What’s the current state of the GPU marketplace and why is it so darn hard to get one? On Monday Meta started a round of performance-based layoffs of roughly 5% of the workforce even though many of those affected met or exceeded performance goals. The UK firm manages to recover 97% of the lithium and 99% of the graphite from a used EV battery. And Paramount channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon, go dark on YouTube TV starting today.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Quick Hits:

Android 16 Beta 2 Rolls Out for Pixel Devices
https://9to5google.com/2025/02/13/android-16-beta-2-pixel/

Tim Cook Teases iPhone SE Event
https://www.theverge.com/news/612163/tim-cook-teases-iphone-se-event

Apple’s iPhone Will Use Alibaba AI in China, Joe Tsai Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-13/apple-s-iphone-will-use-alibaba-ai-in-china-joe-tsai-says

Apple Resumes X/Twitter Ad Spending After Boycott
https://www.theverge.com/news/611967/apple-resumes-x-twitter-ad-spending-boycott

Arm secures Meta as first customer for ambitious new chip project
https://www.ft.com/content/95367b2b-2aa7-4a06-bdd3-0463c9bad008

YouTube Shorts Adds Veo 2, Enabling AI-Generated Videos
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/youtube-shorts-adds-veo-2-so-creators-can-make-gen-ai-videos/

Honda and Nissan Cancel Merger Plans
https://www.theverge.com/news/611974/honda-nissan-cancel-merger

Discussions:

Paramount Channels, Including CBS & Nickelodeon, Go Dark on YouTube TV
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/paramount-channels-including-cbs-nickelodeon-go-dark-youtube-tv-2025-02-13/

Meta’s ‘Low Performer’ Layoffs Spark Staff and Expert Criticism
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/meta-low-performer-layoffs-staff-experts-criticism/

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NVIDIA RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 Launch Expected in March and April
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-5070-and-rtx-5060-launch-now-expected-in-march-and-april

UK Firm Recovers 97% Lithium from Used Batteries
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uk-firm-recovers-97-lithium-from-used-batteries

Altilium Announces Technological Advancements in Battery Recycling
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/13/altilium-announces-technological-advancements-in-recycling-of-lfp-nmc-batteries/

Study on Battery Recycling and Sustainability
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344922003317?via%3Dihub

Electric Car Battery Recycling: Challenges and Advances
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a44022888/electric-car-battery-recycling/

MIT Explores the Efficiency of EV Battery Recycling
https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/how-well-can-electric-vehicle-batteries-be-recycled

Stanford Study Highlights Emission Reduction Benefits of Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/01/recycling-lithium-ion-batteries-cuts-emissions-and-strengthens-supply-chain

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