Tue. 10/17 – Is LinkedIn… Good Now?

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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A new “affordable” Apple Pencil. Several “fog of war” stories surrounding major tech players. Why are tech layoffs suddenly back? Are Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses good? And is LinkedIn actually the social network you should be investing more energy in? Sponsors: Hatch.co/ride Mindbloom.com/techmeme, promocode Techmeme Links: Apple unveils brand new 'affordable' Apple Pencil that costs $79 and has a USB-C port (iMore) Actively exploited Cisco 0-day with maximum 10 severity gives full network control (ArsTechnica) Social Media Users Accuse Facebook and Instagram of Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Posts (NyTimes) Israel orders freeze on crypto accounts in bid to block funding for Hamas (FinancialTimes) Web Summit derailed by founder’s public fight with those supporting Israel in Hamas war (TechCrunch) Microsoft-owned LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 employees — read the memo here (CNBC) Twitch launches stories for streamers (TechCrunch) Influencers and CEOs take their brands to LinkedIn (FT) Meta's $299 Ray-Ban smart glasses may be the most useful gadget I've tested all year (ZDNet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Tuesday, October 17th,
0:07.0	2023 I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:09.0	A new affordable Apple pencil, several Fog of war stories surrounding major tech players, why are tech layoffs
0:16.4	suddenly back, are Meta's Ray-Ban glasses actually good, and is LinkedIn actually the social network you should be investing more energy in?
0:25.0	Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.
0:27.0	Apple this morning announced a new what they're calling affordable $79
0:37.6	Apple pencil with USBC for charging shipping in early November and compatible with all USBC iPads.
0:45.0	Quoting I-Mmore.
0:46.4	The company says the new pencil is quote ideal for note-taking, sketching, annotating, journaling,
0:51.1	and more and features the same matte finish and flat design as the previous model.
0:56.0	The new pencil will be available in early November
0:58.0	and will work with any iPad that has a USBC port.
1:01.0	One big innovation is that it has an actual USBC for charging rather than a
1:05.5	connector like the current models. You simply slide the cap off to reveal the port
1:09.4	and then plug in a cable. Apple says the new pencil has the quote same advanced pixel perfect accuracy, low latency,
1:16.7	and tilt sensitivity, although it looks like pressure sensitivity didn't make the cut.
1:21.9	Hover however will be supported when used with M2
1:24.8	iPad Pro models. It does have a magnetic attachment for your iPad, but magnetic
1:29.8	wireless pairing and charging are reserved for the apple pencil second generation.
1:34.7	As noted, the new pencil costs $79 and is coming out in early November.
1:38.6	It'll work with all of apple's best iPads, including the iPad 10th generation,
1:43.0	iPad Air 4th and 5th generations,
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