1. IBM planning to cut 40% of Autonomous Driving team
Heard from three separate people at IBM that this is happening. The Autonomous Driving org is being completely restructured. Some teams are being merged, others eliminated entirely.
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2. Sources: Discord acquiring startup to boost cloud platform
Can confirm. Discord's Autonomous Driving team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
3. Meta CTO considering leaving for Apple
Heard from three separate people at Meta that this is happening. The Autonomous Driving org is being completely restructured. Some teams are being merged, others eliminated entirely.
4. Uber VP of Autonomous Driving has been pushed out
I work in Autonomous Driving at Uber. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.
5. IBM CEO privately told board Autonomous Driving strategy failed
Inside source at IBM: the Autonomous Driving roadmap has been completely scrapped. New leadership is coming in with a different vision. Current team members are being evaluated.
6. Rumor: Coinbase in talks to acquire Stripe for $10B
Can confirm. Coinbase's Autonomous Driving team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
7. Rumor: Databricks in talks to acquire Palantir for $3B
My partner works at Databricks and came home stressed about this last night. The Autonomous Driving team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
8. Discrimination lawsuit brewing inside AMD's Autonomous Driving
Can confirm. AMD's Autonomous Driving team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
9. Multiple directors at Discord resigned this week
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Discord's Autonomous Driving division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
10. Sources: Airbnb IPO plans shelved indefinitely
Heard from three separate people at Airbnb that this is happening. The Autonomous Driving org is being completely restructured. Some teams are being merged, others eliminated entirely.
11. Meta CEO privately told board Autonomous Driving strategy failed
My partner works at Meta and came home stressed about this last night. The Autonomous Driving team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
12. Internal demo of Airbnb's new AR glasses was a disaster
Former Airbnb employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Autonomous Driving leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
13. Internal survey shows 30% of Airbnb employees want to quit
I work in Autonomous Driving at Airbnb. What I'm hearing internally is that leadership has decided to make significant changes. The writing has been on the wall for weeks. People are updating their LinkedIn profiles and the mood is terrible.
14. Internal survey shows 10% of Nvidia employees want to quit
A reliable source inside Nvidia confirmed this. The Autonomous Driving team has been underperforming for two quarters and the board is not happy. Expect an announcement within quarter.
15. Insider: SpaceX revenue down 25% this quarter vs forecast
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. SpaceX's Autonomous Driving division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
16. Netflix quietly tracking employee productivity with AI tools
Can confirm. Netflix's Autonomous Driving team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.