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Microsoft layoffs 2026 Xbox division cuts 20% of workforce

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 jobs as Xbox Division Undergoes Major Restructuring

Microsoft has announced another round of workforce reductions, confirming that 4,800 employees, or around 2.1% of its global workforce, will leave the company. The latest restructuring significantly impacts the Xbox gaming division, where approximately one-fifth of employees will be affected over the next two years. Company executives said the changes are part of a broader…

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Pegasus Spyware Hit European Parliament Investigator

Pegasus Spyware Targeted European Parliament Investigator, Researchers Confirm

Security researchers have confirmed that Pegasus spyware was used to hack the iPhone of former European Parliament member Stelios Kouloglou while he was serving on a committee investigating spyware abuses across Europe. The discovery has renewed concerns over the use of commercial surveillance tools against journalists, lawmakers, and public officials. According to researchers, the attacks

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Sony shifts Austria factory to microlens production

Sony Shifts Austrian Factory Toward Microlens Production as Physical Game Disc Demand Declines

Sony has begun repurposing its PlayStation disc manufacturing facility in Thalgau, Austria, as the company prepares for a future with significantly lower physical game disc production. The plant, which currently produces around 600,000 discs every day, is expected to reduce its disc output to about 10 percent of current levels by 2028. Instead of cutting

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Microsoft launches Frontier Company for enterprise AI growth

Microsoft Launches Frontier Company with $2.5 Billion Investment to Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployments

Microsoft has announced a new enterprise-focused AI business called Microsoft Frontier Company, marking another major step in its strategy to help organizations implement artificial intelligence across their operations. Backed by a $2.5 billion investment and supported by 6,000 industry and engineering experts, the initiative is designed to accelerate successful enterprise AI deployments using Microsoft’s existing

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Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs by 2028

Sony to Stop Producing Physical PlayStation Game Discs from 2028

Sony has officially announced one of the biggest changes in the history of the PlayStation platform. Beginning in January 2028, the company will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs for all newly released titles, moving future releases to digital distribution. While games launched before the deadline will continue to be sold on disc, every new

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WhatsApp Usernames Roll Out Globally for Better Privacy

WhatsApp usernames rolling out globally to boost user privacy

WhatsApp is introducing one of its biggest privacy-focused updates by allowing users to connect through unique usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. The feature will be rolled out gradually over the coming months for the platform’s nearly three billion users worldwide. Once available, people can reserve a username directly within the mobile app and

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Omen AI Raises $31 Million to Improve AI Data Center Cooling

Omen AI Raises $31 Million To Help Data Centers Prevent Costly Cooling System Failures

AI Data Centers: As artificial intelligence workloads continue driving demand for high-performance computing, data centers are facing a growing challenge beyond processing power—maintaining the health of liquid cooling systems. Startup Omen AI has announced a $31 million Series A funding round to expand its real-time fluid monitoring technology designed to detect contamination before it leads

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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request before wider public release

OpenAI delays wider GPT-5.6 rollout after US government request, says restrictions should remain temporary

OpenAI has temporarily restricted access to GPT-5.6 after a US government request for additional security review, while maintaining that such limitations should not become the long-term approach for future AI releases.

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Anthropic's Claude gains paid users in 2026 as ChatGPT continues to lead the premium AI chatbot market.

Anthropic’s Claude Wins Over More Paid Users as ChatGPT Faces Growing Premium Competition

Anthropic’s Claude is rapidly expanding its paid consumer subscriber base, according to new market data, intensifying competition with ChatGPT in the premium AI chatbot market. While ChatGPT remains the industry leader in users and revenue, Claude’s strong growth reflects increasing demand for alternative AI assistants offering advanced productivity and reasoning capabilities.

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