Can you imagine any Silicon Valley billionaire pledging 5% of his wealth, much less 50% to try and stop something like this? If they had just said all of this in a tweet storm, I don't think we'd be here. Reed Hoffman for Teddies on with Cara Swisher talked about this. He felt the loudness was a real problem, was a real issue of some people. And so yeah, no, 100%, they wouldn't have done it. They would have been like, make it burn and then we'll start something else.
Kara and Scott discuss another round of Amazon layoffs, former President Trump’s call for protests, and of course, raccoon dogs. Plus, the banking drama continues as banks in the U.S. and Switzerland come together to rescue the weakest among them. Also, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress this week. Friend of Pivot Dr. Gloria Mark explains how technology has impacted our attention spans.
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