296: Meta’s Massive Layoffs, Billion‑Dollar AI Bets, Musk Versus Altman Drama, Runaway Robotics, Drone Delivery Dreams, Tech Fails, And The Strange Future Of Automation Collide In One Wild, Whiskey‑Fueled Episode | Air Date: 4/28 - 5/4/26

296: Meta’s Massive Layoffs, Billion‑Dollar AI Bets, Musk Versus Altman Drama, Runaway Robotics, Drone Delivery Dreams, Tech Fails, And The Strange Future Of Automation Collide In One Wild, Whiskey‑Fueled Episode | Air Date: 4/28 - 5/4/26

April 28, 2026 · 59 min · Season 8 · Episode 296

About this episode

The episode discusses Meta's layoffs and the broader implications of AI investment in the tech industry.

Big tech is making a blunt trade: fewer people, more AI. We dig into Meta’s plan to cut more than 10% of its workforce while pouring an eye-watering budget into AI, then zoom out to the uncomfortable pattern across the industry where payroll turns into infrastructure spend. Along the way we hit a surprisingly human twist: one of the biggest uses of AI isn’t coding or design, it’s companionship and therapy, which says a lot about where our culture is headed. From there, we step into the billi...

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