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Xbox layoffs and game cuts wreak havoc on talented developers and the company's future portfolio — Weekend discussion 💬

It's unfortunate, but the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, cuts, and cancellations have dominated the week's news cycle. But we want to hear your opinions.

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MarketBeat Week in Review – 06/30 - 07/04

The market generated some fireworks of its own as enthusiasm over tax and trade policies fueled a rally that brought the NASDAQ and S&P 500 to all-time highs

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HPE Seals $14 Billion Juniper Buy‑out: Regulators Satisfied, AI Ambitions Ignited

HPE has completed its $14 billion buy-out of Juniper Networks. With regulatory approvals secured, the firm is now focused on scaling AI-powered networking.

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Melinda French Gates Tried To Hold It Together For The Family And Foundation—But Indicates Bill Gates's Infidelity Left Her No Choice

Melinda French Gates has indicated that despite initially trying to save her marriage, it was Bill Gates's confirmed infidelity that ultimately pushed her to end their decades-long relationship.

Benzinga

Just days after joining Game Pass, the Xbox PC edition of Call of Duty: WW2 is taken offline for "an issue"

Call of Duty: WWII launched on Xbox and PC Game Pass just a few days ago, but RCE hackers wasted no time hitting new players with exploits and taking over PCs. The Call of Duty team has temporarily taken the PC edition of WWII offline to investigate the exploits, but…

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Windows 11 overtakes Windows 10 to become most used desktop OS — 4 years after its controversial debut

After four years on the market, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 to become the most dominant desktop OS platform in the world, according to Stat Counter.

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In the wake of Perfect Dark's cancellation, Joanna Dark's voice actor urges fans to help save the series: 'Agent Dark doesn’t give up and neither should any of you'

Alix Wilton Regan told fans to 'speak up if you wanna see Perfect Dark survive.'

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Hideo Kojima's mysterious OD reportedly escapes the cancellation axe at Microsoft

For the moment, at least, it appears that OD is safe.

PC Gamer

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption'

The media union once touted a positive relationship with Microsoft, but wave after wave of layoffs has changed its tune.

PC Gamer

I tested this workplace-focused mini PC - here’s why it outperforms many rivals for the price

The NucBox K10 is a workplace-focused mini PC, offering decent CPU performance, upgradeable storage, and one of the most robust wireless connections I've seen; it's essentially well-optimised for daily office use rather than gaming.

TechRadar

Bill Gates Says This 'Very Bad Habit' Nearly Derailed His Career

Billionaire Bill Gates is worth $175 billion today and helped transform the tech industry by co-founding Microsoft. Things could have looked a lot different if Gates didn't fix a bad habit along the way.While an undergraduate student at Harvard University, Gates has a bad habit of procrastinating. “I liked to…

Benzinga

Nvidia's $4T Countdown: Will Next Week's Chart Print A Trillion-Dollar Breakout?

As Americans set off fireworks for the Fourth, Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang might need a bigger sparkler. The stock just closed at $159.34 on Thursday, less than 3% shy of the historic $4 trillion market cap milestone. If it hits $164, it'll become the first chipmaker — and…

Benzinga

Perfect Dark Joanna Dark actor calls for a Hi-Fi Rush-style revival after Microsoft cancels the reboot, as Starfield and Deus Ex star reveals his scrapped role will cost him "thousands of dollars"

"Every game I do as director or actor I wake up hoping it isn't canceled"

GamesRadar

Apple's App Store Just Had A Blowout Quarter—And That Might Be The Signal Bulls Needed

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been a rare laggard among the tech giants in 2025, down 15% year-to-date and underperforming peers like Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Microsoft Corp. (NYSE:MSFT).

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Europe needs to decouple from Big Tech USA: Here’s 5 ways it can be achieved

Digital sovereignty is now top of the agenda for Europe's tech ecosystem: here's why.

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Microsoft quits Pakistan, but says customers won't be affected

After 25 years, Microsoft has decided to shut Pakistan operations, primarily over widespread instability, and instead focus on India.

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Windows 11 search just got more powerful courtesy of Copilot - and I think this is a great use of AI, even if there'll still be haters

New AI search tricks help all Windows 11 users catch up with Copilot+ PCs when it comes to swiftly finding the files they need.

Fortune

Microsoft suspends 3,000 Outlook and Hotmail accounts created by North Korean IT workers

The company said it discovered a repository of resumes and email accounts the workers are using to apply for jobs.

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Microsoft's $200 Surface Earbuds are killing themselves — make sure you charge yours regularly to keep them going

I own three pairs of Surface Earbuds, and all of them are now dead after not being used for over a year. If you're still using yours, make sure to keep them topped up to keep them alive.

Windows Central

With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox — here are 7 games I'd love to see PlayStation bring to Microsoft'splatform

With the announcement of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, it got me hoping for other PlayStation titles making it onto Microsoft's systems someday.

PC Gamer

Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to 'reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss'

An avocado toast for a new era.

International Business Times UK

Is Helldivers 2 Coming to Xbox? Yes—But It's Not on Game Pass, and Super Citizen Edition Offers Fan Extras

Helldivers 2 is officially launching on Xbox Series X|S on August 26th, marking the end of its PlayStation 5 exclusivity.

Windows Central

OpenAI almost shipped ChatGPT with a different name — before a late-night twist

OpenAI's ChatGPT lead Nick Turley recently revealed that the company almost shipped ChatGPT under a different name, but a late-night decision changed it all.

Windows Central

Microsoft's extra year of Windows 10 security updates isn't a "viable solution" for the 400 million PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11 — "It's obvious users are frustrated and feel yanked around."

While Microsoft's new extended lifeline for Windows 10 will grant users access to free security updates for an entire year, PIRG says this isn't enough.

Windows Central

Microsoft is replacing salespeople with "solutions engineers" amid recent layoffs — promoting Copilot AI while ChatGPT dominates the enterprise sector

The recent layoffs seem to be part of Microsoft's strategy to improve its sales of AI tools metrics, with customers requesting technical support and demos.

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