Mass Tech Layoffs Unwind Only About a Year of Pandemic Hiring

Big tech’s mass layoffs barely make a dent in the recruiting frenzy that preceded it. But first...

Today’s must-reads:

• Amazon was fined over worker safety
• Apple faces an antitrust investigation in Brazil
• Coinbase stopped operations in Japan

The cuts in context

Every week seems to bring more mass layoffs in the technology industry to the point that it’s hard to remember how we got here.

The recent job cuts are large and should cause some necessary self-reflection among tech executives. There’s quite a bit of that happening in front of audiences this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ...