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Ethereum's co-founder has outlined a multi-year protocol overhaul called "Lean Ethereum," comparable in scale to The Merge, focusing on quantum resistance and privacy through gradual upgrades without forced migrations for dApps.
Microsoft said it would cut 20% of its Xbox staff and drop several video game studios as the company prioritizes AI.
Microsoft said it would cut 20% of its Xbox staff and drop several video game studios as the company prioritizes artificial intelligence.
Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise
Microsoft said it would cut 20 percent of its Xbox staff and drop several video game studios, as the company prioritizes A.I., via The New York Times.
Twilio reports a minor outage with degradation in Voice Gather Speech in Eu-West-1. Engineers are investigating and deploying a fix.
Xbox restructuring plans are finalized. Over 3,200 developers will be laid off. Double Fine and Compulsion Games will go indie or be spun off. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold along with their projects. Bethesda will be restructured with focus on Fallout and Elder Scrolls.
MRI Software is reporting a major outage affecting Prolease Central - EMEA since 13:46 UTC, with an investigation underway.
On the evening of July 5, users noticed that dozens of well-known locations across Warsaw had been suddenly renamed on Google Maps to offensive and absurd names, including 'Museum of the Third Reich Uprising.'
Heroku is reporting a partial service disruption since 13:33 UTC, with a live incident timeline available.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the unit will divest five studios, including Ninja Theory, alongside 3,200 job cuts, to streamline the business, in a "reset" (Bloomberg).
A study by the "Campaign" Center alleges Microsoft stores Palestinian phone call data under Israeli surveillance, with data hosted in data centers in the Netherlands and Ireland. Researcher Sarah Fattah says Israeli intelligence converts Palestinian voice data into biometric identifiers for AI algorithms, enabling rapid individual identification.
Xbox's expected cuts have been revealed, with around 3,200 layoffs. It will be the single biggest staff reduction event in the platform's history, although no announced projects have been canceled and no studios have been closed so far.
Salesforce is reporting a partial outage since 13:32 UTC, with a service disruption affecting Heroku Virginia.
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs as its Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios.
Microsoft announced in a blog post that it is restructuring its Xbox business to position it for long-term success.
Microsoft announced it will transition 4 of its gaming studios to operate under new management, with the goal of preserving both their intellectual property and ongoing projects.
Microsoft confirms Xbox cuts. 3,200 roles reduced through FY27, with four studios being divested (not closed). No projects are being cancelled (for now).
Microsoft is selling four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts; Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Microsoft is also selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs.
Microsoft confirms Xbox cuts: 3,700 roles to be eliminated in FY27, with four studios being divested (not closed). No projects are being cancelled for now.
Xbox boss Asha Sharma announces 3,200 layoffs, including 1,600 today, with 4 studios leaving for new management.
Microsoft is spinning off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts. Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are leaving Xbox to new management.
Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs as part of a major reorganization and divest from five studios. Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold, and Arkane will enter a consultation process.
After five years of use, the average electric vehicle retains up to 95% of its original range, according to industry experts who say improved understanding of battery durability could boost consumer confidence in EVs.
Scientists have developed a new framework linking common nanostructures to the shared light-interacting properties of natural organic matter and eumelanin, a discovery they say could inspire advanced sustainable technologies.
Reddit says its AI-powered content moderation systems caught 25,000 "spammy posts and comments" per day in Q1, reducing user exposure to such content by 20% year-over-year.
Procore is reporting a major outage since 12:51 UTC, with application degradation causing upstream errors and login unavailability affecting login and web interface.
Amazon Marketplace Web Service is reporting a partial outage since 12:45 UTC, affecting Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud in N. Virginia.
Broadcom agrees to expand its Apple partnership through 2031 to develop and supply custom chips; in 2023, the companies announced a multibillion-dollar deal.
Bentley reveals its first electric car, the 300-mile Torcal, arriving in September, amid a struggling luxury EV market that has seen entries from Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes.