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Says it will now layoff 11,000 employees. thats the most significant job cuts weve seen in the tech giants history. mark zuckerberg announced it in a blog post. it comes after twitter drastically reduced its workforce by half. how can these troubles in the tech arena signal other concerns? its facebook. its twitter. but we also have amazon, lyft, apple, i should say parts of this going back to, i was a young reporter in san francisco during the dot com boom then the bust then we remember the rip...

Unfortunately, however, were also starting to see big companies enact big layoff, right? >> we are. we are. ceos are worried about a potential recession and cut costs and one of the fastest ways to do that in a big way is lay off workers so we have seen that in the tech sector. lyft laying off a lot of workers. weve seen twitter cut half of its staff. meta, chime and then some are not cutting jobs but not adding them anymore. amazon, corporate freeze on hiring, apple hiring freeze as well and, y...

The american public next couple of years. >> how does this play into the calculation, the equation of the risk still out there of a u.s., of a recession? >> yeah. you know, youre seeing a big layoffs for example in the tech sector. facebook laying off double digit numbers. a number of other tech companies taking a hit. the meltdown of crypto in the last couple of days. i think that is somewhat sector specific. i think that what youre seeing is the deflation of a major tech bubble. now thats goin...

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Meeting reflect your commitment to the dual mandate. lately, the fed has been focused on the price stability part of that. that makes sense because prices are anything but stable. brown is saying, we need you to also remember that you are supposed to have a very strong jobs market. the concern is that the fed is going to be so focused on inflation that it forgets about jobs. i do think that if the jobs market starts to slow down in the coming months, which a lot of economists say is going to hap...

Hows things? very good. you know, that amazing brickwork, high ceilings, the fantastic curved windows, but again, just a real opportunity to get involved with the redevelopment of the city. ive got it in another colour as well? well, im 62 and this is the highest level of investment ive seen probably since the late 19605 and its long overdue. so i think better times ahead. the city is also focusing on investing in the growth of the tech sector. at sunderland software city, theyve helped launch m...

And its long overdue. so i think better times ahead. the city is also focusing on investing in the growth of the tech sector. at sunderland software city, theyve helped launch more than 100 new businesses since 2020. im currently looking at a photo frame and butterflies are flying out of the frame... augmented and virtual reality tech has been adapted by start—ups here. its like a rainbow here! i was reaching out for things that were not really there. we actually have a lot of young people com...

The sound of an engine cutting out — an engine — thats right — it wont work for cyclists, not yet, anyway — to identify if you are in a severe crash. and if you are, it will notify the emergency services. apple does seem to think that people that use its phones are often in a situation of mild peril because another feature of this phone is emergency satellite connectivity. i cant show you that either because its only going to be available at first in north america. but, basically, if you...

That is reassuring to have. how many iphone 14 users are actually ever going to need it? hmm, im not convinced. ok, time for a look at this weeks tech news now, and the ceo of apple, tim cook, has told the bbc theres no good excuse for the lack of women in the tech sector. he said more needs to be done to educate young people in the skills that they need for the industry, such as coding. nasa says it could be a couple of months before it knows if an experiment to change the course of an asteroid...