10 Things in Tech: Amazon Slack, industry extinction, and top EVs

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Tech's hottest trends: what's cool and what's not among Silicon Valley's elite

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As the tech world clamors around generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT the trends of last year like crypto and the metaverse have fallen by the wayside.

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The former CEO of Reddit says laid-off tech workers should get in on AI because 'you don't need an enormous amount of technical skill' to make an AI app

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Yishan Wong, CEO of Terraformation.

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Meta is one of tech's most brutal job-choppers, axing a higher percentage of staff than Google and Microsoft

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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The layoffs are here for those who chose to 'learn to code'

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Recruiters were overrepresented in layoffs last fall. Now software engineers are making up the majority of layoffs.

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CEOs are balancing economic uncertainty with the need to innovate and invest in the future

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Balancing all the tasks from two jobs can be overwhelming.
All companies need to trim costs smartly so they can reinvest in growth.

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Disney begins the second round of 7,000 planned job cuts — targeting ESPN, theme parks, entertainment, and more

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CEO Bob Iger is looking to undo some changes made by his predecessor.

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Lyft is reportedly slashing 1,200 jobs — at least 30% of its staff. It's struggling to keep up with Uber.

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Lyft is cutting 1,200 employees — or 30% of staff — according to the WSJ.

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Amazon-owned Whole Foods is laying off hundreds of corporate employees and axing some regional offices

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Whole Foods is laying off hundreds of corporate employees, according to a memo sent to the company on Thursday.

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Mark Zuckerberg isn't ruling out future layoffs at Meta 'given the volatility,' a report says

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Mark Zuckerberg at the Paley Center For Media on October 25, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Paley Center For Media in 2019.

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