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Seattle’s tech paradox: Amazon's layoffs and the AI boom — or is it a bubble?
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44:33Now PlayingWhy is Amazon laying off 14,000 people during a massive AI boom? Todd and John analyze the Seattle tech paradox, digging into Andy Jassy's 'startup' reasoning and debating whether the AI frenzy is a bubble. Then, they take on the Cascadia high-speed rail: a necessary connector or a misguided project?
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