerberg: the 'cruelest tech company out there' (fortune.com)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued layoffs in the name of low-performance that workers deemed callous.

Meta, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business, Criticism

28 points by mgh2 47 days ago | 13 comments

Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley (nytimes.com)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

Silicon Valley, Religion, Tech Industry, Christianity

6 points by archagon 48 days ago | 6 comments

Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers (businessinsider.com)
Several Meta employees who said they received positive performance ratings in their midyear reviews last year had their jobs cut Monday, and some expressed fears about their future employment prospects, given that the stated goal of the layoffs had been to eliminate underperformers.

Meta, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Employment, Performance Reviews

20 points by belter 49 days ago | 9 comments

Meta Layoff Starts (forbes.com)
Meta begins its latest round of workforce reductions today, initiating performance-based terminations across its global operations — a move that echoes similar strategic shifts at other tech giants like Microsoft, who recently announced its own targeted staff reductions last month.

Meta, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business

10 points by qkhhly 50 days ago | 0 comments

The Crisis in Tech's Obsession with Junior Talent (medium.com)
I’ll never forget the meeting where “cost optimization” became corporate speak for “let’s fire our architects and hire more construction workers.” A brilliant engineer I’d worked with for years — the kind who could debug kernel panics in his sleep — was escorted out while his team inherited a fresh-faced junior who’d just learned React.

Tech Industry, Hiring Practices, Software Development

21 points by PretzelFisch 51 days ago | 18 comments

Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men for Some Jobs (2019) (npr.org)
When Google conducted its annual pay equity analysis for 2018, the tech company found something nobody expected: It was underpaying men for doing similar work as women.

Google Pay, Tech Industry, Employment, Salary

78 points by wslh 51 days ago | 81 comments

Matt Mullenweg: I feel jdevalk stabbed me when I was down, betrayed confidence (twitter.com)

Social Media, Betrayal, Personal Disputes, Tech Industry

5 points by JamesAdir 53 days ago | 4 comments

Latest jobs data shows decline in tech jobs over the last year (twitter.com)

Tech Industry, Employment, Data Analysis

3 points by lalaland1125 54 days ago | 1 comments

Venture Capital Extremism (vcinfodocs.com)
Tech extremism emerges from the power grab of right-wing venture capitalists in the tech industry.

Venture Capital, Politics, Tech Industry

9 points by greenie_beans 54 days ago | 0 comments

Google tells employees why it's ending DEI hiring goals (theverge.com)
Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Google, DEI, Tech Industry, Employment, Business

9 points by gpi 55 days ago | 1 comments

Workday cuts nearly 2k employees (techcrunch.com)
Enterprise HR platform Workday is the latest tech company to announce layoffs in recent weeks.

Layoffs, Tech Industry, Enterprise Software, HR

11 points by uladzislau 55 days ago | 0 comments

Google Offering Buyouts for Android and Pixel Employees (techcrunch.com)
Google SVP Rick Osterloh issued an internal memo to the Pixel/Android/Chrome team Thursday, announcing a “voluntary exit program.”

Google, Android, Pixel, Buyouts, Tech Industry

5 points by pixel16 56 days ago | 0 comments

Venture Capital Extremism (vcinfodocs.com)
Tech extremism emerges from the power grab of right-wing venture capitalists in the tech industry.

Venture Capital, Tech Industry, Politics

17 points by tomrod 57 days ago | 5 comments

Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US govt agencies (techcrunch.com)
People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management and the Treasury Department.

Elon Musk, Government, US Politics, Tech Industry

75 points by cdme 60 days ago | 41 comments