$30K drone reshapes how Australia and the world view future wars

Defence analysts say the early lessons of the Iran conflict are fairly clear: drone warfare is here to stay and Australia needs to rapidly improve its counter-drone capabilities.

Game developer sentiment on AI has shifted dramatically: 52% now view generative AI negatively, up from 18% two years ago, according to GDC's 2026 industry survey. The backlash coincides with widespread job losses - 28% of respondents were laid off in the past two years, with AAA studios hit hardest. The gap between investor optimism and worker concerns continues to widen.

#GameDev #AIIndustry #TechWorkers

https://www.implicator.ai/game-developers-anti-ai-sentiment-hits-record-high-in-gdc-2026-survey/

Game Developers' Anti-AI Sentiment Hits Record High in GDC 2026 Survey

52% of game professionals now view AI negatively, up from 18% two years ago. GDC survey shows record hostility amid mass layoffs.

Implicator.ai
H-1B Fee Gamble: How $100,000 Price Tag Scrambled US Visa System

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparked chaos and legal challenges from states, businesses, and universities claiming it undermines competitiveness and exceeds presidential authority.

The Daily Perspective

Sharing a powerful perspective on the AI reality.

The AI "Junk Food" Crisis: An Engineer's Struggle

Mo describes the frustration and depression of watching his craft become obsolete.
He explains how his role has shifted from creator to a mere controller of code written by a machine at lightning speed, code that is impossible to verify manually.
A raw look at the human cost of the AI revolution and the dangerous acceptance of quantity over quality. #BackToHandCoding

https://peertube.uno/w/2CvYrBzVXyCY32Z3d4ZNmt

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Source: Mo Bita (YouTube)
Original Title & text:
"I was a 10x engineer. Now I'm useless.
Is anyone else feeling like this?"
Contacts:
Mo Bitar
https://atmoio.substack.com/
https://x.com/@atmoio
https://shape.work

Thanks for watching!
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#AI #GenerativeAI #Coding #TechDepression #FutureOfWork #SoftwareEngineering #AIEthics #DevLife #CodeQuality #10xEngineer #BackToHandCoding #Linux #FOSS #OpenWeb #PeerTube #TechWorkers

The Junk Food of Code & The Engineer's Obsolescence: AI_vs_Reality

PeerTube
Organizers Celebrate Palantir Headquarters’ Move From Denver After Protests

Meanwhile, Miami immigrant communities organize their own pushback as the company relocates its headquarters to Florida.

Truthout

Florida's "Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act" is named "CHOICE" to deter thinking it is anything BUT choice for workers.
(Bossy boots Alex Karp knows best.)

https://jacobin.com/2026/02/palantir-florida-noncompetes-labor-law

https://www.levernews.com/palantir-relocated-after-florida-changed-key-law/

#Capitalism #Florida #ICEout #Palantir #Surveillance #TechWorkers

Palantir’s Move to Florida Is About Keeping Workers Trapped

Data analytics company Palantir’s abrupt announcement that it is moving to Florida comes just after the state’s lawmakers boosted corporations’ legal power to prevent workers from leaving for competitors.

108,000 #techworkers were laid off in January 2026.
If you know someone who was part of a layoff, or is anxious about future layoffs: The #TechWorkersCoalition mass call for laid-off workers, students, and allies is on Sunday, February 22, 11am PST / 2pm EST.
… workers at #Amazon and the #WashingtonPost Tech Guild #organizing #mutualaid for vulnerable workers (including H-1B visa holders).

https://www.wwwrise.org

#LabourMovement #solidarity

Mass Call: Laid-Off Tech Workers & Allies

Very unscientific poll just out of curiosity.
What percentage of people on here are members of the Association for Computing Machinery? Or have at least heard of it?
I had never heard of this organization before last week and know nothing about it.

#poll #techworkers #infosec #ACM #AssociationForComputingMachinery

I am
3.8%
I am not, but have heard of it
42.3%
Never heard of it
53.8%
Never heard of it but somehow a member
0%
" DROP TABLES poll
0%
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As Amazon Ditches Flock, Protesters Call On It to Go Further and 'Dump' ICE | Common Dreams

"Amazon knows that we know now that they are facilitating and profiting from the rise of a supercharged surveillance state that does not respect human rights or the rule of law, and it must end,” one participant said.

Common Dreams

@beka_valentine I think it's mostly due to fostering #TechIlliteracy instead of teaching #TechLiteracy with a caste of #LadderPullers working to enshure less people, espechally marginalized ones, pursue #ComputerSciences or even #IT in general.

  • Add to that the unwillingness - similar to trades - to offer #traineeships (and not merely exploit people as #interns at below - poverty line pay) and you get a rising group of informal #TechWorkers that then try to fill the ureasonable demand.

    • Corporations constantly complain they need more #professionals whilst being explicitly unwilling to train #talent inhouse is IMHO self-inflicted #BrainDrain, as those that ain't stupid seize the opportunity and negotiate in that climate to a better position, if not start #freelancing as that gives them more control on what jobs to pursue.