Software: Microsoft Skype to shut down
Skype will be shut down in May. Microsoft wants users to switch to Teams.
$60,000/year for PhDs to work on AI?
Outlier.AI offers $30/hour to Masters degree holders in math. Guessing they'll make a stink they can't find workers.
Automation: Salesforce.com will not hire any new software engineers
If I were just starting to study software development, as a career, I would quit now and pick a new field. Reasons inside ....
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Tech, H-1B: Nicole Shanahan essay on H-1B issues
Nicole Shanahan essay on the H-1B temporary worker visa controversy.
Software: US govt says to stop using C/C++
It's about them being memory unsafe, by design...
Security: Why you need to auto delete browser cookies frequently
The risk of leaving your browser logged into email sites exposes a serious security vulnerability.
Constellation Energy to restart nuclear plant that was shut down in 2019
Will be used to power and/or offset carbon emissions for Microsoft AI data centers.
Tech: Apple’s iOS 18 update bricks some iPads
Apple bricks some iPads with iOS 18 update. Apple tends to do this, as well as rapidly ending support for older products.
AI: Energy demands of AI, need for more power generation
Tech companies seek to fund power generation for more AI data centers.