AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Hacker News Recap
October 16th, 2023 | LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees
Oct 17, 2023
This podcast discusses the layoffs at Bandcamp, LinkedIn's layoff of 700 employees, the link between the herbicide Roundup and chronic kidney disease, improvements in Go 1.22 HTTP server routing, the private YouTube client FreeTube, the nature of C programming language, and the importance of Microsoft-verified apps and transitioning to Linux.
19:23
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- Bandcamp faces uncertainty after laying off half of its staff following its acquisition by SongTrader, raising questions about the platform's future.
- LinkedIn's significant layoffs reflect user frustrations with the platform's evolution into a social media platform, concerns about privacy, and unethical recruitment practices.
Deep dives
Distress in Bandcamp Post Acquisition
Bandcamp, an indie music platform, is facing distress as nearly half of its workforce has been laid off following its acquisition by SongTrader. The acquisition did not address the future of the union previously established by Bandcamp workers, raising uncertainty about the platform's future. Discussions among users revolve around the efficiency of Bandcamp's staff size, the value of their written content and marketing efforts, and critiques of the private equity model of business ownership.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode