MSP Dispatch 1/24/23: Tech Layoffs Explained, CNET's Article-Writing AI Errors, High EQ Questions (Audio)

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In this episode of MSP Dispatch we touch on the recent tech layoffs explained by Stanford, CNET’s article-writing AI is already publishing very dumb errors and the 6 questions that people with high emotional intelligence ask themselves to be calm, balanced, and centered.

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Tech Layoffs Explained by Stanford
- https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/
CNET’s Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors
- https://futurism.com/cnet-ai-errors
People With High Emotional Intelligence Ask Themselves These 6 Questions to Be Calm, Balanced, and Centered
- https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/people-with-high-emotional-intelligence-ask-themselves-these-6-questions-to-be-calm-balanced-centered.html

Notable Mentions:

WhatsApp Fined €5.5 Million by Irish DPC for GDPR Violation
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-fined-55-million-by-irish-dpc-for-gdpr-violation/
T-Mobile Has been Hacked revealing the Data of 37 Million Accounts in API Data Breach
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-hacked-to-steal-data-of-37-million-accounts-in-api-data-breach/
Spotify to Cut 6% of Workforce, the Latest in Big Tech’s Layoffs
- https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/spotify-to-cut-6-of-workforce-the-latest-in-big-techs-layoffs/
Microsoft Boosts OpenAI With Multibillion-Dollar Investment
- https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-boosts-openai-with-multibillion-dollar-investment/

Banter Story:

Congress says the Army can’t spend $400 million buying Microsoft HoloLens headsets
- https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/12/23552132/microsoft-hololens-army-contract-denied-v1-2-improvements

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