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Hey, it's Raj and Noah and we're back with a new season of Am I Doing It Wrong? The show that explores the all too human anxieties we have about trying to get our lives right.
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Because we're still doing a lot of stuff wrong.
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But who isn'? That's why each week we're talking about the topics that we could all use a little helping hit with. Whether it's making new friends as an adult, managing our emotions, or even dreaming.
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We'Ll be talking to experts in their fields who are definitely doing things right, so the rest of us can be a bit wiser and a lot better equipped to handle whatever life throws at us.
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Subscribe now and listen to new episodes of Am I Doing It Wrong? Dropping every Thursday starting January 1st, wherever you get your podcasts.
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And for the first time ever, we're going to have full video episodes on YouTube. Because as long as there are things to get wrong, we're going to be right here to help you too.
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And better. Love y'. All. These are the daily tech headlines for Wednesday, January 28, 2026. I'm Sarah Lane. Amazon announced it's cutting 16,000 jobs, its second large layoff in three months after eliminating 14,000 rolls back in October. The company said the cuts are due to ongoing restructuring, with some teams still consolidating and more reductions possible. Amazon says it plans to keep hiring in select areas, but recently shut down its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh store formats to focus on same day delivery through its grocery chain. Whole Foods CEO Andy Jassy previously said that AI would reduce demand for certain jobs but create others. Amazon is also discontinuing its retail Amazon One palm scanned identification system on June 3 and says it will delete all stored biometric data. Amazon One launched back in 2020 for cashier list entry and payments, then expanded to Whole Foods third party venues and building access, but came with some privacy concerns. Healthcare check ins will continue for now. A Chromium bug report appears to have accidentally revealed Google's desktop Android interface running on an HP Chromebook. The the build is identified as Alos, maybe a loss for Android 16 and has a taller status bar with time, date, battery, WiFi notifications, keyboard language Gemini and screen record icons. Chrome shows desktop style, extension support and split screen multitasking. Window controls look like Chrome os, while the taskbar and cursor seem to be tweaked a bit. LinkedIn is adding verified Vibe coding and other AI tool proficiencies to user profiles. Partners include Replit, Lovable, Descript and Relay app and can assign skill levels directly with GitHub and Zapier integrations in progress. So instead of self reported skills, companies behind the tools can assess users and update ratings like bronze or intermediate. LinkedIn says AI skill signals help recruiters evaluate candidates. Fauna Robotics introduced sprouts, a 3.5 foot soft bodied humanoid designed to be safe around people and easy for researchers to build on. It ships with movement, navigation, perception and expressive features already working, so developers don't need to create a humanoid platform from scratch. Articulated limbs and grippers support a range of potential tasks. If this sounds interesting, well it costs $50,000. Early buyers include Disney and Boston Dynamics. Snap is spinning its AR Glasses unit into a standalone subsidiary called Specs Inc. To help attract outside investors and partnerships while keeping full ownership. The company says Specs arrive as AI reshapes computing with glasses that can interpret what they see, assist with tasks and overlay digital tools without pulling users away from real world interactions. Snap is hiring more than 100 roles globally and plans to release its next standalone AR glasses this year. Analyst Ming Chi Kuo says Apple plans to keep iPhone 18 pricing steady despite a global RAM shortage and rising memory costs, with the company now renegotiating memory prices quarterly and absorbing the increases. Kuo reports Apple expects another hike soon and plans to offset costs through its services business. He also notes other components are tightening as suppliers prioritize AI hardware, including glass cloth used in circuit boards and finally autonomous trucking company Wabi. That's Waabi signed a deal with Uber to deploy more than 25,000 robo taxis using its Wabi driver system, with Wabi getting a billion dollars as part of the deal. Wabi says its simulator driven AI stack can scale across trucking and robo taxis more efficiently than competitor, with Uber adding Wabi to a growing roster of AV partners and launching a new Uber AV Labs unit to support data collection. For more analysis of the tech news of the day, subscribe to dailytechnewshow.com that's where you can find show notes and links to all these headlines there as well. I am Sarah Lane. Thank you for listening and we'll talk to you tomorrow.
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Everyone deserves to be connected. That's why T Mobile and US Cellular are joining forces. Switch to T Mobile and save up to 20% versus Verizon by getting built in benefits they leave out. Check the math@t mobile.com switch and now T mobile is in US cellular stores.
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Savings versus Comparable Verizon plans plus the cost of optional benefits plan features in Texas and fees vary. Savings with three plus lines include third line free via monthly bill credits. Credit stop if you cancel any lines. Qualifying credit required.
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Hey, it's Raj and Noah, and we're back with a new season of Am I Doing It Wrong? The show that explores the all too human anxieties we have about trying to get our lives right.
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Because we're still doing a lot of stuff wrong.
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But who isn't? That's why each week we're talking about the topics that we could all use a little helping hit with. Whether it's making new friends as an adult, managing our emotions, or even dreaming.
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We'Ll be talking to experts in their fields who are definitely doing things right. So the rest of us can be a bit wiser and a lot better equipped, handle whatever life throws at us.
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Subscribe now and listen to new episodes of Am I Doing It Wrong? Dropping every Thursday starting January 1st, wherever you get your podcasts.
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And for the first time ever, we're going to have full video episodes on YouTube. Because as long as there are things to get wrong, we're going to be right here to help you do them better.
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Love you.