The Pragmatic EngineerNov 6, 20251 min read

The Pulse: Amazon layoffs – AI or economy to blame?

Amazon is doing more mass layoffs, claiming it wants to be more nimble. But are job losses really about US economic fears, and how Amazon’s retail business...

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The Pulse: tech companies move to open AI models

Uber, Pinterest, Stripe, Coinbase, Ramp, and AT&T are making large savings on their AI bills by dropping proprietary models and using smart model routing.

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The Pulse: Meta wanted to reduce teams by 60% because of AI

An in-depth report by Reuters details how Meta’s leadership decided to slash team sizes by 60%. Zuckerberg changed his mind, and now the company is stuck with...

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How software engineering is changing: an essay challenge

The pace of change in software engineering is only accelerating, especially since January of this year. This is all to do with the industry-wide adoption of...

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