Has the Bell Labs lost all of its former glory at this point, especially after Nokia bought it?
Only glory hole is left.
Nokia bought it so had to lose its glory
Was it any better with former Alcatel-Lucent ? Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 went to Bell Labs. I'm sure there are many bright people there and doing significant research work.
Nobel prizes these days are being awarded for work maybe 30-40 years old at this point. It is "cool" to boast when getting a new Nobel prize, but that doesn't mean interesting and meaningful work is still happening.
Yeah pretty much