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Data-labeling startup Scale AI is laying off 200 employees, roughly 14% of its staff, and cutting ties with 500 of its global contractors, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The cuts come just a month after Meta hired Scale AI’s CEO in a $14.3 billion deal. In a memo obtained by Bloomberg, interim CEO Jason Droege told staff that Scale AI had …

2025 finally brought the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 and blockbuster exclusives like Mario Kart World. But the year has also seen a parade of indie breakouts, from Blue Prince to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Meanwhile, the video game industry lurched from massive strikes to landmark labor deals to deep layoffs. NPR staff and contributors have explored the breadth …

Microsoft’s extensive gaming portfolio was hit hard by sweeping earlier this month. The situation appears to have been particularly galling for staff at Candy Crush developer King who are reportedly set to be replaced by AI tools they worked on. Multiple anonymous sources have told  that a number of narrative, UX, level design and user research staffers at King have …

Candy Crush developer King is reportedly replacing laid off staff with AI tools they helped to build. At the start of the month, Microsoft announced around 9000 employees would be laid off. This included roughly 200 staff from King. Now, in a report from MobileGamer.biz, sources stated they’ve spent the last few years building and training AI tools, which will …

Starbucks to require corporate staff work from office four days a week  Financial Times Starbucks employees to return to the office four days a week — or take a payout  CNBC Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol increases in-office mandate — offers exit payouts to opt out  Yahoo Finance Starbucks takes aim at remote work, says some employees may need to relocate to headquarters  AP News …

Elon Musk’s xAI told workers to download employee tracking software on their personal computers, prompting privacy concerns — and one worker’s apparent resignation. The AI startup told the tutors who train its Grok chatbot earlier this month that they would be expected to download a workforce management system called Hubstaff, according to a document viewed by Business Insider. The tutors …

CNN  —  The State Department began firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to a State Department official. The firings will affect 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers in Washington, DC, an internal notice seen by CNN said. It comes as the State Department implements a drastic reorganization …