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Microsoft expected to lay off thousands in what has become an annual July restructuring

Thousands of Microsoft employees face job cuts next week as the company initiates another round of July layoffs. The reported restructuring will eliminate up to 2.5% of the workforce, primarily targeting roles within sales, consulting, and Xbox.

Windows Central

'I cannot do my job when Microsoft refuses to do theirs', say Xbox union workers as destructive reset looms from a company that spent over $80 billion on AI last year

"Why would a game developer bother to put forward their best work under these conditions?"

PC Gamer

I'm not sad Microsoft has axed the Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go - it's probably my least-favorite work device ever

Microsoft finally pulls the plug on the basic, budget Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go - good riddance, I say.

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Meet the 19-Year-Old Who Left IIT to Join Microsoft: "Don't Wait for a Degree, Just Build"

Every year, countless stories emerge of students devastated after failing to secure admission to India's premier institutions like IITs and IIMs. In a country where degrees from elite colleges are often viewed as the ultimate benchmark of success, many spend years preparing for these competitive exams, making admission their biggest…

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Are Minecraft community servers illegal? The ESA brands them piracy, pushing back against the Stop Killing Games movement

The ESA has sparked controversy after describing community-run Minecraft servers as "illegal" during a California hearing on the Protect Our Games Act. The comments have reignited debate over game preservation, player-run servers, and Microsoft's approach to community-hosted Minecraft experiences.

Windows Central

Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee

The Entertainment Software Association, in its infinite wisdom, has told a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal and amount to piracy.

Tom’s Hardware

'Just mention Zoho and get discount on Microsoft Office license': Sridhar Vembu says India will catch up in AI

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu shared an anecdote where a customer secured a 90% discount on Microsoft Office licenses after mentioning Zoho as an alternative. Vembu highlighted how competition benefits consumers, referencing Microsoft's past antitrust issues. He also expressed strong optimism for India's AI development, citing progress in academia and initiatives…

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Microsoft to Cut Thousands Across Sales, Consulting and Xbox as Fiscal Year Ends — Are You At Risk?

Microsoft plans to cut under 2.5% of its workforce next week across sales, consulting, and Xbox, with agency contractors already laid off before the fiscal year even closed.

International Business Times UK

'You don't need a degree': He got into IIT Delhi, then walked away from it for Microsoft. This 19-year-old's career move is going viral

A 19-year-old has bypassed IIT Delhi's prestigious academic path for a software engineering role at Microsoft. Ashish Kumar Verma, already a Google Developer Expert, believes practical building and output are paramount in tech, not just degrees. His decision highlights a growing trend among India's Gen-Z, prioritizing real-world experience and direct…

The Economic Times

Saints & Masters expands multi-cloud play with Xencia acquisition

The deal comprises a mix of equity, debt and share swap, and follows S&M's earlier acquisition of AWS partner Nubinix Technologies in March. The combined entity now has a post-money valuation of Rs 300 crore.

The Economic Times

Xbox Layoffs to Shut Down Arkane, Cancel 'Marvel's Blade' Development, Says Report

Xbox's massive layoffs include the shutdown of Arkane, and with it comes the cancelation of Marvel's Blade, as per reports.

Player One

Microsoft to cut under 2.5% of workforce in latest layoffs: report

U.S. companies ‌have continued ⁠to trim ⁠headcount in recent months, with a fresh wave of layoffs across the technology, media and finance sectors as firms rein in costs, while investing heavily in AI infrastructure.

The Economic Times

Private Minecraft servers are "illegal," game industry lobbyists declare as another Stop Killing Games effort is struck down in California

"Publishers reserve the right to exercise their rights against them"

GamesRadar

"Rockstar bosses can easily afford to sit around the table with the people whose hard work created these games": GTA 6 developers are looking to unionize before potential post-launch layoffs

Game studios notoriously lay off a percentage of developers after launch as development needs wind down. The developers behind Rockstar Games' hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 are looking to get ahead of those layoffs by securing unionization.

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Xbox pulls funding for 007 First Light dev's new fantasy RPG, prompting layoffs as Microsoft insists "we're not reducing our overall investment in games"

"What's changing is where we're investing and the kinds of projects we're backing," Microsoft says after IO Interactive withdrawal

PC Gamer

Fresh off of dumping on Xbox's flailing, former Sony exec says PlayStation's pullback from PC releases doesn't make any sense either

Shawn Layden is a man with opinions, and now that he's out of the game he doesn't mind sharing them.

International Business Times UK

Who's Richer, Warren Buffett or Bill Gates? Billionaires' Friendship Faces Fresh Test Over Jeffrey Epstein Review

Warren Buffett pauses his annual donation to the Gates Foundation, awaiting an external review of its past ties with Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions about his relationship with Bill Gates.

Windows Central

IO of '007: First Light' and 'Hitman' fame announces that it's lost the backing of Xbox for its 'Project Fantasy' IP — Confirmed.

IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007: First Light, announces that it is no longer working with Xbox, who have been helping it build its original 'Project Fantasy' IP, feeding the fires of rumors regarding potential layoffs coming to Xbox Game Studios soon.

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Microsoft Stock Is Near Its 52-Week Low: 2 Reasons to Buy MSFT Here Before It Rebounds

Demand for Microsoft’s Azure and AI services continues to grow and earnings are expected to remain robust.

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Dear Microsoft Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for August 1

Microsoft is set to hike Xbox prices starting Aug. 1 by $100 or more while discontinuing the 2TB model.

Windows Central

Xbox is reportedly weighing up Marvel's Blade for cancellation amid planned restructuring

A new report claims Xbox is considering canceling Marvel's Blade as part of a wider restructuring that could include layoffs, studio mergers, and potential spinoffs. Arkane's future is also reportedly under review, although no final decisions have been confirmed.

TechRadar

Qualcomm targets Nvidia, AMD, Huawei with Dragonfly AI accelerator rack loaded with 43TB of LPDDR5x, future generations set to smash 7PB/s bandwidth

Qualcomm's upcoming rack-scale inference platform, Dragonfly, comes with impressive numbers as it chooses to skip HBM for its more cost-effective and power-efficient proprietary HBC offerings.

PC Gamer

Ahead of next week's expected Xbox bloodbath, IO Interactive loses funding for its online fantasy RPG

The studio says it remains "100% committed" to Project Fantasy, but its future is now very uncertain.

International Business Times

The AI Boom Has Sent Major Stock Indexes Soaring. But The Magnificent 7 Tell a Different Story.

The seven largest U.S. technology companies have seen trillions erased in market value this month even as chipmakers and memory suppliers extend a separate rally tied to artificial intelligence demand.

GamesRadar

Xbox could cancel Marvel's Blade and close Arkane in July bloodbath, report says, or the studio may be sold off

Blade is reportedly over budget and delayed

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