It's Tuesday, reader. I'm happy to be here. Writing this newsletter gives me purpose and drive and happiness and stability and there's definitely nothing I'd rather do (she says with a side-eye). But still, I would say that I work to live instead of living to work.
And that's exactly what one laid off Googler $4. Justin Moore was an engineer at the company for more than 16 years, but was laid off via email on Friday. In a $4, he discussed his experience of how the search engine giant views staff as "100% disposable."
These layoffs — not just Google's — really underscore a popular tenet at many companies: family. To me, family isn't the people I'm spending 40 hours a week stressing with (sorry teammates). Family is who I actually work to live for.
So, let's dive into today's tech so that I can continue working to live for them.
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1. A tense meeting at post-layoff Google. Google hosted an internal all-hands meeting on Monday — the first day back to work after $4. The search engine's leadership was pressed on a variety of questions: $4 about the layoffs? Is leadership $4 and pay raises? How do you $4?
- Googlers were told to wait until Monday's town hall to ask questions. In the meantime, they made spreadsheets to keep track of layoffs and $4.
- One software engineer shared that it was a $4 to be laid off via email after spending more than 20 years at the company.
- Another Googler said she $4 after the news. She was eight months pregnant and about to start maternity leave the next week.
In other news:
2. This person outsourced their brain to AI for a week. This reporter was having a hard time remembering things: Slack messages, news articles, Twitter threads, and more. To try easing the load from his brain, he tried outsourcing his memory to a new AI tool. $4
3. Spotify's layoff memo is a "powerful example of toxic positivity." Spotify CEO Daniel Ek seemed a little too thrilled with job cuts in his emails. Leadership experts called the layoff announcement tone-deaf and unsympathetic. $4
4. Hacker stumbles upon FBI's no-fly list. This hacker stumbled upon a copy of the FBI's secret list of 1.8 million people. It includes names and birthdates of people the agency considers a "known or suspected terrorist." $4
5. Salesforce employees brace for more layoffs. Employees are concerned that a major Salesforce investor — known to have pushed out CEOs at other tech companies — will pressure the company into more layoffs. Experts have also corroborated employee fears. $4
6. Netflix for free, chill not included. Netflix is floating around a free version of its service. The no-cost tier would include ads and is one step further from its new $7-per-month (also with ads) category launched in November. $4.
7. This career coach helped Amazon and Google employees through layoffs. More than half of Alisa Cohen's clients work at Big Tech companies — some of them were laid off recently. $4
8. Volkswagen's cruise control is out of control. Multiple Tiguan owners are experiencing issues with the adaptive cruise control feature. It tried to accelerate one driver to 100 miles-per-hour in a 30 zone. $4
Odds and ends:
9. The original Nintendo Switch vs. the premium Switch OLED. The two devices are pretty similar. But the OLED version has some key upgrades: better speakers, more internal storage, and most of all, a bigger and brighter screen. $4
10. Snag some Everyday Crazy Hot Deals. This store sells returned items from Target, Amazon, and other major retailers. Insider reporter $4 visited the same location on multiple days to go treasure hunting. $4
What we're watching today:
- Tesla, IBM, and Boeing quarterly earnings. $4.
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern $4.
- Happy $4!
Curated by Diamond Naga Siu in San Diego. (Feedback or tips? Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu>$4) Edited by Matt Weinberger (tweet @gamoid>$4) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock>$4) in London.