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Supermassive Games initiates its third round of layoffs in three years, with up to 75 jobs affected following the release of Directive 8020.
Visa is reducing its global workforce by 7% as part of a restructuring plan centered on AI adoption.
Amazon is restructuring its artificial intelligence division, marked by the closure of a San Francisco lab and the winding down of major flagship models.
Public reaction to recent ESPN personnel cuts intensifies as colleagues and sports figures debate the network's shifting internal dynamics.
Recent reports reveal that two thirds of the developers who worked on Doom (2016) have been laid off in the latest round of Xbox cuts.
ZA/UM, the developer of Disco Elysium, has announced staff layoffs following the release of Zero Parades.
ZA/UM is laying off staff after its latest release, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, failed to meet commercial targets despite critical acclaim.
Twenty-six Meta employees have initiated legal action alleging that AI tools were used to specifically target workers on leave for layoffs.
Microsoft is implementing a massive reboot at Xbox, marked by 4,800 layoffs and structural upheaval across its gaming divisions.
Microsoft is cutting 3,200 jobs at Xbox following a failed streaming strategy and significant financial losses.
Microsoft is executing massive workforce reductions at Xbox, including phased layoffs and the departure of four studios.
Reports indicate Xbox layoffs have severely impacted Id Software's coding team and reduced Obsidian Entertainment's staff by approximately 25%.
Microsoft has announced a strategic shift for its gaming division involving thousands of layoffs and the spin-off of several key development studios.
Conflicting data emerges on whether AI is driving massive layoffs or fueling new hiring surges across the tech sector.
Microsoft is implementing massive job cuts and divesting multiple gaming studios as part of a major overhaul of its Xbox division.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced achieves record-breaking Steam sales while simultaneously triggering layoffs at Ubisoft Barcelona.
Lucid Motors is replacing its entire C-suite and missing delivery targets following a significant reduction in workforce.
Employers who laid off workers citing AI now regret it
Microsoft is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs impacting thousands of roles across Xbox, sales, and consulting.
Staff at Compulsion Games are being permitted to seek new employment amid reports of layoffs at the Xbox-owned studio.
Oracle has reduced its workforce by approximately 21,000 employees over the last year as the company pivots toward AI.