Tag: layoffs
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The Register: UK businesses eye AI as the cheaper, non-whining alternative to actual staff
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/uk_companies_ai_report/ Source: The Register Title: UK businesses eye AI as the cheaper, non-whining alternative to actual staff Feedly Summary: Rising costs blamed, although any excuse to do more with less British companies are looking to AI as a way of cutting investment in staff, according to new research.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…
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Hacker News: An "oh fuck" moment in time
Source URL: https://ghuntley.com/oh-fuck/ Source: Hacker News Title: An "oh fuck" moment in time Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the transformative impact of software assistants, particularly in the context of developing software with new programming languages. The author reflects on their own experience leveraging these tools for productivity, emphasizing…
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Hacker News: Salesforce Will Hire No More Software Engineers in 2025, Says Marc Benioff
Source URL: https://www.salesforceben.com/salesforce-will-hire-no-more-software-engineers-in-2025-says-marc-benioff/ Source: Hacker News Title: Salesforce Will Hire No More Software Engineers in 2025, Says Marc Benioff Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement by Salesforce’s CEO Marc Benioff regarding a hiring freeze for software engineers in 2025 reflects the significant productivity gains achieved through AI, specifically the company’s…
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The Register: Are you better value for money than AI?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/ai_job_replacement_comment/ Source: The Register Title: Are you better value for money than AI? Feedly Summary: Tech vendors start saying the quiet part out loud – do enterprises really need all that headcount? Comment AI vendors are starting to say the quiet part out loud. As technology advances, it seems more about controlling costs…
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Slashdot: Yahoo Cybersecurity Team Sees Layoffs, Outsourcing of ‘Red Team,’ Under New CTO
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/12/210234/yahoo-cybersecurity-team-sees-layoffs-outsourcing-of-red-team-under-new-cto?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Yahoo Cybersecurity Team Sees Layoffs, Outsourcing of ‘Red Team,’ Under New CTO Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Yahoo’s recent layoffs of around 25% from its cybersecurity team, known as The Paranoids, highlight significant shifts within the company regarding its cybersecurity strategies. This major reduction, including the…
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Hacker News: Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
Source URL: https://www.404media.co/are-overemployed-ghost-engineers-making-six-figures-to-do-nothing/ Source: Hacker News Title: Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a viral tweet by Stanford researcher Yegor Denisov-Blanch regarding an algorithm that identifies “Ghost Engineers,” software engineers who perform minimally at tech companies, thus exposing a…
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Hacker News: As IBM pushes for automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/24/ibm_layoffs_ai_talent/ Source: Hacker News Title: As IBM pushes for automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses IBM’s controversial strategy to replace thousands of roles with AI, as claimed by company insiders who argue that this approach…