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[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

As a coder myself, I can say: we as a group need to learn to say no more often.

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 8 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Sorry but, that's BS. Coders developed it. I should be punching multiple coders but someone somewhere made this happen. They could have said no.

California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s supply — plaintiffs claim project equivalent to 160-acre farm a… in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly. I'm not sure why we're even discussing this as a possibility. Duck that dude.

Vip seats🔥🔥 in c/memes@lemmy.world

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

Nah, it's because Ham was getting fresh.

(From Peewee's playhouse)

AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employees in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To fund the rapid expansion, Oracle took aggressive efficiency measures and enacted a sweeping wave of layoffs. By the end of fiscal year 2026, the company's workforce was slashed by about 21,000 employees, a decline of roughly 13%, from 162,000 to 141,000 workers. The deep cuts followed an operational restructuring driven in part by the internal adoption of AI technologies.

If I read this new article right, they're just talking about the layoffs from ORCL's March/April 2026, which was their last fiscal year, which ended May 31 2026. I think this is just repeating old news. Anyone else read it that way?

As a result, Oracle is now required to provide cash collateral or a letter of credit in the astronomical sum of over $7 billion just to connect the building to the power grid, a setup whose ongoing maintenance will cost the company more than $100 million annually.