{"id":26276,"date":"2023-07-14T14:23:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/were-in-the-pruning-phase-of-tech-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:23:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:23:34","slug":"were-in-the-pruning-phase-of-tech-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/were-in-the-pruning-phase-of-tech-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re in the pruning phase of tech layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">\n<p>Hello and welcome back to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/equity\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/equity\/id1215439780\">Equity<\/a>, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to lean back, my friends, and take a look at the week that we just had. Now in summer in this part of the world, are we running low of things to talk about? Not in the slightest. Here&#8217;s the rundown from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bayareawriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Ann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/11\/chinas-search-engine-pioneer-unveils-open-source-large-language-model-to-rival-openai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Chinese AI model<\/a> had us wondering who is really going to win the AI war and whether governments will play a role \u2014 perhaps not the role that they are expecting.<\/li>\n<li>A founder that Founders Fund funded is now funding other founders at Founders Fund: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/10\/flexports-ryan-petersen-joins-venture-firm-founders-fund-as-a-partner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yep<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sticking to the venture theme, is it <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/11\/here-is-a-term-sheet-beep-boop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possible for AI models in venture<\/a> to actually create a less biased landscape for entrepreneurs? Connetic Ventures thinks so!<\/li>\n<li>Two bits of good news: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/11\/tech-layoffs-are-changing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech layoffs have dramatically slowed<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/12\/cooling-inflation-in-the-us-brings-slight-relief-to-tech-valuations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slowing inflation could herald the end of interest rate hikes<\/a>, which could bolster tech valuations. Or at least cut\u00a0<em>some\u00a0<\/em>of the pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, as Twitter does what it usually does when a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/11\/twitter-blocks-links-to-rival-threads-while-ceo-downplays-reports-of-traffic-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rival service takes off<\/a>, we asked ourselves how other social media services are doing. We are more familiar with some than others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, Equity will be back for you bright and early Monday morning. Talk soon!<\/p>\n<p><i>For episode transcripts and more, head to\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/equity.simplecast.com\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Equity\u2019s Simplecast website<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><i>Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Apple Podcasts<\/i><\/a><i>,<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>\u00a0Overcast<\/i><\/a><i>,<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>\u00a0Spotify<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0and\u00a0all the casts. TechCrunch also has a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/chain-reaction\/id1616008890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>great show on crypto<\/i><\/a><i>, a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/found\/id1561051074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>show that interviews founders<\/i><\/a><i>, one that\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-techcrunch-podcast\/id1624500693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>details how our stories come together<\/i><\/a><i> and more!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/14\/were-in-the-pruning-phase-of-tech-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\">We&#8217;re in the pruning phase of tech layoffs<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/alex-wilhelm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Theresa Loconsolo<\/a> originally published on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\" target=\"_blank\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/07\/14\/were-in-the-pruning-phase-of-tech-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome back to\u00a0Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It&#8217;s time to lean back, my friends, and take a look at the week that we just had. Now in summer in this part of the world, are we running low of things [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tech"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}