What is going to happen to all WB/HBO tech? Netflix is obviously not interested in their apps or infra, and that probably means a big layoff soon.

A merger like this takes 1+ year to get approved, and only then the companies can start acting together.

So, layoffs not soonest than in 18 months.

Many underestimate how many resources Russia puts into cyber warfare, and how simple dependencies or Docker images can be infected with malicious intent. Authors often have no choice but to do what they are told if they are physically located in Russia. Western folks, having never lived in such an environment, simply have no idea how things are different.

Are there not enough examples already proving the state of things in the industry right now? All the points the author mentioned are valid, in my opinion. Even if in this particular case it may not be true, there is a large background suggesting why it could be true.