#technology

I am laid off. technology lob

Im in technology department and i have no one around me got promoted to svp. Is it citi not promoting people to svp any more but promoting to D directly?

The U.S. Government invested in CPU manufacturing in the US and at CES Intel's only advantage was GPU for gaming and promises of handheld gaming chips, All still relying on TSMC for yield with Intel 18A as a backup.

What is the status of CoreAdvance? It was announced last July and was supposed to be released by now. Are any banks actually running it?

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjxge1de11l

Does it seem like most new Technology hires (senior level) are from Bank of NY? From what I understand after talking to some colleagues over at BNY, they weren't sad to see them go. Now they're WFs problem...

Do you think Intel could jump into the memory business with the new gubmint sponsored fabs and help out so the PC environment doesn't hit the skids?

Politics rule this company. It would be established if they didn’t stop changing technology every 3 months… about the amount of time it takes for a senior leader to be let go or forced into retirement, and bringing in someone new who wants a notch on their belt for implementation.

Let’s also start where they positioned to sell to Cigna and took themselves out of regular insurance without signing contracts. Cigna backed out, most likely pointing and laughing and the stupidity. The email sent by sad-sack senior leadership was confusing, poorly written, and verified there was something fishy going on. If you’re going to lie, Humana, lie better.

Humana: when it takes a year or more to resolve IT issues but 3 months to restructure and change technologies.

Why does Target think dumping millions into AI at a time when the business is struggling with fundamental processes and retailing execution is going to help?

Slop in, slop out

People first, then process, THEN technology

What is going on with the first two at target? Nothing.

In summary: Useless technique, lots of bugs, but expensive.

For example, it was shown that QET7100 has lots of issues. Xiaomi recalled years ago. Samsung stopped using envelope trackers in any of its phone.

Why is Apple still buying this sh-t?

That Cisco may sell entirely UCS product portfolio to Nvidia.

Salesforce recently underwent large-scale layoffs, leading the company to re-evaluate its workforce strategy. The technology giant is now reassessing how it organizes its employees. This re-evaluation is specifically driven by the integration of AI into its operations. Salesforce aims to align its staffing with its new AI-centric business priorities. The company is adapting its human resources to reflect a more AI-driven operational model.

https://www.hrkatha.com/news/salesforce-reassesses-ai-driven-workforce-strategy-after-large-scale-layoffs/

What are they going to present at CES? Do you think they will roll out the robot dog again? 😊

The AI bubble isn't a bubble, it' actually a black hole. All the threats from SAP to our customers about how they wont get access to AI without RISE and Grow, all the consternation and turning customers into enemies, was all for nothing.

"Functional AI agents "will take about a decade," he said"

https://www.businessinsider.com/andrej-karpathy-ai-agents-timelines-openai-2025-10

"Intel is reportedly on Samsung Foundry's production order books"

Can't make their own chips?

https://www.techpowerup.com/344229/significant-8-nm-order-at-samsung-foundry-linked-to-futuristic-intel-900-series-chipset

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.

FYSA: Mr. Schulman, H-1B visa price hike deemed lawful by federal judge.

A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the White House's proposed $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas. The court ruled the price increase is lawful, citing the president's "broad statutory authority." Separately, the Trump administration announced it will end the lottery-based work visa system in favor of a new weighted selection process. Officials claim the changes will prioritize higher-paid, higher-skilled applicants. The updates follow months of shifting guidance on fees and restrictions tied to the visa program, which is widely used by technology companies to hire foreign talent.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/oracles_new_aienhanced_support_portal/

Intel has finally realized it’s no longer strong in innovation. Launching a new node by effectively poaching technology through equipment vendors is a step toward eventually selling the company to TSMC.

If leadership does, well, they’ll have to learn the hard way. And we’ll be the ones paying the price.

For immediate release: The last generation Cisco switch, built on a bedrock platform, features an ai powered T-Rex processor and a Jurassic ai capable port with half-duplex blow ho-n phy. Willmmaaaaaaa yabada badoooo

what do you guys think about this agentic Ai thing that coming to Hp next year ?

My mouse cursor suddenly disappeared on the screen and will not come back on.

This is surely a sign from God that my workday is finished.

I don't see how they are going to replace the workforce with AI when we can't even get 50 year old technology working as it should anymore...

Impossible to find anything on Zero. Any site keeps spinning for minutes. The much vaunted and showcase implementation of AI enabled agent zero has never worked for me... Keep getting gateway error any time I try to use it. What a joke... Emblematic of the state of technology at the company. Lots of noise and rah rah BS followed by no delivery.

As a stranger things fan it’s awesome to work in the COs and see all the equipment from the EIGHTIES still in place and running. I can imagine how cool it must have been to be alive in that time and how shiny that SLC-96/DMS-100 was back then. As an employee, however, it’s completely embarrassing that these machines are still standing in a Fortune 100 multi billion dollar company. But hey, at least I get to work in a museum every day, pretty cool stuff.

The UK technology distributor has informed staff of plans that could reduce headcount from approximately 1,200 employees to around 130, subject to consultation.

https://www.yourharlow.com/2025/12/13/possible-jobs-blow-for-harlow-as-exertis-confirms-layoffs-as-it-seeks-to-change-structurally/

You've all heard the old saying in the world of IT - "Go native or go home"? How does that apply to Follett Aspen?

Fixed Wireless Johnny Stinkey. Not everyone wants or needs Ferrari like Fiber Speeds. 9/10 are content with Fixed Wireless. Running Fiber all over the map is a Stinkey move. Johnny Stinkey is always a day late and a dollar short.

https://share.google/LSmQR8g5i7nTjPmMS

The slow pace of widespread job replacement by AI is not a reflection of AI's capability, but a direct consequence of organizational dysfunction. Current "agentic AI" systems are only as effective as the structured workflows they execute.

The reality in most legacy corporations like Verizon is a landscape of fragmented, siloed organizations operating under conflicting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This structure is the root cause of systemic inter-departmental conflict and blame-shifting.

An AI agent does not engage in finger-pointing; it issues a clear error code indicating a break in the designed workflow. Crucially, that error will persist until the systemic gaps are reconciled and the workflow is made functional. Many legacy companies are littered with years of broken processes, often obscured by anecdotal reporting, polished presentations, and manipulated performance metrics.

These old habits will fail when faced with systems built on hard, fast rules.

Therefore, the initial push for corporate restructuring—the mass simplification and removal of organizational layers—is not just about efficiency. It is the necessary preparation. Once these fundamental workflow gaps are addressed and optimized, the corporate architecture will be ready for large-scale agentic AI implementation. The organizational cleanup precedes the technological deployment. Get ready for the next phase.

Why are they giving us computers the equivalent of chromebooks? We need better computers to do our jobs.

What a Chromebook is best for
• Web browsing, email, schoolwork, streaming, Google Docs
• Simple, fast, secure tasks

President Donald Trump hosts a roundtable with top technology leaders, including IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, to discuss economic growth and deregulation. Krishna commends the administration’s efforts to simplify business operations and...

https://youtu.be/3Ps37tGEdkw?si=qi7yqTHFdb3EeK8F

The Wayne-based medical technology company has agreed to sell its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) business to a partnership between private equity firms Montagu of London and Kohlberg of New York for $1.5 billion. In a separate transaction, Teleflex (NYSE: TFX) will sell its acute care and interventional urology businesses to United Kingdom-based Intersurgical Ltd. for $530 million.

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2025/12/10/teleflex-2b-sale-intersurgical-kohlberg-montagu.html

The Street sees through the smoke and mirrors.

https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ibm-stock-confluent-cflt-news-ai-software/

Anyone want to tell us about how Citi is handling AI use in various departments? I've heard that some departments aren't touching it, while others have gone full send and are exposing everything from policies to chats. Which one are you guys using too, chatgpt or another?

Tech should make work faster, simpler, and more effective. Even at a company like Nike, where the heart is brand, product, and sport - a strong tech foundation is essential to competing in today’s marketplace.

What’s tough is when leadership decisions prioritize image over capability. We’ve all seen what happens when someone is chosen for pedigree or presence rather than the depth required for the role. As a woman in tech, it’s painful to watch because it reinforces stereotypes and biases that so many of us are working to dismantle.

A strong tech organization needs leaders who actually understand the work, care about the teams, and can build the systems the business depends on. That’s how real change happens.

IBM will continue layoffs until it finds a business model that works and works reliably for many years. For the last two decades, Software, Hardware, and Services have taken turns playing the IBM not-me game. I won’t make profit, but I will amplify that other team which will directly own your profit. Without my synergy, you will surely fail, so you must keep me. Every couple years, a new profit maker is anointed and a new round of the game begins.

Even if they find a model, it needs to work reliably for many years. Not so long ago at the beginning of Watson (AI), a Watson kick-off meeting was held in Austin for the entire Watson management team. The business plan presented would rapidly accelerate to stratospheric heights in 3 or better yet 2 years and remain there for 20-30 years before starting a gradual and still profitable decline. Commoditization utterly destroyed this plan and business in 18 months. Models fail even faster in 2025.

In a world of cheap vanilla-grade CPUs, RAM, networking, and storage and completely free software, it’s hard to find a higher grade product that people will pay for outside of regulated businesses. And those who do unquestionably need the value add point to the cheap stuff and demand lower pricing. And the cowards in sales fear losing 100% of their commission and decide that a steep discount benefits both them and their client.

This is nothing new; it’s just come to IBM’s corner of tech now. In the 80’s there was a battle between two consumer video storage systems: Betamax and VHS. The cheaper — in both senses — won out. There were superior alternatives to Compact Discs for audiophiles, but the CD wiped them off the market. MP3 audio compression is terrible, but it dominated the music streaming and download business for a long time.

All 3 of IBM’s pillars (Hardware, Services, and Software) have experienced their own versions of this. That’s why they play not-me. IBM has 3 future strategies. Hybrid Cloud, which can’t sustain an IBM-sized business. AI which is already deep into the commoditization spiral and has as an industry accumulated over a trillion dollars in debt. IBM has already stepped off the AI stage, preferring to serve as high-end salesmen for partners’ actual products packaged up with an IBM bow. Quantum Computing: how many non-governmental clients will actually need this capability badly enough to shoulder some risk, finance the development costs, and pay ongoing support. Quantum computing could be the opening for IBM to become the CocaCola Bottling company of tech — providing a low-profit product that makes others fabulously wealthy.

Until these things change, IBM will have to undergo periodic amputations. When it ends in one or more passes through Bankruptcy Court, then we will discover how bad things can get.

A once failing tech company called Apple righted itself for a while by leaving the tech industry and joining the fickle fashion industry. Is there another industry where centenarian IBM might fit well?

Buckle up folks … and prepare for turbulence for the duration of the flight.

Perfectly said, @tq+1kb1metdd.

Or, what monitors do you guys use at home? Any idea what monitors the campus at Frisco uses?