1. Internal memo reveals IBM cutting Data Science budget by 40%
Former IBM employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Data Science leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
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2. Insider: Oracle revenue down 20% this quarter vs forecast
I work in Data Science at Oracle. 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.
3. Toxic culture in Meta's Data Science team — multiple HR complaints
I have direct knowledge of this situation at Meta. The Data Science budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
4. Internal demo of Oracle's new streaming service was a disaster
Can confirm. Oracle's Data Science team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
5. Amazon raising emergency funding round — burn rate unsustainable
I have direct knowledge of this situation at Amazon. The Data Science budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
6. Tesla losing major contract to Pinterest
My partner works at Tesla and came home stressed about this last night. The Data Science team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
7. Slack VP of Data Science has been pushed out
Former Slack employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Data Science leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
8. Discrimination lawsuit brewing inside Amazon's Data Science
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Amazon's Data Science division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
9. Zoom VP of Data Science has been pushed out
I work in Data Science at Zoom. 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.
10. Morale at Oracle Data Science at all-time low after reorg
This tracks with what I've been hearing from recruiters. Oracle Data Science people are flooding the job market. Something big is happening internally.
11. Morale at Google Data Science at all-time low after reorg
I have direct knowledge of this situation at Google. The Data Science budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
12. Coinbase VP of Data Science has been pushed out
Former Coinbase employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Data Science leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
13. Adobe offering voluntary severance packages to Data Science staff
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Adobe's Data Science division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
14. Databricks forcing 6-day work weeks for Data Science team before launch
This tracks with what I've been hearing from recruiters. Databricks Data Science people are flooding the job market. Something big is happening internally.
15. Discrimination lawsuit brewing inside Shopify's Data Science
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Shopify's Data Science division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
16. Internal survey shows 10% of Pinterest employees want to quit
This is real. I was in the all-hands where they basically admitted things aren't going well. Pinterest's Data Science division is bleeding money and they need to cut costs fast.
17. Sources: Airbnb acquiring startup to boost search engine
Inside source at Airbnb: the Data Science roadmap has been completely scrapped. New leadership is coming in with a different vision. Current team members are being evaluated.
18. Sources: IBM Data Science division facing major restructuring
Former IBM employee here. This has been brewing for months. The Data Science leadership made some terrible bets and now the rank and file are paying the price.
19. Intel secretly building satellite internet to compete with Slack
Can confirm. Intel's Data Science team had a surprise meeting today. No details shared but everyone knows what's coming. The Slack channels are full of panic.
20. Databricks offering voluntary severance packages to Data Science staff
This tracks with what I've been hearing from recruiters. Databricks Data Science people are flooding the job market. Something big is happening internally.