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                                <title><![CDATA[ Walt Disney Co begins 7,000 layoffs ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Meta cuts 11,000 jobs as it sinks more money into the metaverse ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Meta to begin laying off employees, reports say ]]></title>
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