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    41-0.

    YouTube Music contractors voted 41-0 in favor of becoming a union on Wednesday. The workers first filed for a union election in October.

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    Jay Peters
    More Amazon layoffs.

    The layoffs are affecting staffers in the company’s cloud computing unit and HR, according to CNBC. Amazon announced in March that it would be cutting 9,000 more jobs, and these layoffs are part of that count. The company announces earnings on Thursday.

    Amazon starts layoffs in HR and cloud units: Read the memos announcing the cuts

    [CNBC]

    Netflix’s sixth season of Black Mirror will be out in June, and here’s the first teaserNetflix’s sixth season of Black Mirror will be out in June, and here’s the first teaser
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    Jay Peters
    Look forward to news on AI, Pixel devices, and Android at Google I/O.

    From CEO Sundar Pichai, on Alphabet’s Q1 2023 earnings call:

    We’ll share updates at Google I/O about how we are using AI across our products, including our Pixel devices, and share some exciting new developments for Android.

    I/O is taking place on May 10th. You can read more about the company’s earnings in my article.

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