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Microsoft announced yesterday it would lay off 4,800 staffers, including 1,600 roles that were eliminated from its Xbox division yesterday. An additional 1,600 roles will be eliminated at Xbox through the fiscal year. In an email to staffers, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the company “bet on [subscription service] Game Pass, multi-platform, and a broader portfolio of content” to progress, but that “they did not grow at the pace we expected.” In the email, Sharma also announced structural changes to the company. Xbox’s corporate vice president of product services, Dave McCarthy, would leave his role after eight years. Helen Chiang,…
TBILISI: Young Georgian director Natia Nikolashvili is expected to finish production on Igi at the end of 2026. Aimed for adults and young adults, IGI is produced by Vladimer Katcharava’s 20 Steps Productions. The story follows a young hunter in a prehistoric tribe, when people are still bent-over. As an accident forces Igi to stand up straight, he discovers new possibilities and a whole new life, each new development and challenge pointing him into a new direction. “The small story Igi by Jemal Karchkhadze found its success and love in audiences straight away; it was published still in Soviet Georgia,…
NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with Adam Jentleson, a Democratic strategist and the founder and president of the liberal think tank the Searchlight Institute, about where Graham Platner goes from here.
Si el fútbol es la continuación de la infancia por otros medios, hoy, en Atlanta (EEUU), Argentina no solo salvó su juguete: lo convirtió en un sueño. Lo hizo contra todo pronóstico, cuando todo –la atmósfera, la energía, el destino– apuntaba a que esta vez no, que esta vez se acababa la aventura. Argentina lo dio vuelta, se impuso a Egipto por 3-2 y pasó a cuartos del Mundial Con un nivel de angustia que a los argentinos no nos es ajeno pero que no por repetido deja de sorprender, el equipo de Lionel Scaloni, que perdía 2 a 0,…
After launching Muse Spark and kicking off its new family of AI models in April 2026, Meta is ready to tackle image generation. Muse Image is the first AI image model created by Meta Superintelligence Labs, and the company says it’s now available in the US through the Meta AI app, Instagram and WhatsApp. Muse Image uses an “advanced reasoning to understand complex prompts, seamlessly blending multiple photos into high-quality creations,” according to Meta. The model can generate images in a wide variety of formats and styles, and understands conversational prompts to make asking for changes simple. Meta also claims…
Allison Jones thought she landed a job in tech through an “Easy Apply” job application on LinkedIn. Instead, she received an email containing racist language from an individual claiming to represent the company’s Human Resources team.Was the business legitimate? And what should everyone know when applying to jobs online?The Shade Room’s Justin Carter is delving in and sharing answers on ‘TSR Investigates.’Allison Jones Received Racist “Dear Chimp” Email After Applying For Apparent JobAccording to Carter, Allison Jones reportedly scored a job interview with the tech company Nexesh. Per Jones, her interview started peculiarly, with the interviewer allegedly asking to push…
CHICAGO — George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion-dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99, according to his family. Johnson died Monday at his home in downtown Chicago. A cause of death was not released. Johnson and his late wife, Joan, started Johnson Products in 1954 on Chicago’s South Side after securing a $250 loan. It grew into a hair care empire catering almost exclusively to Black people, with brands like Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen. His company was a national sponsor…
The U.S. Department of Justice said two leaders of India’s Bishnoi gang have been charged in connection with the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a major development in a suspected political assassination that badly ruptured Canada-India relations. In a newly unsealed indictment, U.S. authorities charged Lawrence Bishnoi, the head of the Bishnoi gang who is currently imprisoned in India, for his alleged involvement in the murder. Nijjar was gunned down in June 2023 in the parking lot of his Surrey, B.C., temple. Satinderjeet Singh, a top Canada-based lieutenant for the Bishnoi gang known as Goldy Brar, is also named…
Mackenzie Shirilla is behind bars at the Ohio Reformatory for Women — and she is not going anywhere for a long time. She was convicted in a 2023 bench trial of 12 felony charges, including murder, after driving her Toyota Camry at over 100 mph into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, in July 2022. The crash killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and her high school friend Davion Flanagan, both of whom were passengers in the vehicle. Shirilla, then 17, was the only person to survive despite sustaining severe injuries. She was sentenced to two concurrent 15-years-to-life terms and will…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Saskatoon high school principal who removed a student’s keffiyeh-inspired scarf during a graduation ceremony on June 23 has received tens of thousands of hurtful emails and voicemails, some of which threaten her safety, her lawyer told CBC.“The messages have come literally from all around the world. There’s a bunch of burner accounts, so fake accounts, fake emails, calling her all sorts of just horrific names,” said Brian Pfefferle,…