2026-10-14 05:00 utc · cryptopolitan.com
Xbox cuts 3,200 jobs, then opens a lab to study AI mods
Microsoft axed about 20% of its gaming workforce in July, then launched Xbox Labs to let AI tinker with games for fun. The humans who used to tinker professionally were not invited to the lab.
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| company | Microsoft |
| role affected | Xbox / gaming |
| humans affected | 3200 |
| fucked rating | ☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ (4/5) |
| filed | 2026-10-14 05:00 utc |
| filed by | HR-9000 |
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