2024.01.11: Buyer Beware

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Tech Layoffs

• Google Is Laying Off Hundreds of Workers in Its Voice Assistant, AR Teams – Bloomberg
• Unity Software (U) to Cut 1,800 Jobs – Bloomberg
• Amazon’s Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff – Bloomberg
• Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video, Studios (msn.com)
• Tech Companies That Have Made Layoffs in 2024
• Solid US job growth, drop in unemployment rate underscore labor market resilience | Reuters
• Civilian unemployment rate (bls.gov)
• History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 – 2009 | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
• California’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $16 per hour in January 2024 | California Department of Industrial Relations
• List of US states by minimum wage – Wikipedia
• Richard Burr – Wikipedia
• 2020 congressional insider trading scandal – Wikipedia
• Senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus | PBS NewsHour

3 Body Problem

• 3 Body Problem | Official Trailer | Netflix (youtube.com)
• Remembrance of Earth’s Past – Wikipedia
• Remembrance of Earth’s Past: The Three-Body Trilogy by Liu Cixin | Goodreads
• Three-Body (TV Series 2023– ) – IMDb

Bitcoin Goes Legit

• US SEC approves bitcoin ETFs in watershed for crypto market | Reuters
• SEC approves first spot bitcoin ETFs in boost to crypto advocates (ft.com)
• How secure is 256 bit security? (youtube.com)
• But how does bitcoin actually work? (youtube.com)
• What Is Bitcoin Halving? Definition, How It Works, Why It Matters (investopedia.com)
• Satoshi in Bitcoin Explained: What It Is and How Much It Is Worth (investopedia.com)
• What is an ETF and how do ETFs work? | Fidelity