Loyalty Is Dead In Tech - by Nikunj Kothari - Balancing Act

kept by eddie feb 02

Tech founders increasingly abandon their startups via licensing deals with Big Tech, leaving employees behind and breaking an unwritten oath of loyalty.

An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Figma CEO Dylan Field argues that AI is a tailwind for the company, countering market narratives, and discusses Figma's collaborative design platform and future with AI.
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Slop Terrifies Me
The HN discussion on AI slop reveals deep divisions over whether cheap, good-enough software from LLMs will destroy craft or just accelerate existing quality declines.
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How H-1B visa changes are fueling tech hiring in India - Rest of World
U.S. tech giants are sharply increasing hiring in India due to H-1B visa restrictions, with AI and deep tech roles dominating new openings.
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A Backlash Against Anthropic Is Brewing in Silicon Valley - WSJ
Anthropic faces backlash from founders and researchers over competing product launches, closed ecosystem advocacy, and criticisms of its model transparency and data policies.
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Clay | Go to market with unique data—and the ability to act on it
Clay provides a platform that combines 150+ premium data sources and AI agents for go-to-market teams to automate growth workflows and turn data into revenue.
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