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Nov 2022
27m 12s

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg says sorry ...

Bbc World Service
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The founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has said sorry after the tech giant laid off more than 11,000 staff 13% of its global workforce. Senior Tech Reporter Kali Hays from Business Insider in Los Angeles gives us her assessment of the move and what it means for the sector. Its investment day at the Climate change conference in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Ther ... Show More
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