Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech Industry

How tech workers feel about work (lennysnewsletter.com)
Today, with insights from over 8,200 of you (thank you to everyone who participated!), we’re excited to share the results of our first-ever large-scale tech worker sentiment survey.
Tech Industry, Surveys, Employee Sentiment
10 points by kungfudoi 10 days ago | 4 comments
'Close to impossible' for Europe to escape clutches of US hyperscalers (theregister.com)
European organizations wanting to break free of American cloud operators may find their hopes dashed, according to industry analysts, for a number of reasons including a sheer lack of datacenter capacity.
Cloud Computing, Europe, Tech Industry, Data Centers
8 points by rntn 16 days ago | 0 comments
Hit hardest in Microsoft layoffs? Developers, product managers, morale (seattletimes.com)
Microsoft’s push for efficiency placed a heavy emphasis on eliminating layers of management, but layoff data from this week showed managers didn’t bear the brunt of job cuts.
Microsoft Layoffs, Tech Industry, Employment, Business, Management
14 points by gammadist 19 days ago | 0 comments
The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (medium.com)
Tech workers are a weird choice for “princes of labor,” but for decades they’ve enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:
Tech Industry, Labor, Economics, Employment
9 points by laurex 22 days ago | 0 comments
Experts say Silicon Valley prioritizes products over safety, AI research (cnbc.com)
Silicon Valley, Artificial Intelligence, Safety, Tech Industry, Research
14 points by Capstanlqc 23 days ago | 4 comments
After 18 years at Microsoft I have unfortunately been let go (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Layoffs, Tech Industry, Microsoft, Personal Experiences
11 points by mgl 24 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft laying off 6k employees (theverge.com)
Microsoft is laying off more than 6,000 employees, around three percent of the company’s entire workforce.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Tech Industry
37 points by friendofkoalas 25 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Not sure about the future of tech (ycombinator.com)
The last few years working in tech have been pretty brutal and now with all of the AI hype in full swing I have never felt like more of a replaceable cog in a machine.
Tech Industry, AI, Job Security
23 points by xblpob 25 days ago | 19 comments
Ask HN: Is big tech still more stable? (ycombinator.com)
I joined a big tech recently thinking it would be more stable. But since I joined, it has been layoffs every few months. I almost rather the startup fun with the same amount of job risk.
Tech Industry, Layoffs, Employment, Startups
10 points by ronbenton 26 days ago | 13 comments
Ask HN: What will tech employment look like in 10 years? (ycombinator.com)
What jobs will become prevalent? Which will become scarce?
Tech Industry, Job Market, Employment Trends, Predictions
79 points by ipnon 27 days ago | 104 comments
DOJ's extreme proposals will hurt consumers and America's tech leadership (google)
The remedies hearing in the Department of Justice’s case against Google Search wrapped up this week. We have been posting summaries week by week:
Antitrust, Google, Tech Industry, Law, Government Regulations
18 points by xnx 29 days ago | 3 comments
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of 'killing' children with USAID cuts (ft.com)
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts
Philanthropy, Tech Industry, Controversy
18 points by jmsflknr 30 days ago | 1 comments
Tech Is Driving the NYC Economy, New Report Finds (thecity.nyc)
The tech sector is now the single most important source of growth in the city’s economy, argues a new report released Tuesday by the think tank Center for an Urban Future and the industry trade group Tech: NYC.
Economy, Tech Industry, Reports
3 points by garbawarb 30 days ago | 0 comments
A letter from concerned Palantir alumni to the tech workers of Silicon Valley (documentcloud.org)
Palantir, Tech Industry, Silicon Valley, Open Letter
18 points by stefap2 32 days ago | 0 comments
The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (pluralistic.net)
Tech workers are a weird choice for "princes of labor," but for decades they've enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:
Tech Industry, Labor, Employment, Technology, Economics
41 points by namanyayg 34 days ago | 10 comments
Microsoft gets twitchy over talk of Europe's tech independence (theregister.com)
Microsoft is responding to mounting "geopolitical and trade volatility" between the US administration and governments in Europe by pledging privacy safeguards for customers worried about using American hyperscalers, and vowing to fight the US government in court to protect Euro customers' data if needed.
Microsoft, Europe, Privacy, Tech Industry, Geopolitics
86 points by hotpepperishot 37 days ago | 79 comments
Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year (techcrunch.com)
Google Play’s app marketplace is losing apps.
Google Play, App Stores, Mobile Apps, Tech Industry, Decline
355 points by GeekyBear 37 days ago | 269 comments
Bay Area tech workers thought their jobs were safe (latimes.com)
In California, companies in the first quarter of this year announced 17,874 cuts in technology.
Tech Industry, Layoffs, California, Employment
18 points by axiomdata316 39 days ago | 9 comments
The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (pluralistic.net)
Tech workers are a weird choice for "princes of labor," but for decades they've enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:
Tech Industry, Labor, Economics, Social Commentary
13 points by NotInOurNames 40 days ago | 0 comments
The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (pluralistic.net)
Tech workers are a weird choice for "princes of labor," but for decades they've enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:
Tech Industry, Labor, Economics, Social Commentary
15 points by NotInOurNames 40 days ago | 0 comments
Tech Workers Are Just Like the Rest of Us: Miserable at Work (msn.com)
Not so long ago, working in tech meant job security, extravagant perks and a bring-your-whole-self-to-the-office ethos rare in other industries.
Tech Industry, Work Culture, Job Satisfaction
5 points by jnord 40 days ago | 3 comments
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
55 points by cruzcampo 50 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 53 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 53 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
123 points by elorant 54 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 56 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 61 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 65 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 65 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 65 days ago | 1 comments