Tech industry cuts 80,000 jobs in Q1 2026, with half of the layoffs attributed to AI
… "I don't know if they are directly related to actual productivity gains," said Babak Hodjat, chief AI officer at Cognizant, of the job cuts. …
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Microsoft's job cuts go beyond Xbox, with 2.1% of its global workforce affected
… 2 VIEW GALLERY - 2 IMAGES However, these job cuts are part of a broader shift at Microsoft, with Amy Coleman, EVP and Chief People Officer at the company, confirming that this "company transformation" will result in 4,800 job cuts. …
Ubisoft cuts another 100 jobs at San Francisco studio in latest round of layoffs
… Reports indicate that between 50 and 100 jobs at the San Francisco studio have been affected, with an estimated 380 jobs currently being in jeopardy across Ubisoft as a company. …
Microsoft is reportedly cutting hundreds of Azure jobs in China for the third time in two years
… According to Intelligent Era AGI on Sina Finance , Microsoft's cumulative global job cuts since 2023 have reached nearly 15,000, with more than 4,000 positions eliminated in China alone. …
51 Ubisoft employees who worked on the successful Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced have just been laid off
… The publisher has been mid-restructuring for years now, closing studios and cutting jobs on a near-constant basis. We've tracked Ubisoft San Francisco losing around 100 more jobs just weeks ago, on the heels of Winnipeg and Belgrade being shut down entirely. …
EA will be considering 'mass layoffs' soon after going private
… EA previously cut hundreds of jobs in 2025-2026. Private ownership shifts pressure toward debt holders, risking cuts to big-budget, long-cycle projects while major franchises may be protected. …
Epic Games axes over 1,000 jobs due to the 'downturn in Fortnite engagement'
… Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sweeney also made it clear that AI isn't to blame for the job losses here. …
OpenAI, Meta and Google workers say AI jobs mean 90-hour weeks, not the four-day workweek companies promised
… Former Google employee Amin Shali said his sleep and health improved after leaving his AI-prioritized job. …
Xbox may close 5 studios in July layoffs, including Arkane, Compulsion, Ninja Theory and more
… The article says Microsoft may merge studios into one unit as an option, and that Xbox is planning mass layoffs affecting up to five studios with hundreds of job cuts. …
Grand Theft Auto 6 to feature community hosted servers under a 'Creator Platform'
… Rockstar Games has put out a bunch of new job listings as the developer ramps up to the highly anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, and some of these job listings have revealed what Rockstar describes as a " Creator Platform ". …