Twitter's problem with verified checks.

News: The foreign portion of the tech layoff tour is being slowed significantly by the tight labor rules in Europe. Big Tech is scrambling to reduce headcounts because to the weakening economy, rising interest rates, and the awareness that they may have somewhat overhired during the epidemic.

Why it matters: Twitter's verified checks were formerly viewed as a type of status indicator. Twitter has essentially diminished their worth over night by making them accessible to anybody wanting to pay US$8 per month and just able to confirm that they are, in fact, a genuine person.

• Several companies, including The New York Times, Politico, and the White House, have said they would not pay for their employees' Twitter verified profiles.

• Twitter gave that some thought. For a fee, businesses may use Twitter Verification for Organizations, which allows them to identify employee accounts as "affiliated."

Future Impacts: One of several modifications made by Musk to Twitter (along with, for some reason, slathering the site with a doge cryptocurrency emblem) is the new verification mechanism, which is part of the company's ongoing effort to become profitable.

The Winnipeg Jets are on pace to break the NHL record for the fastest fall by a first-place club.

News: The Winnipeg Jets have a chance to break a league record with four games remaining in the NHL season, even though no player, coach, or front-office employee would ever want a record like that on their CV.

The Jets will hold the record for the greatest regular-season choke in NHL history if they fail to make the playoffs. That is not a viewpoint.

No team has ever led a conference more than halfway through a season and yet failed to qualify for the postseason until this one.

Events in the city

1. Winnipeg Job/Career Fair - April 22

2. Vice Ganda Live In Winnipeg 2023 - April 18

Quick Facts

1. A proposal is launched by a Canadian organization led by Pierre Lassonde to prevent a foreign acquisition of Teck's coal spin-off.

2. A 35-year-old guy from Ottawa who has experience in construction was able to save $115,000 by building his own house.

3. Manitoba introduces an anti-homelessness plan that includes hundreds of new housing units.