On Friday, new Lyft CEO David Risher emailed staff to inform them of layoffs happening on Thursday, April 27th. The company shared his email on its blog. Lyft plans to cut 1,200 or more jobs, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company laid of 13 percent of its staff in November.
[www.lyft.com]
The Amazon-owned grocer is cutting jobs and reorganizing some teams, according to a memo obtained by CNBC:
As the grocery industry continues to rapidly evolve, and as we — like all retailers — have navigated challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and continued economic uncertainty, it has become clear that we need to continue to build on these changes. With additional adjustments, we will be able to further simplify our operations, make processes easier, and improve how we support our stores.
In Tears of the Kingdom, you can just wield a mushroom spear instead, as shown in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment during this Japanese Nintendo commercial. The ad has a few other new clips of the game, which comes out in three weeks.
The company laid off 10 percent of staff the same day BuzzFeed cut 15 percent of its workforce and shuttered BuzzFeed News. Rough day for digital journalism.
[The Daily Beast]
After the company laid off about 4,000 employees in technical roles on Wednesday, employees asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg why they should stay at the company in a virtual Q&A on Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Here’s the full question, and his response:
During the Q&A with employees, Mr. Zuckerberg was asked “You’ve shattered the morale and confidence in leadership of many high performers who work with intensity. Why should we stay at Meta?”
Mr. Zuckerberg told employees he hopes they are at Meta because they believe in the work that the company is doing.
“There’s no other company in the world that delivers social experiences at the scale that we are and that does so across such a diversity of different products and use cases,” he said. “So if you want to reach people in the billions and have a massive impact, I think this is a great place to be.”
You may have read about that sealed original iPhone with a “Lucky you” sticker that was up for auction for $32,000. Turns out that YouTuber MKBHD was the one who bought it (the final cost ended up being $42,991.20 after a premium and sales tax), and he opened it up in a new video. It does appear to be a legit original!
I tried. It’s not a new thing, though.
