\u2022 Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs’ details.
\n\u2022 Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far.
\n\u2022 Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter’s new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week.
\n\u2022 Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn’t been profitable.<\/p>\n
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\nGuests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland
\nTech News Weekly Episode 260
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