The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss week two of Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter and Meta announcing job cuts.
Later in the show: What's next for Binance and FTX, a stretchable screen by LG Display, and the Surface Pro 9 review.
Further reading:
--- [Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to prepare for ‘difficult times ahead’ and ends remote work] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23450942/elon-musk-twitter-first-email-staff-difficult-times-ahead-remote-work)
--- [Read Elon Musk’s first email to Twitter employees] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451498/elon-musk-twitter-email-employees)
--- [Elon Musk offloads another $3.9 billion in Tesla shares] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/8/23448473/elon-musk-tesla-shares-sell-twitter)
--- [Elon is putting Twitter at risk for billions in fines, says internal letter] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451198/twitter-ftc-elon-musk-lawyer-changes-fine-warning)
--- [Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue with verification is now live] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23448317/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-live-ios)
--- [Elon Musk's response to fake verified Elon Twitter accounts: a new permanent ban policy for impersonation] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/6/23443871/elon-musk-twitter-permaban-impersonation-parody)
--- [Everyone knows you paid to be verified on Twitter] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449821/twitter-blue-verification-check-mark-subscribers)
--- [Mario flipped off Twitter for nearly two hours with the blessing of Musk's 'verification'] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23450289/twitter-impersonators-official-mario-musk-jesus-valve)
--- [Twitter rolls back gray ‘official’ checks that popped up on high-profile accounts] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449122/twitter-official-verified-gray-checkmark-verification)
--- [Twitter’s new double-check verification disappears, Elon Musk says he ‘killed it’] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449422/elon-musk-twitter-blue-official-verified-gray-checks-disappear)
--- [Meta announces huge job cuts affecting 11,000 employees] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23448926/meta-layoffs-2022)
--- [Binance won't bail out FTX, cites reports of 'mishandled customer funds'] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23450044/binance-ftx-acquisition-abandoned-alameda-crypto-contagion)
--- [‘I fucked up,’ says FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in public apology] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451171/ftx-founder-apology-alameda-research-crypto-binance)
--- [Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel) review: this is the one to buy] (https://www.theverge.com/23450010/microsoft-surface-pro-9-intel-12th-gen-test-review-benchmark)
--- [LG Display's 'stretchable' prototype display could attach to skin, clothing, and furniture] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451356/lg-display-stretchable-screen-prototype-announcement)
--- [HP Pavilion Plus 14 review: a powerful, confusing OLED machine] (https://www.theverge.com/23440913/hp-pavilion-plus-14-intel-oled-laptop-review-price-specs-features-design)
--- [The Pixel Watch calorie bug is a reminder of why 'accuracy' isn't everything] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449515/google-pixel-watch-fitbit-calorie-burn-wearable)
--- [Razer made a customizable PS5 controller that — you guessed it — is very expensive] (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23447894/razer-wolverine-v2-pro-wireless-playstation-5-ps5-pc-controller-price-features)
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