The Level1 Show February 1 2023: More Layoffs, Now With Extra Sting

Опубликовано 1 февраля 2023, 5:30

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - IBM cuts 3,900 jobs, misses annual cash target
1:14 - Spotify to trim 6% of workforce in latest tech layoffs
2:55 - Capital One scraps 1,100 tech positions - source
3:17 - Google axes 12,000 jobs as layoffs spread across tech sector
4:02 - Google institutional investor calls for wider cuts: 30k jobs
4:46 - Microsoft Kills Off AltspaceVR Amid Major Layoffs
5:18 - Microsoft under fire for hosting private Sting concert for its execs in Davos the night before announcing mass layoffs
6:27 - Apple retains top smartphone spot as global shipments fall to 2013 low
7:31 - ‘Robots are treated better’: Amazon warehouse workers stage first-ever strike in the UK
8:25 - Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances
9:13 - Smart ovens do dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi availability
10:25 - Intel's horrible quarter: Inventory glut and underused factories
12:27 - Apple 'Reality Pro' headset will toggle between AR/VR, serve as Mac display, 2-hour external battery packs, more
13:41 - Perfectly Good MacBooks From 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock
14:44 - Intel and AMD just created a headache for legacy datacenters
15:23 - IBM accused of mislabeling mainframe sales to cheat market
16:02 - China launches 100-mph hydrogen/supercapacitor train
17:31 - NYSE Glitch Traced to Employee Who Left Backup System Running
17:59 - Google releases Flutter 3.7, teases future of app framework
18:34 - Apple beefs up smartphone services in “silent war” against Google
19:23 - iOS 16.3 and macOS Ventura 13.2 add hardware security key support
21:20 - Google to stop exempting campaign email from automated spam detection
22:14 - Microsoft has copied the best Windows audio app
23:17 - Microsoft Edge will soon let you split two tabs in a single window
23:46 - Bank of America, JPMorgan, others reportedly team up on digital wallet
25:11 - Wordle clone Quordle acquired by Merriam-Webster
25:42 - Amazon deepens healthcare push with $5 monthly subscription
27:19 - Apple Reaches Deal With Investors to Audit Its Labor Practices
28:05 - HPE and Oracle Solaris suit ends with hushed settlement
28:56 - Telecom Giants Head To Court To Kill NY State’s Demand They Give Poor People $15 Broadband
30:30 - Netflix denies any Squid Game reality show contestants have suffered ‘serious injury’
31:43 - Ted Sarandos says Netflix has “never canceled a successful show”
32:46 - Drug maker paid for “news” story on CBS’s 60 Minutes, doctors’ group alleges
36:35 - FBI probes Snapchat’s role in fentanyl poisoning deaths
37:40 - ChatGPT is 'not particularly innovative,' and 'nothing revolutionary', says Meta's chief AI scientist
38:30 - Instagram now lets you pause notifications with Quiet Mode
39:37 - Home Depot shared customer data with Facebook: Watchdog
41:22 - What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report
42:53 - TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral
43:54 - Agency: Edina man, brother running illegal remote TikTok bookie business
44:59 - Twitter hired experts for case against Musk—now Musk won’t pay them, lawsuit says
46:22 - Elon Musk reportedly considering full Twitter overhaul: “It’s a flaming dumpster”

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