LinkedIn rolls out Focused Inbox feature

LinkedIn wants to improve the messaging experience on its platform with its new Focused Inbox feature. It should make it easier for you to find and respond to relevant messages. The feature brings a tabbed experience, where your incoming messages are into Focused or Other categories. You'll get a notification at the top of your LinkedIn Inbox if it's made its way to you.

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Canadian staff also hit by Meta's layoffs

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The long-rumoured Meta layoff has happened, and several Canadian employees of the company were included. We don't have a specific number of how many were affected, but 11,000 people from the company were laid off globally. Meta announced this 13% workforce cut in hopes to become "leaner and more efficient." 

Canadian staff members in Meta's communications, client relations, human resources, and creative partnerships were among those who posted about their layoffs on LinkedIn. The cuts were a result of a miscalculation on the growth of e-commerce, which many tech companies have made. The initial surge during the pandemic had CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team making growth predictions that didn't pan out. 

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Google Meet update can automatically frame your video

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If you want to ensure you're not off-centre in your next Google Meet session, the app has an update for you. That is if you are a Google Workspace Business, Enterprise, Education, and Google One subscriber with a 2TB or more account. (You can check out the complete list here.) Before you join a session, the app can automatically frame your video to put you at the centre. But you can also manually reframe the video at any time from the settings. This feature is disabled by default. It's coming to Rapid Release domains first right now, then to Scheduled Release domains starting November 2.