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The Tech Job Meltdown

news.ycombinator.com Professor Axelrod 2026-04-13 19:22:54

He wrote me a prescription; he said “You are depressed I'm glad you came to see me to get this off your chest Come back and see me later, next patient please Send in another victim of industrial disease” Industrial Disease, Dire Straits The Google campus doesn’t look as friendly as it used to. (this ia actually from Bartertown in Mad Max 3 - you can see Thunderdome in the middle) Since the start of 2023, more than half-a-million tech workers have been laid off. This isn’t the impact of COV

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Ahead of Protests, Waymo Scales Back Robotaxi Service Nationwide

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2026-04-13 16:59:10

Waymo will temporarily limit robotaxi service in all of its nationwide markets, the company said Friday, as US cities prepare for a wave of protests of federal immigration policies and law enforcement and military crackdowns on demonstrators. The Alphabet subsidiary will stop service in Los Angeles altogether. Waymo spokesperson Sandy Karp confirmed the service pause and adjustments but declined to comment further. There is no indication how long the service changes will last. The adjustments

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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree

theverge.com Alex Heath 2026-04-13 17:16:24

is a deputy editor and author of thenewsletter. He has been reporting on the tech industry for more than a decade. AI researchers have recently been asking themselves a version of the question, “Is that really Zuck?” As first reported by Bloomberg, the Meta CEO has been personally asking top AI talent to join his new “superintelligence” AI lab and reboot Llama. His recruiting process typically goes like this: a cold outreach via email or WhatsApp that cites the recruit’s work history and reque

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HomeKit Weekly: Protect your wood floors with a HomeKit-enabled water leak sensor from FIBARO

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-04-14 01:00:00

Water damage is one of my biggest fears as a homeowner. With hardwood floors throughout my house, even a small leak could turn into a massive repair bill and a huge inconvenience. A slow drip from a sink can quickly become thousands of dollars in damage for your floors and cabinets. Thankfully, with a HomeKit-enabled flood sensor from FIBARO, you can catch leaks early and avoid a major headache. The FIBARO water leak sensor is one of my oldest HomeKit devices I am using, but it still works great

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Implementing Logic Programming

news.ycombinator.com Sir Whinesalot 2026-04-14 00:32:21

Most of my readers are probably familiar with procedural programming, object-oriented programming (OOP), and functional programming (FP). The majority of top programming languages on all of the language popularity charts (like TIOBE) support all three to some extent. Even if a programmer avoided one or more of those three paradigms like the plague, they’re likely at least aware of them and what they’re about. Or they’re applying one of the paradigms while denying that they’re doing so, like Has

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Anne Wojcicki is taking back control of 23andMe

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-04-14 01:07:57

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. 23andMe co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to buy back the company after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year. On Friday, 23andMe and TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit public benefit corporation run by Wojcicki, announced in a press release that TTAM would be buying “substantially all of the Company’s assets” for $305 million. As of l

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Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-04-14 05:54:45

23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025. Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals , the company announced Friday. TTAM will acquire substantially all of 23andMe's assets for $305 million, including its Personal Genome Service and Re

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Watching This Humanoid Robot Sort Packages Is Quite Something

futurism.com Unknown 2026-04-14 05:10:05

Yep, they're definitely coming for our jobs. Package Deal Earlier this year, humanoid robotics company Figure showed off its Figure 02 robot using a sophisticated visual language system called Helix to sort packages at a logistics warehouse. Footage showed a small army of the humanoid robots deftly picking up packages of various sizes, shapes, and hardnesses, and manipulating their orientation. Just three months later, the company has published an update about its Helix learning-based approa

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Google Meet’s Companion mode is finally ready for Android’s biggest screens

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-14 05:12:44

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google created Companion mode for Meet to offer a second screen for people in hybrid calls. Originally available for computers, last year Google expanded access to Android and iOS. Today Companion mode is getting an update to optimize it for tablets and foldables. Finding yourself stuck in a meeting can be a real slog, and it’s a situation that’s made all the worse when you feel like you’re not particularly seen, or able to interact with other partic

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23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-14 05:45:34

In a surprise twist, 23andMe founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of the DNA company's assets, according to a press release from 23andMe. In May, a company called Regeneron bought 23andMe for $256 million in a bankruptcy auction, but Wojcicki's nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, was able to reopen bidding with an "unsolicited offer" of $305 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. A bankruptcy judge agreed to reopen bidding on 23andMe under the condition that Regenero

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New details emerge on Meta’s $14.3B deal for Scale

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-04-14 05:35:56

In Brief Meta’s deal to partially acquire the AI startup Scale, giving it 49% ownership, is certainly unusual. What Scale officially announced is that the deal values the company at over $29 billion and that it will “distribute” proceeds to shareholders and vested equity holders (aka employees) granting them with “substantial liquidity” while allowing them to continue as shareholders. Meta is also hiring Scale’s famed founder CEO Alexandr Wang, who famously dropped out of MIT at age 19 to bui

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Oracle's stock closes out best week since 2001 on cloud momentum

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-04-14 10:08:43

Oracle CEO Safra Catz speaks at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on Feb. 20, 2025. Oracle shares enjoyed their best week since 2001 as Wall Street cheered a strong earnings report and bullish comments on the company's prospects in cloud computing. The stock jumped about 24% for the week, with almost all the gains coming in the two trading days after the company's quarterly earnings release. The last time Oracle had a better week was in April 2001, in the midst of the dot-com cr

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The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-04-14 08:58:00

Let's face it: having a laptop for school is a necessity. But toting around a bulky, slow computer from five years ago is not the vibe. Opting for a Chromebook is a solid choice for students: they're lightweight, fast, and typically cost far less than Windows PCs or Apple MacBooks. Chromebooks run on ChromeOS, a streamlined operating system that integrates with Google Drive, making it easy to navigate to apps like Google Docs, Google Drive, and Gmail so you can stay on task and in touch with te

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I replaced my premium headphones with this classic Bose pair - and didn't regret it

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-04-14 10:04:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are available in seven colors for $349, and are often up to $100 off. They are true to the QuietComfort namesake, providing excellent noise cancellation and all-day comfort. However, like all of Bose's over-ear headphones, the QuietComfort have a short, 24-hour battery life. View now at Bose The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are on sale for $249, $100 off their retail price. According to Bose, this deal is valid until June 15, 2025. I hav

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The Plane That Crashed Yesterday Was the Same One a Dead Boeing Whistleblower Warned About

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-04-14 10:40:16

Last year, a former quality manager at Boeing warned that the factory that made the 787 Dreamliner—one of the company’s newer models of airplane—was plagued by shoddy work practices and poor oversight. John Barnett, who had worked for the airplane manufacturer for many years before becoming one of its most outspoken critics, said that Boeing was building the planes with ‘sub-standard’ parts and that its mandate of speed and efficiency was endangering lives. Barnett, who refused to fly on the Dre

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Oracle's stock on pace for best week since 2001 on cloud momentum

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-04-14 13:36:15

Oracle shares are on pace for their best week since 2001 as Wall Street cheers a strong earnings report and bullish comments on the company's prospects in cloud computing. The stock is up about 24% for the week, with almost all the gains coming in the two trading days after the company's quarterly earnings release. The last time Oracle had a better week was in April 2001, in the midst of the dot-com crash, when so-called dead-cat bounces were common. The prior quarter Oracle shares lost almost

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Former Tesla Dealership Manager Says It's "Game Over" for Elon Musk

futurism.com Unknown 2026-04-14 12:18:03

Back in May, as Tesla Takedown rallies and anti-Musk vandalism rocked the world, Tesla dealership manager Matthew LaBrot launched "Tesla Employees Against Elon" — an act of protest that swiftly got him fired. We wrote about LaBrot's symbolic act of defiance against Musk's political maneuvers at the time. Now, a fresh tell-all interview with Hard Reset is shining some light on just how drastically things have changed for Tesla over the past few months. LaBrot is, first and foremost, a Tesla sup

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Ask HN: What is your fallback job if AI takes away your career?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-14 15:03:24

For the sake of argument, assume that if your job consists of sitting at a computer, reading on a screen, and typing on a keyboard, then your career will go away. There is always room at the top, and there may always be room for humans at the top of any career. Assume (this is a tough ask, I know) that you are NOT one of those people. What is your fallback job? What skills do you have or would like to acquire that might keep you going? Bicycle mechanic? Teach music to children? Woodworking/car

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Hasbro’s ‘Star Wars’ SDCC Exclusive Is the Ultimate ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Set

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-04-14 17:45:36

Dark side, light side, it doesn’t matter. This year’s Hasbro Star Wars exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con is certainly the chosen one, and we’re going to take the high ground to acquire it. Celebrating 20 years of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Hasbro just revealed a six-inch Black Series set, exclusively for release at San Diego Comic-Con, of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and their epic lightsaber duel over the lava on Mustafar. Retailing for $110, the set will first be availa

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TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-04-14 17:45:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced late this week that it plans to streamline the Part 555 exemption process to make it faster for automakers that want to deploy self-driving vehicles built without human controls like a steering wheel or pedals. The letter sent to “stakeholders” (meaning those com

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Computing’s Top 30: Sukanya Meher

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2026-04-14 21:00:50

Sukanya S. Meher loves a good intersection. Especially the one between theory and application, which she first seriously explored in the realm of superconductor electronics. Today, Meher works in electronic design automation (EDA), bringing with her a unique perspective on circuit design, modeling, simulation, and tool development. This EDA work is also giving her the chance to explore a new intersection: that between technology design and customer success. As an AMS staff engineer at Synopsys

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Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-04-14 21:35:39

This photo illustration created Jan. 7, 2025, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. AI generated images of women kissing while mud wrestling and President Donald Trump eating poop are some of the conversations users are unknowingly sharing publicly through Meta's newly launched AI app. The company rolled out the Meta AI app in April, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT. But the tool has recently garnered some negative publicity and sp

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How to turn off Google’s AI Overviews in web searches

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-14 21:00:09

Save some time (and energy and water) and Google without the “help” of AI. Google’s AI Overviews do not save me time. For one, I work for a tech blog and am therefore professionally curious as to whether or not the generated answers are correct, so I spend a few ticks figuring that out. (Answer: Sometimes, but not always!) Then things get existential as I contemplate how long a self-cannibalizing system can sustain itself — if the AI gives answers pulled from websites that survive on visits fr

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CarPlay in iOS 26 adds new ‘Smart Display Zoom’ feature [Gallery]

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-04-15 01:14:19

iOS 26 is crammed full of upgrades for CarPlay users, including a refreshed Liquid Glass design, support for widgets, and more. There’s even support for a new “AirPlay video in the car” feature that developers and automakers can adopt if they so choose. CarPlay in iOS 26 One change that is flying under the radar, however, is a new Smart Display Zoom feature. Apple says that this new Smart Display Zoom option is designed to help CarPlay better adapt to the various shapes and sizes of in-car scr

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Show HN: Job Compass – AI agents that help you find jobs, not replace you

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-14 21:40:38

Upload your résumé, pick any job posting, and Job Compass AI instantly cross-checks your document against the role’s keywords, required skills, and formatting cues. You’ll get line-by-line recommendations—phrasing tweaks, missing terms, layout fixes—so your CV stands out to both humans and ATS (Applicant-Tracking Systems).

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When random people give money to random other people (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-15 01:49:46

A post on Decision Science about a problem of Uri Wilensky‘s has been making the rounds: Imagine a room full of 100 people with 100 dollars each. With every tick of the clock, every person with money gives a dollar to one randomly chosen other person. After some time progresses, how will the money be distributed? People often expect the distribution to be close to uniform. But this isn’t right; the simulations in the post show clearly that inequality of wealth rapidly appears and then persists

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Ask HN: Is ageism in tech still a problem?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-15 06:08:30

Well, it's been a while since I touched this theme. 6 years ago, I launched a job board trying to fight ageism in tech (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20252097) It did super well in terms of upvotes and comments but not $ speaking (made $0) This seems to be a current problem but what's the solution?

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Layoff Anxiety Is Real. 10 Steps to Take Now Before You Lose Your Job

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-15 01:30:00

With employers downsizing and slashing budgets, fear of layoffs is rapidly escalating among workers. Tharon Green/CNET Workers across all industries are bracing for a challenging economy and a brutal job market. According to a survey by Indeed, nearly half (46%) of US employees are concerned about layoffs in the next year. The Trump administration's cuts across federal agencies, health organizations and nonprofits have led to hundreds of thousands of layoffs. As employers reduce personnel and

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Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries

technologyreview.com Mit Technology Review Insights 2026-04-15 09:09:40

For many, the “last mile” of the end-to-end customer journey can present a challenge. Services at this stage often involve much more complex interactions than the usual app or self-service portal can handle. This could be dealing with a challenging health diagnosis, addressing late mortgage payments, applying for government benefits, or understanding the lifestyle you can afford in retirement. “When we get into these more complex service needs, there’s a real bias toward human interaction,” says

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Check your Anker power banks - 1 million were just recalled due to fire risk

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-04-15 08:51:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new recall for the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank, model number A1263. According to the report, the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat, causing the device to become a fire and burn hazard to consumers. "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions" caused by its faulty power bank. Among those incidents, there have been "two reports of minor burn injuries" (thankfully not requiring medical a

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Latest Tech News

The Tech Job Meltdown

Ahead of Protests, Waymo Scales Back Robotaxi Service Nationwide

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree

HomeKit Weekly: Protect your wood floors with a HomeKit-enabled water leak sensor from FIBARO

Implementing Logic Programming

Anne Wojcicki is taking back control of 23andMe

Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million

Watching This Humanoid Robot Sort Packages Is Quite Something

Google Meet’s Companion mode is finally ready for Android’s biggest screens

23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all

New details emerge on Meta’s $14.3B deal for Scale

Oracle's stock closes out best week since 2001 on cloud momentum

The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

I replaced my premium headphones with this classic Bose pair - and didn't regret it

The Plane That Crashed Yesterday Was the Same One a Dead Boeing Whistleblower Warned About

Oracle's stock on pace for best week since 2001 on cloud momentum

Former Tesla Dealership Manager Says It's "Game Over" for Elon Musk

Ask HN: What is your fallback job if AI takes away your career?

Hasbro’s ‘Star Wars’ SDCC Exclusive Is the Ultimate ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Set

TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

Computing’s Top 30: Sukanya Meher

Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

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CarPlay in iOS 26 adds new ‘Smart Display Zoom’ feature [Gallery]

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When random people give money to random other people (2017)

Ask HN: Is ageism in tech still a problem?

Layoff Anxiety Is Real. 10 Steps to Take Now Before You Lose Your Job

Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries

Check your Anker power banks - 1 million were just recalled due to fire risk

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