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Halo developer says franchise is ‘here to stay’ after studio ‘hit hard’ by Microsoft layoffs

Jessica Conditt @JessConditt The best thing I can say about Halo: Infinite is that it gets better as it goes. The single-player campaign starts out as a basic first-person shooter dripping in nostalgia juice, and it ends up as a rudimentary open-world shooter swimming in sci-fi tropes, starring everyone’s favorite emotionless space soldier and his … Continue reading Halo developer says franchise is ‘here to stay’ after studio ‘hit hard’ by Microsoft layoffs →

Here’s how 3 workers have rebounded after getting laid off

Employee Layoffs

By Anastasia Chernikova January 18, 2023 The trend of massive tech layoffs has continued from 2022 into 2023. In 2022, at least 140,000 tech workers lost their jobs, far outpacing 2020 and 2021. For instance, Meta cut around 11,000 workers, about 13% of its workforce, and Snap laid off 1,200 workers, about 20% of … Continue reading Here’s how 3 workers have rebounded after getting laid off →

Twitter may have deliberately cut off third-party app access

Twitter Bots

Twitter may have deliberately cut off third-party clients like Tweetbot Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Twitter appears to have deliberately cut off third-party clients from accessing its API. Since Thursday evening, many of the most popular apps you can use to scroll Twitter without going through the company’s own software, including Tweetbot and Twitterrific, have not … Continue reading Twitter may have deliberately cut off third-party app access →

Your Google Stadia controller won’t be a paperweight after the service shuts down

Google Gadgets

Nick Summers|@nisummers|November 19, 2020 12:30 PM Google launched Stadia, a streaming service that lets you play high-quality video games, exactly 12 months ago. The launch was met with a mixture of skepticism and disappointment. Was Stadia viable for people with an average-at-best internet connection? Would Google abandon it like Daydream, Reader and so many other … Continue reading Your Google Stadia controller won’t be a paperweight after the service shuts down →

NYC Uber drivers go on strike again after their raises are blocked

Uber

By Jessica Bursztynsky January 05, 2023 Some New York City Uber drivers are striking once again Thursday in a continued fight against the rideshare platform’s efforts to block a pay raise set by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The gig workers are shutting down the Uber app for the entire day and … Continue reading NYC Uber drivers go on strike again after their raises are blocked →

New York’s governor signs a weakened right-to-repair bill

City Development

New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill Kris Holt @krisholt Almost seven months after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a right-to-repair bill, New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed it into law. But Hochul only greenlit the bill after the legislature agreed to some changes. Hochul wrote in a memo that the legislation, as … Continue reading New York’s governor signs a weakened right-to-repair bill →

Why you should let your career evolve after a layoff

Career Evolution

By Joseph Liu December 21, 2022 The labor market is currently in an unusual state. Unemployment stands at just 3.7%, but many companies have recently issued layoffs. And while the Federal Reserve is expected to slow interest rate hikes as inflation cools, concerns about an economic recession linger. During uncertain times, your career may … Continue reading Why you should let your career evolve after a layoff →

This is how managers can help employees cope with trauma after layoffs

Employee Retirement

By Puneet Sandhu December 11, 2022 It is impossible to scroll through LinkedIn these days without finding at least a few posts from people sharing that they were laid off: estimates suggest that nearly 88,000 people have been let go in recent weeks—and that’s just in the U.S. While the scale of these layoffs … Continue reading This is how managers can help employees cope with trauma after layoffs →

Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum

Twitter Employees

Elon Musk changes Twitter’s remote work rules, again He also warned managers they could be fired if members of their team fall short of his expectations. K. Bell @karissabe David Odisho via Getty Images Elon Musk is changing Twitter’s remote work rules yet again amid deadline for employees to commit to his vision for … Continue reading Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum →

Crypto.com CEO tries to reassure investors it has a strong balance sheet after the FTX collapse

Cryptocurrencies Market

By Michael Grothaus November 14, 2022 The collapse of crypto exchange FTX is having ramifications across the crypto industry. Last week, crypto lender BlockFi paused withdrawals due to the “lack of clarity” surrounding “the status of FTX.com, FTX US, and Alameda.” That “lack of clarity” is something investors of other exchanges are now … Continue reading Crypto.com CEO tries to reassure investors it has a strong balance sheet after the FTX collapse →