Scale AI lays off 200 employees, one month after Meta's $14 billion investment — says it scaled up too quickly
tomshardware - Just one month on from Meta investing an alleged $15 billion in data annotation firm, Scale AI, and it's letting go of 200 of its employees, claiming that it scaled up its generative AI teams too quickly.
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Intel swings the axe again as it looks to lose 5,000 staff
Iain Thomson / theregister - Our sources tell us mostly back office staff were let go, and that the mood in the office is very pessimistic Intel has filed documents that reveal plans to fire around 5,000 staff, mostly in California and Oregon.…
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Virtuos, the studio behind Oblivion Remastered, is reportedly laying off staff
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Virtuos, the studio that developed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, is reportedly laying off seven percent of its staff, or around 300 employees, according to Gauthier Andres, a reporter and co-founder at Origami. The studio has provided support …
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Scale AI Lays Off 14% of Workforce in Fallout from Meta’s $14.3B Investment
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - One month after Meta's $14.3B investment sparked a client exodus over neutrality fears, data-labeling firm Scale AI is laying off 14% of its staff.The post Scale AI Lays Off 14% of Workforce in Fallout from Meta’s $14.3B Investment appeared first on WinBu…
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Apple Store Near Sydney Permanently Closing Later This Year
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today said its store at the Westfield Hornsby shopping mall, in Hornsby, Australia, will be permanently closing in October.Apple HornsbyIn a statement shared with Australian tech news website EFTM (via Reddit), Apple said that it has decided not to …
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Indeed, Glassdoor to lay off 1,300 staff
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, is laying off about 1,300 employees, or 6% of the staff at the two job sites.
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Subnautica 2 Delayed To 2026 As New Trailer Debuts
Blair Marnell / gamespot - Earlier this month, Subnautica 2 was rumored to be delayed following the reportedly forced exits of Unknown Worlds' leadership team by parent company Krafton. Now, Unknown Worlds has officially delayed Subnautica 2's early-access period to 2026. However, …
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After two years as X CEO, Linda Yaccarino is stepping down
James Farrell / siliconangle - Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of Elon Musk’s X Corp., is leaving the company after what has been two turbulent years for the platform. Musk hired Yaccarino (pictured) the year when he bought the platform and changed the name from Twitter Inc. to X,…
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Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than $500 million last year in its call center alone.
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NASA Undergoes Deep Staff Cuts Amid Budget Overhaul
NASA is bracing for substantial workforce reductions amid a sweeping agency overhaul triggered by proposed federal budget cuts. Reports indicate the loss of over 2,000 senior staff members, a move that has raised concerns about the agency’s ability to sustain its research and operations under tighter financial constraints.
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Subnautica 2 Delay May Cost Studio $250 Million Bonus - Report
Blair Marnell / gamespot - Earlier this month, the founders of Unknown Worlds--the studio behind Subnautica and its upcoming sequel, Subnautica 2--were reportedly forced out of the studio by parent company Krafton. Now, it's being alleged that Krafton's decision to delay Subnautica…
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Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk's X
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Subnautica Director Breaks Silence On Being Removed From The Studio Before The Sequel's Release: 'The Game Is Ready'
Ethan Gach / kotaku - Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton released an unusual statement last week. Unknown Worlds co-founders Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire were being immediately removed from the studio and replaced by Striking Distance Studios chief development offi…
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Romero Games says reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
Anna Washenko / engadget - It appeared that Romero Games might have shuttered as a consequence of the sweeping job cuts at Microsoft last week, but the studio is still alive and kicking. In to a post on Bluesky, the company clarified that its latest project is currently canceled af…
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Microsoft’s latest layoffs hit 9,000 employees company-wide
Steve Vegvari / pocket-lint - It's been a tough week in tech as Microsoft announces mass layoffs.
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MindsEye dev warns staff about layoffs amid talk of saboteurs and 'relaunch'
Will Shanklin / engadget - Microsoft isn't the only gaming company talking about layoffs this week. MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) notified around 300 employees that they risk losing their jobs. However, the drama doesn't end there. The studio has reportedly blamed sa…
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Romero Games Confirms Loss of Funding for New Shooter from Doom Co-Creator John Romero, as Now-Former Employee Blames Microsoft Cuts
Tom Phillips / ign - Romero Games, the studio founded by Doom co-creator John Romero and Brenda Romero, has said it has been left "heartbroken" after discovering that funding for its next project has been pulled, reportedly as part of Microsoft's latest cuts, leaving the game…
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Microsoft announces another round of layoffs as it plows money into AI
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Microsoft plans to further reduce its global workforce, having already trimmed back on employee numbers several times this year. The company is yet to provide exact details of the number of people affected by the latest round of layoffs, and it has also n…
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Blizzard is giving up on its Warcraft mobile game amid layoffs
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - It's nearly the end of the road for Warcraft Rumble. Blizzard has announced that it will no longer be developing new content for the free-to-play mobile strategy game, and instead focus on "regular, systemic in-game events and bug fixes." The change comes…
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TikTok Trims U.S. E‑Commerce Teams Amid Restructuring
TikTok is significantly reducing its U.S. workforce within its e‑commerce operations, laying off staff from trust and safety as well as TikTok Shop teams. The move underscores the platform’s ongoing restructuring efforts amid tightening market demands and scrutiny, leaving observers to wonder which cost‐cutting measures come next.
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