Topic
Layoffs
A collection of 37 issues
Why Tech Employment is Not What It Used to Be
When major new technologies arise, the expectation is that prosperity will follow. What’s more, most observers reasonably assume that the wealth will be shared, not evenly – because that never happens – but at least broadly.
For the most part, these expectations and assumption were realized in past information-technology booms, including
On the Long and Costly Road from GenAI to AGI
I read this week that equity strategists are now vigorously debating the market potential of genAI. It's about time. Universal acclamation is always suspect, just as rational debate is always welcome.
As it stands, genAI is performing parlor tricks, especially on Elon Musk’s X, where Grok (from
News Review: Posterity Won’t Care, But I Do
We live in a world of ceaseless activity. Some of that activity is meaningful, conveying profound significance, while some of it is frivolous, consisting of fleeting distractions that provide amusement, entertainment, and the occasional pretexts for real or feigned outrage.
Stuff happens all the time, but very little of will
Intel: An Uncomfortable Present and an Increasingly Uncertain Future
Cisco Q4 Results: Rising Orders Deliver Respite
Juniper and Cisco: Diverging Paths in Shifting Networking Market
Intel’s Fitful Transformation Gets Bumpy
Presenting a Tapas Menu of Recent Tech News
Each week, we’re swamped by events and information. It’s hard to keep up. We do our best to remain apprised of what matters to us, but relevant developments can evade the notice of even the most diligent observer.
What follows are news items that caught my attention but
More than AI Recalibration Behind Layoffs at Google and Microsoft
I promised yesterday that I would deliver this post today. That's one promise kept. If somebody let you down today, it wasn't me.
Back in the sepia-toned days of my early career – when I wore a zoot suit, a skinny tie, and a gangsterish fedora on