#tech

Heard a rumor that Dell is trying to acquire the HP client business? Anyone else hearing this?

Global sportswear giant Nike has expanded its presence in India by leasing 126,000 sq ft of premium office space in the Olympia Building at Bagmane Tech Park, Bengaluru. This strategic move highlights Nike’s commitment to strengthening its corporate operations in one of India’s most competitive commercial real estate markets.

Bagmane Tech Park, located in C V Raman Nagar, is a leading business hub hosting multinational technology firms, consumer brands, and professional service providers. Nike’s new leased space allows the company to access top talent and modern office infrastructure, aligning with the growing demand for large, contiguous office spaces in Bengaluru.

While lease terms and financials remain undisclosed, the acquisition signals Nike’s long-term commitment to India’s growing market. Bengaluru continues to attract multinational companies seeking Grade A commercial properties, ideal for regional offices, technology teams, and operational hubs.

This transaction is comparable to prominent Bengaluru real estate projects such as Sobha Galera in Kannamangala and Prestige Evergreen in Whitefield, which have drawn attention for their prime locations and modern amenities. Nike’s lease also mirrors the trend of investing in pre-launch projects, where corporates secure high-quality office and commercial spaces ahead of market competition.

By taking this step, Nike reinforces Bengaluru’s position as a preferred destination for global expansions, emphasizing the city’s role as a hub for talent, innovation, and corporate growth. The move also strengthens the appeal of business parks like Bagmane Tech Park, which continues to attract multinational tenants seeking premium infrastructure and connectivity.

With American tech sector shedding another hundred thousand + jobs this year, what is a techie supposed to do next? Since the planet is on course for a war, how hard is it for civilians to work in the military? Sigint is one of my specialties

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/vimeo-starts-layoffs-after-acquisition-by-bending-spoons/

Vimeo is laying off some global staff members. This action follows its acquisition by Italian tech conglomerate Bending Spoons. Bending Spoons purchased Vimeo last year for $1.38 billion. The exact number of affected employees remains undisclosed. Reports indicate a large portion of the workforce is impacted.

https://www.kuow.org/stories/tech-layoffs-drive-seattle-area-unemployment-above-5-5296

Meta announced layoffs within its reality labs division. A notice confirms 331 Washington state employees will be impacted. These cuts affect staff in Redmond, Bellevue, Seattle, and remote roles. Nationwide, 1,500 positions are being eliminated from the division. Meta is shifting resources towards advanced AI and wearable products.

https://www.king5.com/article/money/business/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-division-including-washington/281-59e40504-5d85-4ca6-a874-930b3f89c45d

Seattle, Washington

Aside from managers, any FOPS techs get hit yet?

Anyone working in tech - is there any area that is not completely and utterly dysfunctional? Seemingly everywhere I look, we are lead by absolute muppets?

Okay, I’ve about had it with these “tech consultants” in NAM. Has anyone actually met one that actually understands the tech they are supposed to support? They all seem to lack basic knowledge and understanding. Can we just hire our own people yet?

Landed a fintech job. Base is more than my total comp was and i’ll get to learn more tech. Telecomm is dead.

Spotify was a broken model to begin with especially in Fidelity.

But What's the inside story on how they realized this agile model is not working in Tech. After spending millions over the years on all change.

Seen few people walking out of the office at the Frisco location today early noon! Guess it has just begun in Tech
Next week is going to be big!

I was thinking about applying for a tech security position.

Until I saw the hiring manager.

I am familiar with her. There is no way that she knows anything about tech security... And, she's a director. Like, she's an 'expert' in the field.

First time I've ever been like, "Yeah, Fidelity has D . E . I . but they have enough people to fill roles with talented people."

What people are saying is true. No way is this company doing well when I see this.

A HS dropout with ChatGPT would be a better fit for director than this individual. Just wow.

We don’t expect large wholesale layoffs before EOY (Jan 31st). Q4 is going fine, holiday event went fine and previous layoffs achieved the expense reduction plan. Therefore, we think everyone can rest easy for awhile.

However, there’s a trifecta of conditions that create concerns for the May (and beyond) time frame:

Leadership is changing and focus from the CEO perspective will likely be to stop the project and dollar bleed from languishing projects and project now out of favor.

Tech leadership is in the target zone to change from service provider to business partner, and when that spotlight shines, discovery of money pit projects will surface. Many will be scrapped along with the tech staff on them.

Focus on evaluating AI efforts will continue and sone projects will be cancelled and new ones will appear. That could add to staff reductions.

Expect to see reorganization efforts to more closely align with business goals. Reorganized always create excess staff, so take that into account.

The next 6-8 weeks will prove to be consequential for those in peril of low performance and the typical calibration type meetings will displace those that are unpopular for one reason or another.

It’ll be May before actions are apparent on new leaders, new goals and new projects actual staffing.

We still think transportation, distribution centers and stores will fare fine in 2026. The risk is primarily in tech, we believe

another glorious chapter in the "How much worse can this possibly get?" saga.

The technology sector has entered a defining era of “The Great Recalibration” in 2025. While the total volume is slightly lower than the 2024 peak, the nature of these cuts is far more strategic.

https://www.sightsinplus.com/news/layoffs/tech-giants-google-amazon-and-others-layoff-120000-in-2025

Obviously layoffs are happening in 2026, im wondering if anyone has heard when exactly, specifically for tech?

The 2025 NORAD Tracks Santa is live, powered by NORAD and technology partners like Avaya, letting you track Santa's journey on Christmas Eve via their website (noradsanta.org), apps, social media, and smart devices, using radar, satellites, and jets to follow his sleigh from the North Pole as he delivers presents worldwide. You can watch his progress, play games, and even call a hotline for updates.
How to Track Santa in 2025:
Website: Visit the official site at noradsanta.org for live maps, games, and videos.
Social Media: Find live updates on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.
Phone: Call the hotline at 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) for expert updates.
About the Technology:
Avaya: Provides contact center solutions to handle calls and chats for the hotline, using their tech to connect callers with Santa trackers.
Radar & Satellites: NORAD uses its advanced radar, satellites, and jets to track Rudolph's nose (an infrared signature) and Santa's sleigh.

The General Services Administration is abandoning plans for additional layoffs within its Technology Transformation Services after a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must pause any layoffs underway and rescind layoffs issued since the start of the government shutdown on Oct. 1.

https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/gsa-backs-planned-layoffs-within-its-technology-team-after-court-order/410304/

More to come in following quarters on how to drive efficiencies in tech. Seems of layoffs. What do you think?

I'm hearing that there will be a big layoffs coming around in early spring after EMEA Go-Live. Preparing the resume and being frugal. Very worried about future.

How are they even going to support all the cutover and stabilization issues?

"We will be transparent with you and have announcements to make after the holidays": the only kind of news you would want to hold back in this context is layoffs, further leadership changes, or both.

The technology departments at Fiserv are a total mess. They are packed with Indian folks grabbing all the high-level spots like CIOs/SVPs, and then those guys keep hiring more “H1B” visa holders from India for their teams instead of Americans. They are bending or breaking immigration rules to hang onto their preferred H1Bs for leadership jobs that any American could easily do. This goes against everything Trump’s pushing to make America great again. They will also file a green card for each of them and will keep requesting for extensions, misusing the h1b clause. USCIS should soon audit Fiserv workforce to make sure it is not letting the core payments processor of America misuse any laws.

I was informed by a teller that many deposit accounts are flagged incorrectly as individual when they should be joint. She said this is a bug, left over from the merger. I went in to the branch because of a letter stating as much. What happened to "we will look at both BB&T and STI systems, evaluate which is best, and migrate to those systems"?

Is the upper leader who said anyone who speaks poorly of Accenture gets fired gone yet? Many Nike employees were fired due to speaking the truth about them. They’re still failing greatly in tech. Just wondering if we still need to keep pretending all is well.

I worked in Silicon Valley for years and years. What I found was that most people I worked with, who I thought of as friends, were actually not.

After I left work, I found that the people who I thought were my friends, were actually just people who had lunch with you to keep you as a contact. As soon as you are no longer in the workforce you are no longer worth their time.

Perhaps some of that is my own fault. Perhaps I should have spent more time cultivating friendships with different people... maybe not tech people? Not sure.

I suspect that outside of Silicon Valley things are a bit different. I have relatives that worked in tech and lived in other cities and did not seem to have the obsession with money and the next thing that would bring them more money. They were more focused on family.

The only thing that matters is the family around me. Their safety is pretty much the most important thing. There is nothing else that matters more.

It's very important for me to ensure their safety.

Whats wrong with Omnissa and Tech as a whole.

I am hearing VZB tech layoff is April 26!

For the fourth straight month, California is losing jobs, mostly because tech companies keep cutting staff. No individual companies were listed, but the tech industry overall is taking a hit, affecting the state’s broader employment landscape.

Apparently the Confluent Cloud is not a Cluster*fook

Confluent's cloud revenue was a primary driver of growth in 2025, with Q3 2025 cloud revenue reaching $161 million, a 24% increase year-over-year.

Confluent reported its Q3 2025 earnings in October 2025, where total revenue surpassed Wall Street expectations.

The company was recently announced to be acquired by IBM in an $11 billion deal, a transaction expected to close by mid-2026.

Confluent's annual revenue for the trailing twelve months ending September 30, 2025, was $1.113 billion, a 21.58% increase year-over-year.
More detailed financial data is available through Confluent's investor relations website.

Confluent 2025 Revenue Breakdown
Fiscal Period Total Revenue Subscription Revenue
Q1 2025 $271.1 million $261.0 million
Q2 2025 $282.3 million $271.0 million
Q3 2025 $298.5 million $286.3 million
Q4 2025 Outlook N/A $295.5 - $296.5 million
FY 2025 (Total) ~$1.16 billion $1.1135 - $1.1145 billion

https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/the-500-years-old-temple-where-techies-go-to-fulfil-their-american-dream-no-puja-just-personal-connection-with-deity/amp_articleshow/124119110.cms

Computers solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones
The internet solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones
Cloud computing solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones

Why will AI be any different???

History repeats itself. The great RIF’s of 2023 and 2024 were big. The 2025 one was disruptive. I don’t think we have seen anything yet with what’s coming ahead of FY27 given current path. Everyone in teams are going to be asked to cut and tech is going to be back to the basics. Keep email going and get people phones and computers. Then get out of the way.

Few domains will be left. The way EH wants it. He thinks Tech is nonsense. Just knows he cannot say it in public on record.

Why isn't the tech space allowed to join the OPEIU chapter?

Any indication January or March will be the next wave ? It seems Tech Layoffs are in .

My service position was eliminated after 37 1/2 years! I was planning on retiring in a few years, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise! I landed a great job that respected my field service experience with far better pay! I wished Ricoh had laid me off years before!

The grass IS greener, if your not actively looking to leave Ricoh, you should be! I wasted way to many years in this dying industry.

There's a weird effort to consolidate knowledge in tech. It absolutely feels like we're all being asked to make everything it takes to do our jobs be documented in a single repository. Whether that's to farm out the work, or train an AI on it is tough to discern, but it sure feels like we're being set up to be replaced by something. In multiple decades of working here, I've never seen a push like this.

Trapp Technology (parent company of ArmorPoint) in Phoenix, AZ has laid off 9% of its workforce as it continues downsizing in efforts to buoy the struggling ArmorPoint line of services. Due to the continued rolling layoffs the company has discontinued its overnight support. The company has shed around 29% of its total workforce since 2024 through smaller staffing reductions.

Consolidating the Tech leadership under a "sustainability" COO IN the same 2 weeks everyone is being told to hurry up and update their skills listing in Workday. The writing seems on the wall for another season of tech "reorganization".

Does this mean we're finally done fu--ing around with NFTs and trying to homebrew dead-end AI hype?

I’ve been in tech field sales for 7 years now, is this a dead end career path at this point? I assume I’ll eventually get reduced as well, and it’ll be even bleaker for me to find a new job when it does. What should I be looking to transition into if it is? Sales is all I have experience with.