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Big Tech CEOs are asking employees to step up — or step aside
Newsbreak 6 months ago in 10 things in tech, Alphabet, Around The World, Elon Musk, Newsletter, Newsletters, Sundar Pichai, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Welcome to one other week, readers. Writing to you from New York, I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. Over the previous few weeks, we have watched as Elon Musk has shifted Twitter’s tradition. One of the largest transitions was his determination that employees will likely be fired until they work at an “extremely hardcore” rate to construct “Twitter 2.0.” But Musk is not the one…
The death of Twitter won’t be as messy as many anticipate. Here’s what its demise could look like.
Newsbreak 6 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Hello from a really chilly New York. I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb, and I’ve spent this morning wistfully pondering of easier instances, like just a few hours in the past after I was nonetheless wrapped up in my flannel bedding. But it is not wholesome to dwell on the previous, so let’s look forward. Today, we’re speaking about what the downfall of Twitter could…
As Amazon’s Alexa unit faces layoffs, insiders describe a department in crisis
Newsbreak 6 months ago in 10 things in tech, Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Around The World, Layoffs, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs 0 Hey y’all, welcome to Monday. Back behind the keyboard this week, I’m Jordan Parker Erb. A thousand due to Matt Weinberger, who was a superb 10 Things in Tech captain whereas I used to be away. So, did I miss something? I imply, except for the massive cuts at Amazon, Twitter’s continuing meltdown, and the spectacular implosion of crypto trade FTX, it appeared like a…
Wall Street finally has the leverage it’s been wanting over Big Tech
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Facebook, Google, Meta, News, Newsletter, Tech, Tech Insider 0 It’s Friday! We made it! Hooray! This is Matt Weinberger, writing to you from San Francisco. The week is drawing to an in depth, and with it, my time writing this text. Monday’s version of 10 Things in Tech shall be written as soon as extra by your ordinary host, Jordan Parker Erb. Before I am going, let me simply say: Thank you for studying! Thursday…
Googlers are making memes to deal with the looming threat of job cuts
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Alphabet, Around The World, Elon Musk, Google, memes, News, Newsletter, Tech, Twitter 0 Subject: Googlers make memes to deal with anxiousness Hello, and welcome to Thursday. This is Matt Weinberger, filling in as soon as once more for Jordan Erb. Did you recognize that the phrase “Thursday” is derived from “Thor’s Day” in Old English? That’s all the excuse I would like, personally, to spend much more time with “God of War Ragnarok.” That’s not an advert, I’m only…
Introducing Insider’s 100 people transforming business
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Amazon, Around The World, Newsletter, Newsletters, Taylor Swift, Tech, Twitter 0 It is Wednesday, my dudes. This is Matt Weinberger, filling in as soon as extra for Jordan Erb. This could also be a contrarian place, however Wednesday is my favourite day of the week — it is when new comedian books come out (properly, DC began releasing them on Tuesdays lately, however nonetheless). It’s my pleasure to introduce to you Insider’s listing of 100 People Transforming…
The method to Elon Musk’s Twitter madness reveals itself
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Amazon, Around The World, Elon Musk, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Welcome to the working week. This is Matt Weinberger, deputy editor of tech evaluation, filling in as soon as once more for Jordan Erb. By the time you learn this, I’ll have spent my weekend enjoying a ton of the brand new “God of War: Ragnarök” for the PlayStation 5. On Friday, the United States noticed the Veterans Day vacation. And for those who’re simply getting…
How the same mistake led to thousands of layoffs across the Tech industry
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Hello, and Happy Friday. This is Matt Weinberger, Insider’s deputy editor of tech evaluation, filling in for Jordan Erb for the subsequent week. By method of introduction: I simply took this new function after a protracted stint main our newsroom’s cloud computing protection; I’m stage 39 in Pokémon Go; and my BTS biases are RM and Jin. Today marks the finish of every week that…
Facebook employees react to being laid off
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Facebook, Layoffs, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider 0 Happy Thursday, readers. I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. I’m spending a number of days away at a convention, so I’ll be leaving you within the succesful arms of Insider’s Matt Weinberger for the subsequent week. I’ll see you quickly. The main story right now is the continued fallout from Meta’s layoffs. After the corporate let go 1000’s of employees on Wednesday, some took to…
Facebook has announced layoffs. Here’s which teams are likely to be affected.
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider 0 Hello once more, tech followers. Writing to you from New York, I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. First issues first: outcomes from the 2022 midterm elections are nonetheless coming in – follow Insider’s live coverage here. But within the tech world: There’s one factor we won’t appear to escape — layoffs. This morning Meta announced it’s going to lay off more than 11,000 employees. Salesforce is reportedly…
Why Twitter’s downloads and usage have surged following Elon Musk’s takeover
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 It’s midterm Election Day within the US. With key races unfolding throughout the nation, we have a repeatedly updated live blog you possibly can observe for the most recent information. As with every part in 2022, there’s an Elon Musk angle: Yesterday, he encouraged his followers to elect a Republican Congress, regardless of beforehand saying that Twitter needs to be “politically neutral.” I’m your host,…
Facebook likely has your contact info — even if you never signed up for its companies. Here’s how to remove...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Facebook, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Hey, y’all. Writing to you from New York City, I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. What did you do within the transient window that Instagram was down yesterday? Maybe you laid face down in the dead of night or possibly you did not even discover the outage. Either manner, it seems to be again up, so we are able to all return to our often…
How an $18-an-hour Amazon warehouse job cured one former tech exec’s burnout
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Amazon, Amazon Warehouse, Around The World, Elon Musk, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider, Twitterl 0 Happy Friday! It’s been a wild week in tech, made much more wild by Elon Musk’s Twitter deal closing final night time. Before we get into it, I wished to say thanks for studying with me this week! Your common host, Jordan Parker Erb, returns on Monday. We’ve obtained a ton of reports this morning, together with an account from a longtime tech exec who took…
Meta employees are bracing for possible layoffs as growth slows and spending on the metaverse soars
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider 0 Good morning, everyone! It’s Thursday, which means there are only about 36 more hours until the weekend begins (but who’s counting). Today I’m dreaming of Bali, which will soon let tourists move there for five or 10 years. It seems like the perfect option for the digital nomads among us, but there’s just one little catch: you’ll have to bring about $130,000 with you. In…
Twitter employees are leaving for tech rivals ahead of Elon Musk’s planned takeover
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Google, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech Insider, Tesla, Twitter, YouTube 0 We’re halfway through the week, readers. Writing to you on this gloomy Wednesday in New York, I’m Avery Hartmans. Today, we’re looking at a major side-effect of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: the employee exodus. Hundreds of workers have left in 2022, about 530 in the last three months alone. They’ve moved on to some of Twitter’s top rivals, Meta and Google chief…
Oracle is steering clear of talent from major tech hubs in the cloud giant’s latest more to save money and...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Amazon, Around The World, Newsletter, Newsletters, Startups, Tech, Tech Insider 0 Morning, everyone! And happy Tuesday. I’m your host, Avery Hartmans. All eyes are on the tech giants today as we kick off a big week of earnings that could either be a pleasant surprise for Wall Street — or a harbinger of tough times ahead. Some tech firms are already tightening the purse strings. Take Oracle, which is implementing a new cost-cutting directive: eschewing new…
Why teens are giving up their smartphones and joining the ‘Luddite Club’
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Newsletter, Newsletters, Smartphone addiction, Tech, Tech Insider, TSMC 0 Welcome to a new week, readers. Writing to you from New York, I’m Avery Hartmans. When was the last time you used a flip phone? For a lot of us, it’s probably been years, maybe even more than a decade. But for the teenage members of the Luddite Club, flip phones have become the norm. They’re giving up social media and relying on face-to-face conversations…