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    TikTok is cutting jobs, too.

    Around 60 workers in Los Angeles, New York, Austin, and places outside the US were laid off at TikTok, according to a report from NPR. The layoffs mainly affect workers on TikTok’s sales and advertising teams and follow a string of job cuts from other tech companies this year, including Google, Amazon, Unity, and Discord.

    Update January 23rd, 5:16PM ET: Added updated details about the layoffs.

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    Day One now lets you share thoughts with friends and family members.

    The journaling app, which now competes with Apple’s Journal, is rolling out a new feature that lets you create shared journals with up to 30 other people. Members can make entries, as well as comment and react to photos and stories posted there.

    This feature obviously isn’t meant for sharing your most private and personal thoughts, which is why Day One notes that it’s optional and that your private journals are kept separate. Only paid subscribers can host shared journals, though.

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    Kayak is now letting travelers filter out Boeing 737 Max 9 planes.

    While Kayak previously offered the ability to filter out certain aircraft, a company spokesperson tells 404 Media they noticed a “spike” in usage after a door blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight.

    That’s why the site has started letting users specifically filter out both the 737 Max 9 and 737 Max 8 instead of grouping them in a single filter. This tool might not come in handy right now, though, as the 737 Max 9 is still grounded while the FAA investigates.

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    The company behind the failed TerraUSD stablecoin has filed for bankruptcy.

    Terraform Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, listing assets and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million.

    The company’s co-founder, Do Kwon, is facing extradition to the US following the fall of TerraUSD and its sister token Luna, which vaporized billions of dollars in 2022.

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    JetBlue and Spirit aren’t giving up on their merger just yet.

    The two airlines have filed a notice of appeal, pushing back against a federal judge’s decision to block the $3.8 billion merger over antitrust concerns.

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    The Cybertruck’s 11,000-pound towing limit just got put to the test.

    We’ve already seen range tests with the Cybertruck carrying 6,000 pounds, but JerryRigEverything maxed out the Cybertruck’s 11,000-pound capacity in a new video that has the EV pickup pulling a Hummer.

    The trip, which was done in sub-freezing temperatures, lasted 90 miles before the Cybertruck’s battery ran out of juice. To compare, one Cybertruck owner towing 6,000 pounds got around 111 miles of range.

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    Emma Roth
    Windows 11 is testing USB 80Gbps support.

    The latest Windows 11 Insider build (22635.3066) for the beta channel includes “the first major update” of the USB4 standard, which enables 80Gbps performance instead of 40Gbps. Microsoft says the capability will only launch on “select” devices with the Intel Core 14th Gen HX-series chip, including the Razer Blade 18.