Business / Tech Jan 18, 2023
Microsoft to cut engineering jobs this week as layoffs go deeper
by Dina Bass
The company most recently shrank its workforce in October and July, and has eliminated open positions and paused hiring in various groups.
Business / Tech Dec 13, 2022
Microsoft’s Call of Duty offer to Sony includes subscription service
by Leah Nylen and Dina Bass
Microsoft has publicly stated that it offered Sony a 10-year deal to make Call of Duty available on the Japanese company’s PlayStation console.
Business / Corporate Dec 7, 2022
Microsoft and Nintendo agree on 10-year Call of Duty deal
by Vlad Savov
The agreement depends on Microsoft closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Business / Tech Aug 17, 2022
Big Tech helps Big Oil pump more, belying climate pledges
by Mark Bergen and Matt Day
The tech giants began courting oil companies several years ago, eager for business from a lucrative but technologically backward industry.
Business / Tech Aug 16, 2022
Peloton, Calm and LinkedIn add to growing list of tech layoffs
by Martine Paris
According to Layoffs.fyi, a website tracking job cuts at startups and recently public companies, more than 37,000 positions were eliminated at 467 firms globally in the second quarter.
Business Aug 2, 2022
Video game consoles have been spared inflation in Japan, but for how long?
by Takashi Mochizuki
The weaker yen has triggered price hikes on electronics from iPhones to refrigerators across Japan this year, with one glaring exception: the video game console.
Business Jun 15, 2022
Why some Japan firms can’t quit Internet Explorer
by Magdalena Osumi
After nearly 30 years, Microsoft has finished support for the browser, which is set to cause problems for the handful of Japanese organizations still using it.
Business / Tech May 10, 2022
Microsoft has $1.3 billion at stake for combat goggles
by Tony Capaccio
The project, which will under go a monthlong Pentagon test from May 23, aims to develop a "heads-up display” for U.S. ground forces, similar to those for fighter pilots.
Business / Tech | FOCUS Apr 7, 2022
AI is explaining itself to humans. And it's paying off.
by Paresh Dave
The emerging field of explainable AI has spurred big investment in Silicon Valley as startups and cloud giants compete to make opaque software more understandable.
World Mar 25, 2022
New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard
by Foo Yun Chee
Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Thursday won backing from European Union members and EU lawmakers for her proposal, the Digital Markets Act, to reign in firms' powers.
Digital | ON: GAMES Mar 5, 2022
Unfazed by game rivals’ acquisitions, Nintendo seeks to forge its own path to success
by Brian Ashcraft
The game company sees value in existing working relationships over securing short-term profit.
Business Feb 10, 2022
Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal
by David Mclaughlin and Dina Bass
Microsoft said it wouldn’t require developers to use its payment system for in-app purchases, although that stipulation and a few others won’t initially apply to the Xbox store.