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After slashing 1,900 jobs across Xbox and Activision earlier this year, Microsoft is laying off another 650 employees, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge. The cuts are again related to its Activision Blizzard acquisition and will mostly affect corporate and supporting functions, Xbox head Phil Spencer told employees. "We have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 roles across Microsoft Gaming... to organize our business for long term success," Spencer wrote. "No games, devices or experiences are being cancelled and no studios are being closed as part of these adjustments today." Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, following a 21-month battle with regulators in the US and UK. To clear the deal with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, Microsoft agreed to sell its cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft so that titles will appear on multiple game-streaming services. Since then, the company has closed multiple game studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games and Roundhouse Games. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-lays-off-another-650-xbox-employees-as-part-of-its-activision-deal-123042523.html?src=rss
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Polaris Dawn astronauts Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis have successfully exited the confines of their Crew Dragon vehicle to perform the first ever commercial spacewalk on September 12. SpaceX and the Polaris crew started preparing for the event at 6:01AM Eastern time, checking that all their gear was in order and putting on the SpaceX extravehicular activity (EVA) suits that all four of them have to wear, because opening the Dragon's hatch will expose them to outer space. Pure oxygen was pumped into the suits to check for leaks before all the air was let out of the vehicle and before Isaacman opened the hatch. First view of Dragon's forward hatch open pic.twitter.com/2KpzA2ILfq SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024 A few minutes before 7AM Eastern, Isaacman went through the hatch and exited the vehicle, with the Dragon's camera capturing his silhouette against our planet as the backdrop. He then performed a series of mobility exercises as planned the whole point of the spacewalk was to test SpaceX's new EVA suits before going back into the capsule. "Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do," he said as he emerged from the vehicle. "But from here, it looks like a perfect world." Commander @rookisaacman conducting suit mobility tests while Dragon flies between Australia and Antarctica pic.twitter.com/yj3vFOTNzQ SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 12, 2024 After he went back to his seat, SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis geared up for her turn. She had to deal with the hatch seal bulging out a bit, but she was ultimately able to climb out of the hatch and do a series of mobility exercises like Isaacman did. Once she was done, the team closed the hatch and started repressurizing Dragon to equalize the atmosphere inside before checking the cabin for any leaks. By 7:55AM, Dragon's repressurization was complete, marking the completion of today's spacewalk. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/polaris-dawn-astronauts-successfully-perform-the-first-commercial-spacewalk-120048616.html?src=rss
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The Nintendo Switch is now over seven years old and due for a refresh, even if the storied console maker isnt chasing technical specs, like its rival. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors (again, Id wager real money it wont be called that) have been bouncing around for years, even. Sometimes they teased DLSS, NVIDIAs deep learning supersampling upscaling tech to add polish and higher resolution to existing Switch games. Other times, rumors just ended up being the OLED Switch largely the same console as the original. Will this be something like the Wii? Another left turn, console wise? Or something evolutionary, like the Wii U or GameBoy Color. Its unlikely the company will ditch the hybrid form-factor as it effectively married home and portable consoles together and is probably a huge reason for the Switchs success. Were expecting it to be backwards compatible with the Switchs game library, while Nintendos account system management should make it smoother to swap between console generations than in the past. Crucially, when will it launch? While its mostly speculation, Nintendos next console could arrive March 2025, but couch that with the necessary levels of skepticism. Weve pulled together all the reports, leaks and rumors right here. Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed Ultimate Ears Everboom review Google searches now link to the Internet Archive The Apple Watch Series 10 deserves more than 18-hour battery life Adobe previews AI video tools that arrive later this year Youll be able to create AI clips from text, still images and existing video. Adobes Firefly AI video generation tools will arrive in beta later this year. Like many things related to AI, the examples are equal parts mesmerizing and terrifying as the company slowly integrates tools built to automate much of the creative work done by folks who buy its software. The company, of course, reiterates that these tools are supplementary. Of course! Continue reading. The audio earrings Kamala Harris didnt wear during the debate barely even exist Sometimes, its not the tech. Associated Press With even Fox News and senior Republican figures admitting Vice President Kamala Harris won Tuesday nights presidential debate, some supporters of former president Trump are chasing the same old conspiracy theories: an earpiece used during debates. A tale as old as 2012, the same accusations were cast at President Joe Biden in 2020, at Hillary Clinton in 2016 and at Barack Obama in 2012. However, internet sleuths finds boiled down to a Kickstarter startup called Nova and earring-styled earpieces that never quite made it beyond vaporware. We detangle the nonsense. Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-the-700-ps5-pro-111538227.html?src=rss
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