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ALL THINGS TECHNOLOGY YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY-
1.The aftermath of The Slap continues. Netflix and Sony have put upcoming projects with Will Smith on hold after he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
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2.This writer stayed in a 3D-printed home — and is convinced the tech is the future of home construction. The luxury house’s curved concrete walls, high-end finishes, and practicality made it one of the most uniquely designed homes she’s ever stayed at.
3.Tech startup Bolt embraced the four-day week — and actually made it work. In a buzzy Silicon Valley startup full of lifelong overachievers, the transition to a four-day workweek took some getting used to, employees said. But somehow, the seemingly impossible feat worked out.
4.Snoop Dogg goes all-in on crypto and the metaverse in his new music video. Set in the artist’s “Snoopverse,” the music video gives viewers a glimpse of what the exclusive virtual world looks like — without having to pay thousands of dollars to join.
5.Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said he’s “partially to blame” for centralizing the Internet. In a tweet, Dorsey said “centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet,” adding that he regrets the role he played in its centralization.
6.ICYMI: An Amazon warehouse in New York successfully voted to unionize. After workers in Staten Island became the first in the company’s history to form a union, one organizer popped champagne and thanked Jeff Bezos for going to space: “When he was up there, we was signing people up.”
*In February, a Fast exec told Insider the company would be doubling its employee headcount by year’s end.
*Last week, however, The Information reported that Fast planned to cut 200 members of its staff, citing that payroll made up more than 60% of its operating expenses in 2021.
*Shortly after the story broke, employees shared their concerns in a Slack channel called #teamfun, according to screenshots leaked to Insider.
*“All we’re asking for is to know if we will all be out of work tomorrow/this week, and to hear it from our leaders,” one employee wrote.
7.In Texas, it’s Elon Musk versus baby sea turtles. SpaceX’s massive launch pad would scorch a fragile ecosystem. But to Musk — and the thinkers known as “longtermists” — that’s a fair tradeoff if it means getting humans to Mars.
8.These are the best movies coming to Netflix this month. The streamer is getting a batch of new movies in April, from classics like “Bonnie and Clyde” to thrillers like “Inception.”
9.A Facebook content moderator describes what he feels is like “living in a horror movie.” Daniel Moutang, a content moderator in Kenya, says his job exposed him to images and videos of torture, exploitation, and graphic violence — and that it damaged him forever.
10.Leaked screenshots and audio reveal the implosion within Stripe-backed Fast. One-click checkout startup Fast plans to lay off half of its staff — and employees are taking to internal Slack channels and all-hands meetings to demand answers.
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