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Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance | TechCrunch::For my column this week, I told the story of how an ex-colleague was impersonated by an AI-powered spambot and almost tricked me.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same site, completely opposite message 4 weeks ago. They just want clicks and have no idea what the fuck theyte writing about. https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/tech-layoffs-are-all-but-a-thing-of-the-past/

An article this week was pointing out big layoff announcements in Jan like googles 12000 had already hired back 7500 since then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Last month, Alex wrote that tech layoffs were pretty much a thing of the past. Shouldn’t have said that, buddy, you jinxed it.

They're aware. Information changes

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

TL;DR
The author passes in review 10 or so startups or companies which are doing somewhat bad (+ layoffs) during the last week.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:

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Don’t miss our comprehensive guide: The tech industry has faced a significant blow in 2023, with job losses exceeding 240,000, a 50% increase from the previous year.

Major tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta, and Zoom, along with numerous startups, have announced significant workforce reductions.

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I Own My Data (IOMD), a startup founded by former PayPal executive Rohan Mahadevan, is aiming to revolutionize online shopping by eliminating the need for consumers to create new accounts with every purchase, Mary Ann reports.

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The partnership is a huge deal, especially given Citi’s status as the third largest bank in the U.S, with over 25,000 global commercial card programs and 7 million cardholders, all of whom may soon be able to wave goodbye to expense reports.

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Back once again: Oh goodie, Tucker Carlson, the controversial former Fox News host, plans to launch a media startup called Last Country, following a $15 million investment, Rebecca reports.

That’s a big sack o’ cash, y’all: Global investment firm KKR has announced the final close of its third tech growth fund with approximately $3 billion in capital commitments.

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The original article contains 1,252 words, the summary contains 201 words. Saved 84%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, this summary is useless. Skipping the first twenty one sentences? Lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well to be fair, the whole article is useless. The bot should take that edge case into account and post something like: TL;DR give me something useful instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Haha. For real though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

You are right and I believe the unconventional structure of the article plays a role in this big mess.