The Windows 10 era is almost at an end. Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 and stopping security support in October. Initially, Microsoft was offering a one-year extended security update for $30, but we’ve got some good news: Microsoft has added a free option, allowing you to stick with Windows 10 for another year. However, in order to access …
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Raven Software in Middleton has been caught up in the latest mass layoffs to hit the video game industry, after Microsoft let go of hundreds of employees in its gaming division in early July. Microsoft laid off over 9,000 employees companywide July 2. A leaked email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer — provided to Windows Central — confirmed hundreds …
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Drew Angerer/Getty Images Last week, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft shared internally that it had saved $500 million in call center costs, thanks to AI — shortly after the company laid 9,000 people off, the third round in a series of layoffs totaling 15,000. What does this mean for the tech industry — and job security for humans — at large? …
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Just under two weeks ago, Microsoft announced it was laying off 9,000 employees across its workforce and revealed it had cancelled ZeniMax Online Studios’ new MMORPG codenamed Blackbird (along with Rare’s Everwild and the Perfect Dark reboot, with the latter’s development studio The Initiative shuttered). Now, a report suggests ZeniMax devs who worked on the game will soon be affected …
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The era of Windows 10 is almost at an end. In October 2025, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 and stopping security support. Initially Microsoft was offering a one-year extended security update for $30, but we’ve got good news. Microsoft has added a free option, allowing you to stick with Windows 10 for another year. However, in order to …
Read More »Microsoft epitomizes a familiar dichotomy in tech: layoffs on the one hand and big paydays for AI talent on the other. Microsoft has invested massively in AI, spending billions on its flagship Copilot tool. It’s also the largest investor in OpenAI, even as the relationship has shown some cracks. The tech giant is urging staff to use internal AI tools …
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Read More »Microsoft announced 9,000 layoffs. What does that mean for WA state? The Olympian Why do games end up in development hell? | Opinion GamesIndustry.biz “What happened with Microsoft was clear”: Former Square Enix exec says Game Pass, “a service with barely any growth,” didn’t cause layoffs – competition with AI did GamesRadar+ The Xbox Layoffs Make It Clear That It’s Past Time To …
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Microsoft has started testing a new feature in Windows 11 that will improve laptop battery life. A new adaptive energy saver mode will soon automatically enable or disable the main energy saver mode, based on your laptop’s workload rather than just its amount of battery life left. The energy saver mode in Windows 11 typically dims a display brightness by …
Read More »This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jade Wilson, a 31-year-old senior software engineer at Microsoft, about being diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Business Insider has verified Wilson’s employment and diagnoses. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I first started working at Microsoft as a software engineer in 2022, I didn’t know I was …
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