Tag: market pressures
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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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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/technology/microsoft-openai-partnership-deal.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying Feedly Summary: The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.…
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The Register: One of China’s best GPU prospects admits it’s failing, lays off workers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/03/xiangdixian_computing_technology_layoffs_restructure/ Source: The Register Title: One of China’s best GPU prospects admits it’s failing, lays off workers Feedly Summary: Needs new investors to get beyond current modest products Chinese GPU-maker Xiangdixian Computing Technology has admitted it has not met its development targets and let go of some staff as part of a restructuring…