# 200: Ep. 200 What Amazon & Meta Aren’t Telling You About Layoffs

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Podcast: [The TechTual Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-techtual-talk-3600613)
Published: 2026-02-18T12:00:00+00:00
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Get into Cybersecurity here: https://app.techtualconsulting.tech/bundles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This episode of The TechTual Talk covers the massive Amazon tech layoffs in 2026, the Ring doorbell fiasco, Tips from HR, Epstein hackers, moltbook and more! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your It pro career package here : https://app.techtualconsulting.tech/bundles Book your cyber consultation here: https://app.techtualconsulting.tech/sessions join the discord here: https://discord.gg/8jryx9CUxw ask your pod questions here: techtualquestions@thetechtualtalk.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ➡️ Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techtualchatter/ TIkTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@techtualchatter Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechtualChatter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henri-davis/ Follow Cybershortieee @Cybershortieee Instagram @cybershortieee Follow the Pod: https://www.instagram.com/techtualtalk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 06:15 Super Bowl Recap + Bad Bunny Halftime Talk & Celebrity Mess 07:40 Back From a Break: J. Cole ‘The Fall Off’ First Impressions 11:13 Apple Watch vs Oura Ring: Wearables, Subscriptions & Sleep Tracking 12:29 Epstein Files & ‘Gmail’ Leak Site: What Changes (If Anything)? 18:37 AI Safety Alarm at Anthropic: Resignation, Ads in AI & User Privacy Tips 24:16 Ring ‘Search Party’ Super Bowl Ad: AI Pet-Finding or Mass Surveillance? 30:31 Virginia Tech Student IT Help Desk: Why Support Roles Matter 34:18 Reddit HR Warning: Paper Trails, DLP, Union…

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