Tue. 06/04 – Wait. Why More Layoffs?

More headlines from Computex. More layoffs at Microsoft, but why? Instagram is copying YouTube’s unskippable ads. Why Samsung is pre-emptively suing Oura. And Palmer Lucky is personally bankrolling a modern-day Gameboy.

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Links:

• Intel CEO Takes Aim at Nvidia in Fight for AI Chip Dominance (Bloomberg)
• E*Trade Considers Kicking Meme-Stock Leader Keith Gill Off Platform (WSJ)
• Microsoft is laying off hundreds in its Azure cloud business, sources say (BusinessInsider)
• Microsoft cuts jobs in Azure, HoloLens, and other units in latest move to control costs (GeekWire)
• Instagram confirms test of ‘unskippable’ ads (TechCrunch)
• Samsung sues Oura preemptively to block smart ring patent claims (The Verge)
• Palmer Luckey is now selling pixel-perfect ultrabright magnesium Game Boys for $199 (The Verge)

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