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1. Oracle insiders describe “complete chaos” from layoffs and restructuring. Oracle began a sizable layoff, potentially impacting thousands of employees — and those who haven’t yet been laid off are scrambling to figure out whether they’ll be next.
2. The FOMC is deepening its investigation into Amazon’s Prime sign-up and cancellation process. The FTC sent out subpoenas and other demands for information after Insider reporting. Here’s our scoop on what’s going on.
3. Axed “Robinhoodies” say they were tipped off to layoffs weeks ago. Former employees said they saw signs of belt-tightening — including plans to shrink office space — long before the company laid off 23% of its staff. Five former employees took us behind the scenes.
4. Elon Musk’s counter-suit against Twitter says the company is operating a “scheme” to mislead investors. Musk argued that he is entitled to drop the deal entirely — and Twitter pushed back, saying the billionaire’s story is “implausible.” Get the big takeaways.
5. Nike is offering $5,000 employee bonuses for some tech job referrals. Grappling with internal turmoil and a wave of exits, the company announced the new referral program, met with mixed reviews from employees. Here’s what we know.
6. Fifteen current and former Apple female employees say the company dismissed claims of misconduct. After the Financial Times reported the HR unit retaliated against some of them after speaking up about the incidents, Apple vowed to “make changes.” What we know so far.
7. Startup founders’ mental health is crumbling. Dried-up funding and the stress of a turbulent economic year has piled stress on founders who are already trying to do the impossible: build iconic tech companies. Why some founders “are especially not OK.”
8. Elon Musk denied that he’s planning to build his own private airport in Texas. Local news site Austonia reported last week that an airport could help grow his companies in the region, but Musk said that’s “not true” Get the full rundown here.
9. Mark Zuckerberg is minting an NFT of his Little League baseball card. In a post announcing Instagram’s expanded support for NFTs, Zuckerberg shared his own “soon-to-be NFT.” See the potential digital collectible of a young Zuck.
10. Unsend text messages using iOS 16. iPhone users with iOS 16 will have 15 minutes to un-send a text — and delete it from the recipient’s phone. How it works and how to do it.
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