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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian edtech giant Byju’s plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, or around 2,500 people, in a bid to achieve profitability by 2023  —  Indian edtech giant Byju’s said on Wednesday it has eliminated 5% of its workforce, or about 2,500 roles, across multiple departments as it looks to improve …

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian edtech startup Unacademy cuts 350 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, in its second round of layoffs this year after cutting 1,000 roles in April 2022  —  Unacademy has eliminated 10% of its workforce, or about 350 roles, in its second round of layoffs this year as the Indian edtech warns of harsh economic conditions.

Kevin T. Dugan / New York Magazine:
In a text exchange on May 8, Elon Musk suggested slowing down the Twitter deal ahead of a speech by Putin to see if “we’re heading into World War III”  —  What we know about Elon Musk is really “Elon Musk,” the persona of the billionaire memelord who hides his personal fears …

John Herrman / New York Magazine:
An in-depth look at AI image-creation tools like Imagen, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney; Midjourney users are making concept art for clients and using stock art less  —  How we work — even think — changes when we can instantly command convincing images into existence.

John Herrman / New York Magazine:
FTX users flock to Telegram to reckon with their potential losses, where some say they believed FTX’s links to the US made it unusually safe  —  The losers — and scammers — are flooding Telegram.  —  It’s early November.  You’re into crypto.  It has probably been a rough few months …

Matt Von Hippel / Quanta Magazine:
A look at FORM, a 1980s software used for the hardest particle physics problems, as it risks obsolescence while being maintained almost entirely by a retiree  —  Maintenance of the software that’s used for the hardest physics calculations rests almost entirely with a retiree.