# The Pulse #145: More clarity on the tech jobs market
### Also: Google lawsuit win, OpenAI buys two startups, LLMs deleting stuff in prod, and more


_The Pulse is [a series](https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/s/the-pulse) covering events, insights, and trends within Big Tech and startups. Notice an interesting event or trend? [Send me a message](https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/contact/)._

Today, we cover:

1.  **More clarity on tech recruitment trends**. Less hiring and ever-growing stock values are also reasons why Big Tech tenure is rising, and fewer young developers seem to be getting hired in the US.
    
2.  **Industry pulse.** Google lawsuit win, OpenAI buys Statsig and Alex Codes, Apple to try and build an AI search engine, and more.
    
3.  **LLMs deleting stuff in prod.** A reminder that giving LLMs production access – or even filesystem access – is risky. Only proceed if you have backups, or don’t mind losing access to databases or files.
    

1\. More clarity on tech recruitment trends
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