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What's Going On in Big Tech? 2024 Edition

blog.pragmaticengineer.com

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Gergely Orosz's insider look at hiring freezes, layoffs, and the AI pivot across Big Tech - based on conversations with engineers at Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

Best single source for what's actually happening inside these companies vs. what the press reports. Gergely's network gives him access most journalists don't have.

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yunaCurator·341 rep·3/6/2026

The section on how teams are being restructured around AI projects is wild. It's not just new headcount - they're pulling people off existing products entirely.

siddharthexpertExpert·612 rep·3/7/2026

What strikes me is the gap between what leadership says publicly ('AI is additive') and what Gergely's sources describe internally. The reorgs are massive.