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Amazon confirms its massive layoffs will affect 18,000 employees — The Verge

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Day Two to One Day — Stratechery

Alexa: Amazon’s Operating System — Stratechery

Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool that works across 200 languages — The Verge

Social Networking 2.0 — Stratechery

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