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Microsoft’s Xbox CEO Just Explained Why the Company Is Laying Off 9,000 People. It’s Not Great
Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed it was laying off 9,000 people, according to The Seattle Times. This follows a round ...
Microsoft layoffs hit 830 workers in home state of Washington
The 830 Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in Washington included cloud solution architects, game designers and lawyers.
AI Is Not in the Memo, but It Haunts Every Layoff at Xbox
Microsoft’s Xbox division just laid off thousands of employees, shut down an entire game studio, and canceled multiple ...
Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis
The news was initially confirmed in a statement signed by Brenda Romero and posted on X. “Last night, we learned that our ...
Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs
We are excited to be heading to Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, again this year! If you will also be attending, we are ...
Amidst Xbox job cuts and Microsoft’s AI push, Matt Turnbull promotes AI tools for helping manage layoffs
Microsoft, amidst layoffs impacting the Xbox division and heavy AI investments, saw Xbox Game Studios Publishing executive ...
'These tools can help you...', Microsoft Xbox exec suggests using to help laid-off workers cope, sparking backlash
Matt Turnbull of Xbox Game Studios shared a now-deleted LinkedIn post encouraging laid-off employees to lean on AI tools like ...
Microsoft layoffs hit Xbox division hard; 10% of Candy Crush team cut, multiple games cancelled
Microsoft's gaming division is undergoing significant job cuts, affecting hundreds globally, including layoffs at King. Major ...
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
Turnbull acknowledged that people have some “strong feelings” about AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, but suggested that ...
Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It
According to Bloomberg ’s sources, Spencer was so enamored with the game when he played it in March that Head of Xbox Game ...
Bad news for Microsoft employees, tech giant sacks 9000 workers in THESE departments, biggest round of layoffs since…
Microsoft’s job cuts are part of a bigger trend happening across the tech world. Many large tech companies are also laying ...
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Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’
A producer at Xbox Game Studios has been criticized for suggesting that those affected by Microsoft’s sweeping layoffs this week turn to AI to deal with their job losses.