Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech Industry

Ask HN: Anyone else disillusioned by the industry's hard-right turn? (ycombinator.com)
When I started in the industry, it felt like an optimistic, positive movement - new technologies were created to make people's lives better, the industry pushed for a more inclusive world.
Tech Industry, Politics, Social Impact
54 points by cruzcampo 8 days ago | 31 comments
Abundance: Big Tech's Bid for the Democratic Party (newintermag.com)
The Tech Right has gained major influence in Washington by funding Republicans. The Abundance faction has taken a different route: funding Democrats.
Politics, Technology, Democratic Party, Political Funding, Tech Industry
19 points by abalone 10 days ago | 31 comments
The problem with "vibe coding" (dylanbeattie.net)
The whole “vibe coding” thing is another reminder that quite a lot of people working in tech don’t understand the difference between programs and products.
Software Development, Programming, Tech Industry
135 points by jmmv 11 days ago | 150 comments
OpenAI is a systemic risk to the tech industry (wheresyoured.at)
OpenAI has become a load-bearing company for the tech industry, both as a narrative — as previously discussed, ChatGPT is the only Large Language Model company with any meaningful userbase — and as a financial entity.
Generative AI, OpenAI, Tech Industry
122 points by elorant 12 days ago | 124 comments
Googler... ex-Googler (nerdy.dev)
Last night, my role at Google was eliminated. I'm quite sick to my stomach, extremely sad, and even more angry. argyle@google.com is no more. Just like that.
Layoffs, Google, Tech Industry
1114 points by namukang 14 days ago | 989 comments
SF Mayor Lurie to tech CEOs: 'How can we get you back?' (techcrunch.com)
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And he’s convinced tech leaders — who often pitch utopian ideals of their own — can help him deliver.
San Francisco, Tech Industry, City Planning, Leadership
45 points by rntn 19 days ago | 69 comments
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff (techcrunch.com)
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
WordPress, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business
7 points by xnx 22 days ago | 1 comments
The reality of working in tech: We're not hired to write code (2023) (idiallo.com)
"So, is everyone losing their minds yet?"
Software Development, Tech Industry, Employment, Reality
123 points by foxfired 23 days ago | 132 comments
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff (techcrunch.com)
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce.
WordPress, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Business
11 points by ilamont 23 days ago | 1 comments
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 28 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 28 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 36 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 36 days ago | 662 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 40 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 42 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 42 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 44 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 44 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 52 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 54 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 54 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 56 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 57 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 63 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 70 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 71 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 72 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 73 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 74 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 75 days ago | 18 comments