Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced another round of layoffs. Despite these worrying news, there is one ‘safe’ team that could actually benefit from the job cuts – the gaming division within the Reality Labs division.
Diamond Naga Siu, writer and journalist, has lightheartedly declared a personal aim to watch one movie each year. But when news broke that Netflix was ending its long-running DVD-rental service and closing down by September of this year, Siu expressed her wish to rent one last movie as a memorable experience.
Shopify is also taking a unique approach to its recruitment by utilizing a ‘stealth spear-fishing’ strategy, where recruiters are being encouraged to use unconventional measures and adapt a hunting mentality to find new candidates.
Considering the potential Hollywood Writers’ Strike, each streaming service could face a range of effects. Netflix is reasonably safe with an abundance of materials and content, however, Apple could suffer more serious consequences. Following this news, Netflix is also introducing measures to prevent password sharing, one of the most common reputation-damaging activities for streaming services.
Although Google is well-known for their luxurious employee perks, the company has been quietly cutting down some of these benefits for years. With the recent technology turmoil, some of the pruned perks remain permanently out of reach for Google staff.
The hit Netflix show ‘Love is Blind’ captivated audiences in the US, however, the shoot was far from ideal. According to the contestants, there was a lack of food, lack of sleep and no contact with the outside world. They consider this to be an inhumane way of production.
Elon Musk has also released a number of odd and sometimes amusing merchandise, such as Not-a-Flamethrower and SpaceX onesies. Arguably the most noticeable were the ‘S3XY’ Tesla shorts.
CEOs have been hopping into the spotlight recently, but not always for the best reason. A woman recently went viral for declaring the end to bonus questions and ordering her employees to prioritize the company’s well-being instead.
Finally, chatbots and generative AI such as ChatGPT have been giving some tech execs sleepless nights. OpenAI founder Sam Altman is among the most worried ones due to the potential impact of these technology advancements.
Meta is Facebook’s parent company, founded in 2013 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is responsible for products such as Oculus Rift, Portal, and Spark AR, alongside innovative research and development such as Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality technologies.
Diamond Naga Siu is a writer and journalist based in New York City, who (semi-jokingly) likes to say that she watches a movie a year. Siu is the co-creator of the podcast ‘Tailenders’, and has appeared on both TV and radio.
The Lyrid meteor shower is also reaching its peak this weekend, with an estimated 10-20 visible shooting stars per hour at its highest. Disney and Florida’s public feud is also far from complete as Disney confirms its first official LGBTQ event for Pride Month, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also threatened to build a new state prison near the Disney World Resort.
