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Essentially the most learn story on the positioning this week was, as soon as once more, sadly, about layoffs — this time at Microsoft. Whereas the corporate plans to develop its headcount within the months forward, for now it’s slicing “lower than 1%” of its 180,000-person workforce because it focuses on “realigning enterprise teams and roles.” “Lower than 1%” could not sound large, however 1% of 180,000 remains to be practically 2,000 jobs…
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Lofi Woman will get taken down: YouTube nonetheless hasn’t discovered its points with false DMCA takedowns. This week, the ridiculously chill YouTube music stream Lofi Woman acquired hit with a false DMCA declare. The channel is a favourite amongst college students/programmers/anybody on the lookout for some mellow beats to focus to, so the complaints have been loud and in every single place. YouTube acknowledged and reversed the screwup, however not earlier than the channel’s two-year streaming streak was damaged.
TikTok is consuming…what?: After years of unbelievable development, you’d most likely count on that TikTok has taken loads of person exercise from competing social networks — the Facebooks, the Snapchats, and so forth. However would you wager that it was impacting…say, Google Maps? A senior VP at Google says that’s the case.
Airlift shuts down: Airlift, one of many prime startups in Pakistan, shut down immediately this week. Workers have been advised on Tuesday that operations of the on-demand supply service would stop the next day after a vital fundraising spherical fell aside.
DoorDash desires larger orders: Use DoorDash’s “DashPass” service a lot? Unhealthy information. The “subtotal minimal” in your orders — principally, the quantity it’s important to order earlier than DashPass actually does something — will probably go up within the weeks forward. Beforehand laborious set at $12 for meals or $35 for grocery orders, the corporate says the brand new minimal will “range by retailer, metropolis, and time of day.” In different phrases: algorithmssss.
Tesla loses a prime AI exec: When it was introduced again in March that Tesla’s director of AI, Andrej Karpathy, was happening a brief sabbatical, the rumor was that it was simply step one towards his extra official exit from the corporate. Certain sufficient: Karpathy introduced on Wednesday that he’s out. Karpathy says he has “no concrete plans” for what’s subsequent.
Nothing official: Just a few years in the past, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei left the corporate to begin a brand new {hardware} enterprise known as Nothing. This week, after months of teasing/rumors/hype, the corporate introduced its first cellphone — the aptly named Telephone (1). Brian Heater spent a while with the cellphone and shares his ideas on it — and the wild LED setup on the again — proper right here.
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Ever questioned what your favourite TechCrunch author feels like? In all probability not! However if in case you have…try our podcasts! This week:
- On the Fairness podcast, Alex/Natasha/Mary Ann talked about how the reversal of Roe v. Wade may affect how/the place firms are constructed.
- On Chain Response, Lucas and Anita mentioned the most recent twists and spins on the roller-coaster trip that’s crypto, together with GameStop launching an NFT market.
- Bowery Farming founder Irving Fain joined Darrell and Jordan on the Discovered podcast to interrupt down what vertical farming is and why it issues.
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Your startup’s pricing technique: Product pricing could make or break an organization — however the proper worth at present isn’t essentially the proper worth tomorrow. How do you adapt costs “with out showing parasitic”? How do you set the worth for one thing in a “fully new class”? Michael Perez, director of development for early-stage VC agency M13, goes deep on all this and extra.
Right here’s easy methods to defend your fairness for those who get laid off: For those who get laid off…what occurs to that fairness you bought as a part of your compensation package deal? The reply is, sadly, not at all times very clear — however Compound’s Adam Keesling has a breakdown of what it’s essential take into consideration to be sure to preserve what you’ve earned.
