Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees in its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by the Communications Workers of America. The workforce reduction adds to what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructuring” in the history of the Microsoft division. Microsoft on Monday announced approximately 4,800 total job
The polish of the laptop’s design and the quality of its components are what really make it feel on par with Apple. You can get it with a screen size of 13.8 or 15 inches. The smaller model has a slightly larger screen than its predecessor (up from 13.5 inches) with thinner bezels and more
As the costs of AI continue to rise, companies are looking for ways to reduce them. The most recent example is Microsoft, which has reportedly begun implementing a cost-saving strategy by relying less on software from OpenAI and Anthropic and instead implementing its own internal models. In fact, when it comes to two of its
Microsoft on Monday cut about 4,800 positions, or 2.1% of its global workforce, the latest in a series of layoffs that fuels fears that AI will replace people in companies. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest, as Xbox loses 1,600 employees today, according to memos shared with Microsoft staff. Here’s an
Microsoft has announced that it has cut 4,800 jobs (about 2.1% of its workforce) and Xbox will bear a large portion of its latest layoffs. Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s executive vice president, told employees in a memo that the tech giant needed to focus on areas that can deliver results for customers amid a “rapidly changing
After landing agreements with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday that it has signed deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI that allow it to deploy their AI tech and models on its classified networks for “lawful operational use.” “These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the