… The protest was streamed on SlayerKase‘s Twitch channel and sought to emphasize concerns about EA’s recent layoffs , the proliferation of in-game microtransactions, and a $55 billion Saudi Arabia buyout set to finalize this summer . …
… But the great likelihood is that those protests and concerns, while entirely valid, will ultimately go nowhere anyway. …
… But the company didn’t confirm the layoffs for weeks, several employees say. Zuckerberg finally addressed the layoffs in a companywide meeting last month. …
… Last year, former Turn 10 employee Fred Russell said the main Motorsport series was dead after a monsoon of layoffs by Micosoft—one which cut Turn 10 in half, according to Jason Schreier . …
… The layoffs also reportedly impact workers on its social media, recruiting, and sales teams. …
… In January, another group of U.S. lawmakers said the Federal Trade Commission FTC must review the acquisition over fears it could incentive layoffs, offshoring, studio closures, and other cost-cutting measures. …
… The art of misdirection This tastewashing and coopting of culture ultimately serves as a smokescreen for the things tech companies would rather we ignore: the layoffs, the union-busting, the reports of employee mistreatment, the controversial political dealings and the ethically dubious business de… …
… The DeepMind employee tells WIRED that if the staff succeeds in unionizing in the UK, they will likely demand that Google pull out of its long-standing contract with the Israeli military and seek greater transparency over how its AI products will be used, with some sort of assurance relating to lay… …
… The Alliance runs an online tracker of layoffs attributed to AI. So far, it’s tallied over 110,000 job losses in the US. Many have been at large tech companies — 30,000 came from layoffs at Oracle alone. …
… Tom Warren Feb 23 Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026 Tom Warren Feb 5 Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows Tom Warren Jan 29 Claude Code is suddenly everywhere inside Microsoft Tom Warren Jan 22 Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions Tom Warren … …