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@KKaWSB: Coinbase CEO laid off a large number of employees, claiming: "Non-technical teams are now writing production code with AI." Yet less than 24 hours later, Coinbase's trading engine went down — and even the status page mysteriously crashed. Did they move too fast and blow it?

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Coinbase's CEO laid off employees and claimed non-technical teams are already writing production code with AI, but less than 24 hours later, Coinbase's trading engine and status page both went down — sparking widespread skepticism about over-relying on AI to replace technical staff.

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@KKaWSB: Coinbase CEO laid off a large number of employees, claiming: "Non-technical teams are now writing production code with AI." Yet less than 24 hours later, Coinbase's trading engine went down — and even the status page mysteriously crashed. Did they move too fast and blow it?

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