Five Things Tech: Talent Shortage, Crazy Wages, Cyberattack, Apple Home Robotics, Chipmaking
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Hello and welcome back to Five Things Tech, my weekly attempt to find and share five really interesting articles from the world of tech for you.
With out much ado, let’s jump right in!
Happy reading!
“We can’t find a single German or European applicant”: Deeptech startups feel bite of talent shortage
There has always been a severe shortage in developers in Germany, but now that new and very specific skillsets are in high demand, the outlook is even worse. This happens when the educational system chooses to neglect MINT for decades.
Elon Musk Boosts AI Engineer Pay in ‘Craziest Talent War’
And these absurd wages won’t help either. The talent war in Silicon Valley will put absurd pressure on startups and will make it more cash-intensive to compete with Big Tech.
Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
This is just a really great story. The lonesome developer who saves the world.
Apple Explores Home Robotics as Potential ‘Next Big Thing’ After Car Fizzles
Would you buy a home robot powered by Siri 2.0 and twice as expensive as something from the competition?
I would.
How ASML took over the chipmaking chessboard
Chipmaking fascinates me. How they shrunk all those circuits down to the current size while increasing the compute power tremendously is quite impressive.
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— Nico