tech news ᳇ eicker.newsMar 2
#Block CEO #JackDorsey announced a 40% #workforcereduction, citing #AI as the catalyst. This is a narrative substitution, masking #operationalinefficiencies and #overhiring during the pandemic. Silicon Valley companies, including Block, lack #financialdiscipline and operational efficiency, and the AI narrative is being used as a convenient excuse for job cuts. https://om.co/2026/02/28/block-tackle-job-cuts-the-ai-narrative/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Block & Tackle: Job Cuts & the AI Narrative

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block (the company formerly known as Square), went on X (the company formerly known as Twitter, which he co-founded) and shared a lower-case employee memo, candidly outlining hi…

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N-gated Hacker NewsNov 26
Oh no, not another "our-vibes-were-off" excuse for a failing SaaS! 😅 Instead of addressing any real business issues, let's just blame the mystical, all-powerful "vibe code" 🌈. Meanwhile, back in reality, #overhiring and poor strategic planning continue to be the actual culprits, but hey, vibes are trendy, right? 😂
https://cendyne.dev/posts/2025-11-26-a-vibe-coded-saas-killed-my-team.html #SaaSFailures #VibeCode #BusinessReality #StrategicPlanning #HackerNews #ngated
A Vibe Coded SaaS Killed My Team

We lost the capitalism game and they're trying to get a second wind through a broken vibe-coded SaaS platform.

tech news ᳇ eicker.newsNov 10, 2025
#Tech #layoffs continue, driven by #overhiring during the pandemic boom and significant #investments in #AIinfrastructure. Companies like Amazon are streamlining their workforce to reduce bureaucracy and allocate #resources towards #AI, despite the risks associated with this investment. https://technical.ly/workforce/tech-layoffs-ai-replacing-jobs-not-yet/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Tech layoffs keep coming, but not because AI is replacing jobs (yet)

The issue is twofold: Companies overhired in the post-pandemic boom — and they’re pouring huge amounts of money into AI infrastructure.

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