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IGN Ownership Chooses Busiest Time For Games Media In Years To Lay A Bunch Of People Off [Update]
IGN ownership cuts staff across multiple departments during the busiest September for games media in years.
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Oracle’s AI transformation gets more expensive as layoffs continue
Oracle expands its layoff plans and increases debt while spending billions of dollars on expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Oracle begins a new round of layoffs
Oracle is expanding its ongoing workforce reduction initiative with hundreds of millions in fresh restructuring costs tied to AI transformation.
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Greg Cote laid off by Miami Herland after 54 years with paper
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McClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country
McClatchy is implementing deep job cuts across its national newspaper network, impacting local newsrooms including the Lexington-Herald Leader.
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California newsrooms decimated in ‘the bloodiest round of layoffs’ as media giant culls 40% of staff
Media giant McClatchy has initiated nationwide job cuts, eliminating 40% of staff in California newsrooms in its most severe layoffs in years.
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FuturLab cuts staff after cancelling non-Powerwash Simulator title
FuturLab reduces its workforce and cancels an unrevealed project unrelated to Powerwash Simulator.
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Don't Nod warns it may not have enough funding to operate beyond January 2027
Game developer Don't Nod warns of a severe financing crisis that could lead to company closure by January 2027.
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Jaguar Land Rover to layoff thousands of jobs in $2.3 billion cost-saving overhaul
Jaguar Land Rover initiates a massive $2.3 billion cost-cutting overhaul involving thousands of job cuts amid growing financial headwinds.
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Campbell’s Cuts 13% of Workforce in Effort to Turn Around Struggling Operations
Campbell's slashes 13 percent of its salaried workforce and implements plant closures in an aggressive restructuring effort.
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LIV Golf laying off almost everybody as ‘next chapter’ begins
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Dozens of engineers laid off at Apple headquarters
Apple has conducted rare layoffs at its headquarters, affecting 147 Bay Area workers, including dozens of engineers.
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KPMG Australia cuts hundreds of workers and partner pay after audit scandal
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Popular beer brand to cut 220 jobs as production shifts
A popular beer brand is eliminating 220 positions as part of a strategic shift in its production operations.
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90% of executives say AI hasn’t boosted productivity. Some are still cutting jobs
A stark divide has emerged as 90% of executives report no AI productivity gains even as American companies continue to implement workforce layoffs.
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'Where's the bottom': Economics professor addresses Seattle area's shrinking job market
Starbucks is reducing its Seattle workforce by over 200 positions as part of a restructuring strategy and a $100 million investment in Nashville.
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Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing
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Bethesda Artist Says Microsoft’s Xbox Ended a No-Layoff Era, Turning Studio Retirement Dreams into Yearly Job Cuts
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Chicago law firm launches WARN Act investigation into Tyson Foods Joslin
Tyson Foods faces a WARN Act probe as sudden plant closures spark massive layoffs, a plant sale and a community job fair.
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Major retail meat company closes plants, lays off over 3,200
Tyson is closing multiple plants and laying off more than 3,200 employees, triggering economic concerns for families and the cattle industry.
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CEO who went viral for firing 900 employees on Zoom before Christmas is now mad that he got fired
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Doom! Board lowers the boom on Indian-American CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom
Former Better Home & Finance CEO Vishal Garg is seeking reinstatement after a controversial mass firing of 900 employees via Zoom.
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Tyson Foods to close Eagle Mountain plant, impacting more than 700 Utah workers
Tyson Foods is shutting down beef plants in Utah and Illinois, impacting over 3,000 workers amid historic cattle shortages.
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CD Projekt Confirms Layoffs on The Witcher Multiplayer Spinoff, Issues Statement
CD Projekt confirms layoffs affecting eighteen developers on The Witcher multiplayer spinoff project.
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In Protest Of Mass Layoffs, Bethesda Devs Greet Xbox Leadership With A Giant Inflatable Rat
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Oracle has drawn up plans for a new round of layoffs this month, sources say
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Supermassive Games announces layoffs, up to 75 workers may be affected
Supermassive Games has announced a consultation process for job cuts that could affect as many as 75 employees.
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Howard Stern's channel 101 in grave danger of being dropped by SiriusXM - as original show cut to once a week - the-sun.com
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99X guts its on-air staff as Cumulus Media makes massive cuts nationwide
Cumulus Media is implementing massive nationwide staff reductions, including a significant gutting of the on-air team at Atlanta's 99X.
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Layoffs fall to the lowest level since the U.S. put men on the moon. Here’s what that says about the economy.
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Getting Some Surprising Sales Estimates For Xbox, PC & PS5
Halo: Campaign Evolved launch sparks surprise platform sales and immediate studio layoffs, drawing sharp industry focus.
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Xbox Pushes Forward With FanFest Celebration Even After Laying Off The Guy Who Created It
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Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs, 80 roles reportedly cut
Lightspeed LA, the studio behind Last Sentinel, announces 80 layoffs, drawing industry attention to its next moves.
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Truck chaos, climbing with dual-mouse controls and other new indie games worth checking out
Recent gaming coverage highlights new indie titles alongside financial support initiatives for affected industry workers.
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Daimler Truck will shut Portland factory, lay off 375 and move production to the East Coast
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Double Fine Announces Layoffs Following Split From Xbox
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Visa to lay off 7% of staff as efficiency push deepens
Visa plans to reduce its workforce by seven percent as part of an efficiency drive coinciding with restructuring and technological shifts.
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Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox
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Visa to cut 7% of headcount as CEO revamps firm
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Amazon overhauls its AI strategy, winding down most flagship models
Amazon is executing a major AI strategy overhaul, winding down flagship models and cutting jobs within its artificial general intelligence unit.
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The video game industry is running out of extra lives
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Major Layoffs At ESPN: Here’s Who’s Been Impacted
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ESPN laying off Karl Ravech leaves fans fuming, but the writing has been on the wall for years
ESPN triggers widespread industry shock and fan backlash after laying off prominent NFL personalities, including Karl Ravech and Tom Pelissero.
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Pat McAfee addresses ESPN layoffs
Pat McAfee is facing public criticism regarding his ESPN contract and personal projects as the network undergoes a period of significant staff layoffs.
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Pixar Bears Brunt of Disney Studio Layoffs as Company Axes Several Hundred Staffers
Disney has implemented a new wave of corporate layoffs targeting several hundred staffers across Pixar, National Geographic, and ESPN.
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ESPN Layoffs Mostly Tied to NFL Network Acquisition: Full List
ESPN initiates a widespread round of layoffs affecting high-profile analysts and anchors, largely tied to an NFL Network acquisition.
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In ESPN Layoffs Tied To NFL Network Deal, On-Air Personalities Karl Ravech & Ryan Clark Depart
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Karl Ravech, Tom Pelissero among those laid off by ESPN in latest round of cuts: Sources
ESPN continues a series of workforce reductions, impacting high-profile personalities like Karl Ravech, Tom Pelissero, and Ryan Clark.
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32 workers at ZA/UM laid off following release of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium, has laid off 32 workers shortly after the release of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies.
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New Samsung Layoffs in the U.S. Show Smartphone Arm's Struggles, Even as It Profits Massively From AI
Samsung Electronics America is cutting hundreds of jobs in the United States while shifting its headquarters from New Jersey to Texas.
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Samsung reportedly cuts some U.S. jobs, offers relocations ahead of HQ move
Samsung is reducing its U.S. workforce by hundreds of positions in New Jersey as the company prepares to relocate its headquarters to Texas.
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Civvie Says Shooter Revival Made Possible By Staff Xbox Laid Off
Coverage from Kotaku details how recent Xbox layoffs accidentally enabled a shooter game revival.
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Disco Elysium Dev ZA/UM Announces Layoffs Affecting Up to 32 Staff
Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM faces intense scrutiny as up to 32 staff members are laid off following a failed game launch.
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"There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft": Xbox owners accused of cultivating a "disposable worker mentality" in damning report on layoffs
Former id Software developers critique Microsoft's management following a massive 3,200-job purge at Xbox.
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US wireless carrier Verizon to sell 274 stores, lay off another 500 corporate employees
US wireless carrier Verizon plans to sell 274 stores and cut thousands of jobs in a major reorganization strategy.
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ZeniMax Online Studios leadership to exit as part of Xbox cuts
ZeniMax Online Studios leadership exits amid mass Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, sparking widespread protests and legal action.
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Meta employees sue on allegations company used AI to target workers on medical, parental leave for layoffs
Meta faces a lawsuit from 26 employees alleging the company used AI to target workers on medical and parental leave for layoffs.
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Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims
Meta faces a lawsuit from 26 employees alleging the company used AI to specifically target workers on medical and family leave for layoffs.
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Burnout, frustration and heartbreak: Amazon layoffs take their toll in saturated job market
Amazon's widespread corporate layoffs are intensifying pressures on a saturated U.S. tech job market as the company pivots heavily toward AI investment.
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id Software insists in new statement that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for"
id Software defends its operational capacity following massive layoffs amidst a broader Xbox organizational reset.