… The protest was streamed on SlayerKase‘s Twitch channel and sought to emphasize concerns about EA’s recent layoffs , the proliferation of in-game microtransactions, and a $55 billion Saudi Arabia buyout set to finalize this summer . …
… But the great likelihood is that those protests and concerns, while entirely valid, will ultimately go nowhere anyway. …
… But the company didn’t confirm the layoffs for weeks, several employees say. Zuckerberg finally addressed the layoffs in a companywide meeting last month. …
… Last year, former Turn 10 employee Fred Russell said the main Motorsport series was dead after a monsoon of layoffs by Micosoft—one which cut Turn 10 in half, according to Jason Schreier . …
… The layoffs also reportedly impact workers on its social media, recruiting, and sales teams. …
… Plus: Crystal Dynamics and Ubisoft face more layoffs Ubisoft ‘ends game development’ at Tom Clancy studio, Red Storm, resulting in 105 job losses The historic Rainbow Six developer will continue in a tech support role Ubisoft is making Anno 117: Pax Romana free to play this weekend The publisher ha…
… In January, another group of U.S. lawmakers said the Federal Trade Commission FTC must review the acquisition over fears it could incentive layoffs, offshoring, studio closures, and other cost-cutting measures. …
… The art of misdirection This tastewashing and coopting of culture ultimately serves as a smokescreen for the things tech companies would rather we ignore: the layoffs, the union-busting, the reports of employee mistreatment, the controversial political dealings and the ethically dubious business de… …
… The DeepMind employee tells WIRED that if the staff succeeds in unionizing in the UK, they will likely demand that Google pull out of its long-standing contract with the Israeli military and seek greater transparency over how its AI products will be used, with some sort of assurance relating to lay… …
… The Alliance runs an online tracker of layoffs attributed to AI. So far, it’s tallied over 110,000 job losses in the US. Many have been at large tech companies — 30,000 came from layoffs at Oracle alone. …