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Xbox is preparing to shut down or sell at least three of its studios — Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Compulsion Games — according to reports from The Verge and Bloomberg on Monday.  Ninja Theory employees were informed on Monday that the studio would be closing, according to The Verge, but the team is attempting to find a buyer that can keep them operational. Ninja Theory is the studio behind the Hellblade series and it was featured in the recent Xbox Summer Game Fest showcase, revealing a new entry due in 2027. Double Fine is the legendary studio behind the Psychonauts…

Meta did an “atrocious” job of rolling out a new artificial intelligence division and will aim to “rekindle” a more cheerful internal culture through better communication, career growth, and even snacks, a top executive told employees on Monday in an internal post seen by WIRED.The comments made by Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, follow reporting by WIRED last week that revealed widespread dissatisfaction within the Applied AI engineering unit. Meta formed the division of about 6,500 engineers and product managers in March to work on projects aimed at improving the company’s generative AI models. But what workers described as…

Gigamon Inc. today said it has integrated its network telemetry with Zscaler Inc.’s zero-trust access service, a move meant to show security teams what users do once they’re inside a private application rather than just who let them in. The tie-up connects Zscaler Private Access with Gigamon Application Metadata Intelligence, part of the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline. Zscaler Private Access grants access to a given application based on identity and policy. Users never land on the corporate network. What the service does not track is the behavior that follows, and that’s the gap Gigamon is meant to fill. The problem…

Light switches. How on earth is it so hard to find decent light switches?! It sounds ridiculous until you actually spend enough time looking for ones that meet two simple criteria:Aren’t stateful (switch is up or down, has to be push-button)Looks goodNow, I’m conscious that this is also very likely an Australian problem, more so than a European or North American one. We’re pretty limited by what we get down here, and because it involves electricity, the switches here have to pass all sorts of local Aussie tests and standards. I can’t just jump onto eBay or Amazon and ship…

CNET’s deals team and I are always looking to bring you the best discounts from your favorite retailers, like Amazon and Walmart. With the Prime Day sale event creeping up on us, we’re seeing quite a few early discounts that are secretly dropping. It can be tricky trying to decide if it’s a real steal or just retailer fluff, especially during a sale event. We rounded up the standout discounts our CNET shopping experts actually recommend this week, including savings on tech, home essentials and everyday favorites.Our CNET Deals text subscribers get these deals sent to them before anyone else does. I’ll send the…

Centralized software is failing. We traded security for convenience, with our data paying the price. It’s becoming a weekly ritual. A tech giant announces a security incident, and hundreds of companies feel the brunt. And with Oracle’s PeopleSoft exploit, the message is clear now- the platform economy is a centralized target. The problem is how we’ve built the modern office. Companies have funneled every function into these third-party ecosystems. It’s great for efficiency, but it’s a security disaster. You’re betting on that basket and the entire supply chain. Especially when you put all your eggs in one digital basket. And…

Employee onboarding is a busy time for IT teams. New starters need devices, accounts, access permissions, and passwords, all delivered within a tight timeframe. That usually means sharing a temporary “first-day” password so employees can access systems for the first time. The issue is that these passwords don’t always stay temporary. They may be sent over email or SMS, reused across accounts, or never changed at all, creating unnecessary risk during the onboarding process. For attackers, weak or poorly managed onboarding credentials can provide an easy route into corporate systems. To make the onboarding process more secure without slowing new…

The cuts reportedly affect around 8% of Shopee’s developer workforce worldwide Shopee has begun laying off hundreds of developers globally, including employees in Singapore, as the e-commerce giant restructures its workforce amid a broader industry push towards artificial intelligence (AI). The job cuts, which began this week, will affect approximately 8% of Shopee’s developer workforce worldwide, according to a Bloomberg report. When contacted by Vulcan Post, Shopee confirmed the layoffs, although it did not specify how many employees in Singapore were affected. “We regularly assess our staffing needs as we continually review our business operations. From time to time, departments…

Working from home has become a normal part of life for many employees since the pandemic, as it offers greater flexibility and control over where work gets done. However, new research suggests that this shift may also be playing a role in rising mental health challenges. Researchers writing in the journal Science analyzed data from five large surveys covering more than 580,000 U.S. workers between 2011 and 2024. Their findings suggest that the rise of remote work has significantly increased social isolation and may account for roughly one-third of the increase in mental distress observed since the pandemic. The study…

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 7, 2026. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire ‘This cannot continue’: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of looming job cuts Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft’s gaming business will end the fiscal year at about a 3% profit margin, saying years of heavy spending without revenue growth “cannot continue” —…