Three Amazon employees who advocated for data center regulation in Seattle are now under internal investigation, facing claims they spoke for the company without approval. They allege retaliation for expressing personal political beliefs and have filed a complaint with Seattle's Office for Civil Rights.
Three Amazon software engineers allege the company retaliated against them for testifying at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, filing a legal complaint accusing Amazon of violating a city law that bars employment discrimination over political speech.
A 27-year-old newly married software engineer from Delhi was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a homestay in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. Police are investigating the incident, which involved bloodstains and empty liquor bottles in the room.
A 27-year-old software engineer from Delhi was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a Mussoorie homestay on Monday. Her husband, who was with her, told police they had consumed alcohol and she was found unconscious with bleeding from her nose.
A 27-year-old software employee was found dead in a farmhouse swimming pool during a team outing in Hyderabad. Police registered a murder case after the victim's father alleged he was beaten following an altercation. Investigations are ongoing, with over 20 colleagues present and intoxicated at the time.
Laid off from Oracle, a software engineer landed 3 job offers in 45 days by dedicating hours to DSA, learning AI engineering, and applying to 10-15 jobs daily. A focused approach, system design prep, and active LinkedIn presence led to a new AI Engineer role.
Police in Bengaluru have declared Rohan Chandra, a 33-year-old software engineer arrested for allegedly stabbing his parents to death, as mentally sound. Doctors at Nimhans found no signs of schizophrenia, stress, or anxiety, clearing him for interrogation.
Meta has eliminated over 2,700 jobs in California as part of a global workforce reduction aimed at prioritizing AI development. Software engineers focused on AI products were most affected, with layoffs occurring across multiple Silicon Valley locations.
AI firm Anthropic, creator of the Claude chatbot, has confidentially filed for an IPO on the US stock market. The company announced a $65bn funding round valuing it at $965bn post-money, making it the world's most valuable AI startup, surpassing OpenAI.
Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian Google software engineer, is charged with using insider information to rig bets on Polymarket, earning $1.2m in profits, highlighting regulatory concerns over prediction markets.
Iranian hackers impersonated recruiters to target aviation software engineers in a sophisticated espionage scheme amid the US-Iran conflict. They also targeted US oil and gas firms and organizations in Israel and the UAE, though initial reports suggest no successful breaches of aviation or energy companies.
Anthropic's Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, dislikes the term "vibe coding" for AI-assisted programming, finding it undersells the sophisticated process. He is crowdsourcing alternative terms as AI increasingly generates production-grade code across major tech companies.
AWS CEO Matt Garman believes AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs but will require new skillsets. He stated that while basic coding skills may become less valuable, there will be a high demand for developers who can build next-gen systems and understand broader technical landscapes.
Salesforce will stop hiring software engineers in 2025, anticipating a 30%+ productivity boost from AI tools. CEO Marc Benioff projects hundreds of millions in AI token spending, shifting focus from team expansion to AI investment.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff projects spending hundreds of millions on AI tokens this year, shifting investment from engineering hires to AI tools for coding and other tasks. He stated AI has increased engineer productivity by over 30% and that engineers will work alongside AI agents rather than be replaced.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that concerns about AI destroying jobs are "false," arguing that AI tools will create more jobs by increasing efficiency and demand for new skills, citing examples in radiology and software engineering.
Google is piloting a new software engineering interview format allowing candidates to use its Gemini AI assistant during technical rounds, reflecting the growing influence of AI in development and aiming to assess "AI fluency."
Li, former head of Microsoft AI Asia's GenAI Group, joins Tongji University as a distinguished tenured professor at its Institute of AI for Engineering after returning to China.
A 23-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru alleged she was secretly recorded while bathing by her neighbour. Police arrested the accused, Karthik, after finding the video on his phone. He has been remanded to judicial custody, and a case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS.
Anthropic's Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, says software engineering is already dead inside his own company—no one writes code by hand anymore, and Claude AI instances autonomously communicate over Slack to resolve problems across teams. As Google, Meta, Amazon and Snap race to set aggressive AI coding targets, Cherny believes IDE tools like VS Code and Xcode are next to disappear—and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "centaur phase" warning suggests the window for human coders is closing fast.
Anthropic's Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, says software engineering is already dead inside his own company—no one writes code by hand anymore, and Claude AI instances autonomously communicate over Slack to resolve problems across teams. As Google, Meta, Amazon and Snap race to set aggressive AI coding targets, Cherny believes IDE tools like VS Code and Xcode are next to disappear—and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "centaur phase" warning suggests the window for human coders is closing fast.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses AI job loss predictions as 'ridiculous,' urging tech leaders to abandon their 'God complex.' He argues AI is a job creator, citing increased demand for software engineers and the Jevons paradox, where efficiency drives greater consumption and thus more jobs. Huang warns that discouraging technical careers could harm the US economy.
A new report reveals AI salary growth in 2025 shows a marked shift from 2024, with rising demand for AI skills now translating into higher wages. Pay for senior, lead and managerial roles rose over 10 per cent, compared with 5.3 per cent for junior engineers and 1.7 per cent for mid-level positions. The top 10 per cent of engineers recorded salary increases of up to 19 per cent, highlighting widening disparities within the workforce.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is impressed by AI's rapid advancement, noting tools like Anthropic's Claude are transforming software development. He predicts companies will reallocate resources from engineering to distribution as AI automates coding, with over two-thirds of new code at Snap now written by AI systems.
