#technology

I’m going to join the rest of you in Technology! PNC wants me in the office 5 days a week, no problem. Just to let managers know, when my shift ends, I am not available until the next business day at my starting time. I simply cannot make myself available during my commute into work or after work or on my personal time any longer. I have over an hour commute to and from work. I need to change my availability to be there for my family. It’s unfortunate because this is not something I wanted to do, but in order to accommodate my family I had to make some changes just like PNC had to do. As far as technology is concerned, I don’t think any managers should be reaching out after office hours when issues arise. It’s unreasonable to have employees come in the office every day and get home after 6 o’clock and then have managers calling you because online banking is down. My cell phone will be turned off.

So demoralizing to work for a management consultant pretending to be a technologist. All this mo--n does is pay 20 contractors to do the work of 1 competent employee and outsource. Don’t get me started on saas contracts

Were Dell at CES this year? I've watched a few YT vids about CES and Dell featured in exactly zero. I know JC made some speech about effing up but no product vids.

Positions open in tech, thoughts? How stable is the department and is it worth applying to?

First quarter - 10% cut in Technology.

I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan. Intel just launched the first SUB 2 NANOMETER CPU PROCESSOR designed, built, and packaged right here in the U.S.A. The United States Government is proud to be a Shareholder of Intel, and has already made, through its U.S.A. ownership position, Tens of Billions of Dollars for the American People — IN JUST FOUR MONTHS. We made a GREAT Deal, and so did Intel. Our Country is determined to bring leading edge Chip Manufacturing back to America, and that is exactly what is happening!!!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115861537483492504

JP claims that Cisco silicon in a head by 2 years vs. Broadcom and Nvidia. Any thoughts?

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.

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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