More layoffs make me more concerned the AI jobpocalypse is coming to tech this summer. In the big Meta v. OpenAI talent battle, who is desperate and who is scared? We reframe the situation a bit. Figma files for an IPO. Chinese AI seems to be gain ground worldwide. And do universities need to fundamentally rethink teaching computer science?

Links:

• Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts (CNBC)
• Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent (Wired)
• Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: ‘Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries’ (Wired)
• Figma files for IPO on NYSE, plans to ‘take big swings’ with acquisitions (CNBC)
• China Is Quickly Eroding America’s Lead in the Global AI Race (WSJ)
• How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? (NYTimes)

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Weird beef between Nintendo and Amazon. Is Apple going to make a cheap Macbook with an iPhone chip inside? OpenAI claps back at Meta. The AI avatar startup. And for the first time in a decade, Spotify has changed up the Discover Weekly playlist.

Links:

• Amazon Misses Out on Switch 2 Sales After Nintendo Pulled Products From US Site (Bloomberg)
• Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor (9to5Mac)
• ‘F1’ Revs To $144M Opening Weekend Around The World, Brad Pitt & Apple Original Films Records (Deadline)
• OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’ (Wired)
• AI avatars are here in full force—and they’re serving some of the world’s biggest companies (Fortune)
• Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after 10 years (TechCrunch)

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