Engaget Summary (2023-05-24 10AM)

Source: iOS 17 will reportedly turn your locked iPhone into a smart display

Summary
iOS 17 could bring a more advanced lock screen to iPhones that allows it to become a smart display, displaying notifications and calendar entries in high-contrast. Reports suggest that it is expected to be unveiled at the WWDC on June 5th, with the finished version not expected until September, along with app sideloading and upgrades to the Health and Wallet apps.

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📱 The iOS 17 update may introduce a lock screen that effectively turns an iPhone into a smart display, showing notifications and calendar items in high contrast, similar to an Amazon Echo Show or Google Nest Hub.

🔜 Apple is set to unveil iOS 17 at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 5th and the upgraded lock screen is believed to be part of a larger effort to surface live information like a major watchOS redesign focused on widgets.

🏨 It might be easier to AirPlay content to hotel TVs and other devices you don’t own, and a life journaling app could be introduced alongside upgraded versions of the Health and Wallet apps.

Source: Meta is laying off employees for the third time in less than three months

Summary
Meta is undergoing its third round of layoffs as part of its “year of efficiency.” The company had previously announced shedding 10,000 jobs distributed over three rounds. Since November, Meta has let go of over 20,000 workers, and this round seems to impact mostly non-engineering roles. About 500 jobs are expected to be cut from Meta’s Irish office, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the country’s workforce.

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💼 Meta is laying off employees for the third time in three months and has cut more than 20,000 jobs since November.

🏢 The company announced it’s expected to eliminate a total of 10,000 jobs over the course of three rounds.

👀 The latest job cuts, once again, seem to be mainly impacting non-engineering roles such as marketing, communications, and recruiting.

🇮🇪 Nearly 500 jobs from Meta’s Irish office are expected to be slashed, accounting for 20% of the workforce in the country.

💬 Zuckerberg had cited the “year of efficiency” for the current wave of layoffs. He had aimed to create a “flatter” management structure at the company and slowing down hiring.

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