Tech News Weekly 260: Big Tech Layoffs

Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit