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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 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 ...
Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO, not retiring from Xbox "anytime soon"
Phil Spencer won't be retiring from his position at Xbox "anytime soon". Yesterday, Microsoft announced swathes of layoffs ...
Microsoft commences ‘deep’ cuts across Xbox unit, Bloomberg reports
Microsoft (MSFT) is starting “deep” cuts across its Xbox unit, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reports. Its King division, which ...
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Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales - Chicago Tribune
Until now, this year’s biggest layoff was in May, when Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers, nearly 3% of its global workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as it ...
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Microsoft Employees Told To Embrace AI Or Risk Poor Reviews: Will This Impact July Layoffs?
Microsoft managers have reportedly been instructed to assess employees’ AI usage alongside other key competencies.
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Rumor: Xbox Will Announce Long Rumored Layoffs This Wednesday
Jason Schreier claims that the large scale layoffs set to affect Xbox Gaming Studios will be announced this Wednesday.
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Looming Xbox layoffs threaten Microsoft's reputation on acquisitions | Opinion
The games industry has seen round after crushing round of layoffs over the past few years – a consequence largely of ...