Snap’s Child Safety Oversight and 2024 Tech Layoffs: A Deep Dive

This episode uncovers alarming revelations from a lawsuit against Snap Inc. regarding their handling of user safety, particularly in relation to sextortion. We also provide a comprehensive overview of the ongoing wave of tech layoffs in 2024, affecting major companies like Tesla and Amazon, and discuss the implications for the workforce. Additionally, we explore exciting updates on the next iPhone SE, which may feature Face ID and a new design, and the potential for YouTube TV to introduce background playback. Join us as we analyze these critical developments in the tech industry.

Sources:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259653/snap-new-mexico-ag-lawsuit-csam-kids-safety
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/tech-layoffs-2024-list/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259713/iphone-se-face-id-apple-intelligence-no-home-button
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259647/youtube-tv-app-background-playback-google-ios-android

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:41) Snap employees were well aware of the app’s child safety issues, newly unsealed complaint says
(00:03:25) A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
(00:06:26) The next iPhone SE may lose the home button, add Face ID and Apple Intelligence
(00:08:55) YouTube TV may soon let you keep listening even when you can’t watch