Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos
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Ranjan Roy joins Alex Kantrowitz to discuss the latest developments in the tech industry, including software's resurgence, Meta's AI layoffs, and South Korea's stock market chaos.
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Software is rebounding, is the Saaspocolyse over? 2) Salesforce delivers solid earnings and jumps 22% 3) Why was Dario sitting with Benioff? 4) All software stocks are rising 5) Disruption could still happen, but on a longer timeline 6) Meta's bungled AI layoff strategy 7) How much of AI failures today are cultural? 8) Meta pays billions in landmark addiction settlement 9) South Korean stock market volatility 10) The clash of AI belief and reality --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Host: Alex Kantrowitz
Guest: Ranjan Roy
Topics covered
- software industry
- AI layoffs
- stock market
- tech news
- Meta
- Salesforce earnings
- South Korea market volatility
Keywords
- software rebound
- AI failures
- Meta layoffs
- Salesforce earnings
- South Korea stock market
- tech news
- investment trends
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Salesforce, Meta
Places: South Korea
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