The Pulse #155: 5-day RTO looms for those at Big Tech?
Also: senior engineers might be more efficient with AI tools than juniors, Anthropic and Claude Code on a roll, and more.
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Today, we cover:
Could a 5-day RTO be around the corner in Big Tech? From next February, workers at Instagram must be in the office, five days a week. This makes Meta the second tech giant after Amazon to mandate a 5-day RTO. Will more big companies do the same?
Are senior engineers better with AI than juniors are? Data from more than 40,000 users of Cursor suggests that experienced devs get better results from AI agents. It suggests the tool amplifies coding skills – not replace them.
Industry Pulse. OpenAI dumps Mixpanel after security breach, Stripe buys usage metering startup, OpenAI’s “Code Red,” a high-risk security issue at a $3B legal startup, and more.
Anthropic and Claude Code on a roll. Claude Code just surpassed $1B in annual run rate revenue after 6 months, Anthropic buys JavaScript runtime Bun, and might plan to go public as soon as next year.