Rocket takeover, Musk Lays Off Twitter, League of Legends Finals, FCC vs. TikTok

• Elon Musk's Twitter layoffs leave whole teams gutted.
• -2000 Lines Of Code.
• Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come Back.
• What are the redeeming qualities of Twitter?
• @elonmusk: Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying "parody" will be permanently suspended.
• It's hard out here for a billionaire.
• League of Legends World Championship Finals.
• Quiz show!
• Twitter suspends Kathy Griffin's account for impersonating Elon Musk.
• Is Twitter good for brands?
• Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing to Notify Employees of Large-Scale Layoffs This Week.
• Stripe cuts 14% of its workforce, CEO says they 'overhired for the world we're in'
• Finally, is this the end for the fax machine?
• Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok.
• Github Universe.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Simone de Rochefort, Brianna Wu, and Christina Warren

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