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‘There is Going to be Real Pain’ from AI: OpenAI’s Sam Altman Warns ‘There Will Be Whole Categories of Jobs That Go Away’

Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI challenge predictions of mass AI-driven job loss, emphasizing adaptation, historical precedent, and the evolving nature of work.

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Xbox puts a bandage over its latest self-inflicted gaping wound with Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox Series X next month – inexplicably on the same day as Gears of War: Reloaded

August 26 is now stacked for multiplayer-capable shooters

GamesRadar

The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"

John Romero announced a new FPS game back in 2022, and said the devs were teaming up with "a major publisher"

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Companies warn Commission not to edge foreign providers out of EU cloud

A European Commission proposal on AI and Cloud is set to come out in December.

Euronews

"I'm hoping we'll bring all players together." PlayStation hit Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox — a needed win in a bleak week for Microsoft.

PlayStation Studios' Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S in August, bringing reinforcements to the fight for liberty.

Windows Central

What's powering Jeff Bezos and the tech bros' thirst for nuclear energy?

AI uses an epic amount of electricity, and that’s why Silicon Valley is going nuclear, says Chris Blackhurst

Evening Standard

Microsoft is laying off 9,000 employees in its latest huge job cut

Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs from its Gaming division.

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2 Stocks to Buy for the ‘Summer of $4 Trillion’

Top analyst Dan Ives believes both of these stocks are poised to surge this summer to $4 trillion-plus valuations.

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Latest Microsoft Edge update breaks design visuals on Windows 11 — once you see it, you'll hate it

Microsoft Edge version 138 started rolling out last week, and users quickly noticed it's missing an important visual design that was originally introduced specifically for Windows 11.

Windows Central

Sam Altman's future ChatGPT sounds like Microsoft's Windows Recall but with Copilot's companionship traits — "running all the time, looking at all your stuff"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently painted an interesting vision for a future version of ChatGPT, claiming it will“know when to go do something on your behalf.”

Windows Central

Microsoft Slashes 9,000 Jobs While Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Poaches $20 Million Worth Of AI Talent From OpenAI: Investor Warns Of 'Jealousy, Envy, And Helplessness' Among Tech Workers In Silicon Valley

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) cut 9,000 jobs in its second 2025 layoff round while Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and OpenAI ignite a talent war with compensation packages reaching $20 million annually, creating stark contrasts in Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence landscape.

Benzinga

Microsoft reportedly lacks the know-how to fully leverage OpenAI's tech — despite holding IP rights

Microsoft having access to OpenAI's IP doesn't necessarily mean that it knows how to use the technology, as insiders cite frustration.

Windows Central

CEOs have a new AI flex

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Fortune

Microsoft said it would cut 9,000 jobs as tech giant bets on AI

Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The move affects less than 4% of Microsoft’s global workforce.

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Benzinga

'Not FANG. Not Magnificent Seven. Just M-N-Ms:' Jim Cramer Floats New Tech Acronym For These Stocks That Outpaced Peers

CNBC commentator Jim Cramer pointed out that three tech behemoths, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Meta (NASDAQ:META), have closed the first half of the year at record highs, surpassing their ‘Magnificent Seven’ counterparts.

Player One

Microsoft Layoffs Cancel 'Perfect Dark' Reboot, 'Everwild,' and More

Not only are 9,000 people set to lose their jobs thanks to Microsoft's layoffs, but games are also being canceled as a result.

International Business Times UK

'Biggest' Microsoft Layoff Hits 9,000 Jobs: Xbox Division and Anticipated Games Affected

Microsoft has announced its largest round of layoffs in over two years, cutting 9,000 jobs across core divisions including Xbox

Player One

Xbox's Phil Spencer Is Not Retiring Despite Rumors Claiming Otherwise

Xbox head Phil Spencer is not retiring, and he is not part of the thousand who have lost their jobs due to Microsoft's layoffs.

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The Independent UK

Business news live: Pound and bonds recovering after Reeves gets backing, NS&I issue new Junior ISA rate

Stock markets updates and business news from Thursday

GamesRadar

Of the 9,000 workers let go in Microsoft's layoff blitz, less than half were at Xbox specifically

With numerous canceled games and a shuttered studio, the Xbox cuts were still less than half of the 9,000 lost jobs

Windows Central

Microsoft 365 Copilot just got smarter — now supports 48 languages and key new features

Microsoft 365 Copilot now supports 48 languages — and it just added smarter tools for Outlook, Edge, Excel, and its mobile app.

Fortune

The new CEO flex: Bragging that AI handles exactly X% of the work

Big Tech CEOs love to boast that AI is doing the work—but the numbers they cite are surprisingly vague, and the real impact is hard to track.

GamesRadar

"Phil is not retiring anytime soon": Xbox responds to rumors Phil Spencer is leaving after Microsoft's next console launch

An unsubstantiated rumor said Sarah Bond would replace Phil Spencer has CEO of Microsoft Gaming

PC Gamer

Blizzard ends new content development for Warcraft Rumble and lays off staff: Former employee says 'most' of the team has been let go

Warcraft Rumble will continue to operate with in-game events and bug fixes, but further development is over.

PC Gamer

Phil Spencer retirement rumor is made up, says Microsoft

The Xbox head is not stepping down "anytime soon."

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