Meta layoffs are the latest sign that constant job cuts are the new Big Tech normal
Mark Zuckerberg at Meta Connect 2024. The hashtag affixed to Andy Welfle’s LinkedIn photo says it all: #sickofthisshit. Welfle wrote earlier this month that he was laid off from Microsoft after only nine months. Before that, he’d also spent nine months at Cruise — before being laid off. His dual layoffs might have been worse…
Apple Vision Pro is looking like a pretty lonely product
Apple CEO Tim Cook first showed the world the Apple Vision Pro in June 2023. But developers don’t seem to have fallen in love with the device. Where are the apps? Specifically: Where are the apps for the Apple Vision Pro, the $3,500 headset Apple introduced earlier this year? This is a question we’ve asked…
AWS CEO says most staff he’s spoken with are ‘excited’ about RTO, leaked transcript shows
AWS CEO addressed employees about its RTO policy in an all-hands meeting. Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman has said that most of the staff he’s spoken with favor the company’s new five-day return-to-office policy. The AWS chief told employees on Thursday that remote work makes it hard to innovate and collaborate, and those who…
Don’t ‘demean’ Tesla’s bots, even if they were piloted by humans, Nvidia robotics boss says
The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022 Tesla’s Optimus robots received more skepticism last week when multiple reports confirmed that the humanoid robots working the company’s “We Robot” event were remotely controlled by engineers. Optimus robots reportedly danced, poured drinks, and interacted with attendees. The realization that the robots were being, to…
Tesla faces a fresh probe from auto regulators over its Full Self-Driving software
Tesla faces a fresh probe from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Tesla is facing a fresh investigation from the national auto safety watchdog after reports of four crashes in which its Full Self-Driving technology was engaged. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it will probe the ability of the electric vehicle…
Wall Street is trying to make AI search sexy
If data is the new oil, then banks like Goldman Sachs are in good business. For decades, Goldman hoovered up information about the clients it did business with, trades executed, every dollar invested, and each loan financed. Coupled with external data from Bloomberg and Nasdaq, the hope was to supercharge the bank’s analytics engine and…
Meta employees react to ‘Grubgate’ firings over misuse of $25 meal credits
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “Grubgate” is reverberating around Meta. The tech giant recently fired roughly two dozen Meta employees who misused $25 Grubhub meal credits, Employees took to the tech giant’s channel on the workplace forum Blind to share their reactions to the news, which ranged from the sympathetic to those who felt the firings…
Netflix airing NFL games on Christmas will be the streaming giant’s biggest test for its next area of growth
Hello! Europe just had its largest auto show of the year, but out-of-towners nabbed the spotlight. China’s EV giants like BYD, Xpeng, and Leapmoter showed off new models that turned heads. In today’s big story, Netflix’s earnings report comes as Wall Street wonders if the king of streaming can keep its crown. What’s on deck:…
Whenever I’m in Paris, I take a 40-minute train ride to Champagne. A roundtrip ticket is only $60, and the wine lives up to the hype.
Champagne is the closest wine region to Paris. I was just in Paris for a dear friend’s wedding. As if we hadn’t consumed enough Champagne during the celebrations, I decided to visit the famous wine region itself. As oenophiles know, true Champagne can only be produced in the Champagne region of France. Luckily, it happens…
