Lawyers love AI

At this point this feels like what it’s showing is that the amount of work needed to do law is crushing and unreasonable. And/or that the potential for profit is so high that taking stupid risks is worth it. 🔗 Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings

I’m creating a State of Spring [Framework] talk, just 20 minutes. The focus isn’t so much on the framework, but the community around it. This, of course, means Java too. Here’s some numbers. What do you think about the Spring and Java community and developers who use Spring and Java?

“Give me just a second to think about what I need to be thinking about.”

Tech DEI programs on decline

Major employers including Meta and Google suspended minority hiring targets and dropped some references to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” from their websites and regulatory filings around the time of Trump’s order. Meta and Google also significantly reduced funding for DEI initiatives, such as events, training, and recruiting drives aimed at improving representation of minority groups, according to company announcements and employees. 🔗 Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data

"The core IT spending is now projected to hit $3.45 trillion"

“Gartner is now projecting that datacenter systems spending in 2025 will rise by 46.8 percent to $489.5 billion, which is an incremental $14.6 billion in spending in the datacenter for hardware and base systems software. The core IT spending is now projected to hit $3.45 trillion, an incremental $59.8 billion in spending and representing a 12.5 percent growth over the $3.06 trillion in core IT spending in 2024.” 🔗 Gartner Raises 2025 IT Spending Forecast, Puts Out 2026 Prediction - IT Jungle