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Microsoft has hired Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman. In a post on X, Suleyman announced that he’s joining Microsoft as the CEO of a new team that handles the company’s consumer-facing AI products, including Copilot, Bing, and Edge. Suleyman will also serve as executive vice president of Microsoft AI and join the company’s senior leadership … Read more
Sony aims to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles in its financial year ending in March 2023. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sony Interactive Entertainment on Tuesday said it will lay off about 900 employees in its PlayStation unit, or 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest technology company to announce headcount … Read more
Commercial EV startup Arrival’s business continues to unravel. Arrival announced Monday in a regulatory filing that its U.K. division is entering administration, the country’s version of bankruptcy. The troubled company, which went public in 2021 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, said it’s looking to sell its U.K. assets and intellectual property … Read more
The recent news of ADT closing its solar division may be leaving you with one big question: What happens to me if my solar company closes down? What happens to its warranties? The good news is ADT will honor its warranties, an ADT representative told CNET in an email: “ADT stands behind the products we … Read more
Ma ”Pony” Huateng, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent Holdings Ltd., speaks during the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. In an unusual move, Ma has chosen to convene a summit of government academics and business chieftains in Hong Kong days before the 20th anniversary … Read more
The Cowboys’ chances of winning the NFC East for the second time in three seasons suddenly got a whole lot better in Week 17. Dallas’ win over Detroit didn’t only match Philadelphia’s record, but now it is set up in great position to take the division title in Week 18. The Cowboys and Eagles, who … Read more
Marlon Tapales (front) is waved off by the referee after getting struck down by Naoya Inoue (back turned). —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS/WENDELL ALINEA TOKYO—Japan’s Naoya Inoue said he was still as hungry as ever after becoming an undisputed world champion in a second weight class on Tuesday, knocking out Marlon Tapales to claim all four super bantamweight … Read more
The Bills survived a close (and highly important) game on Saturday night, squeezing past the Chargers with a narrow, 24-22 victory that came down to the final drive. The game mirrored the Bills’ Week 10 loss to the Broncos, with turnovers persistently hurting Sean McDermott’s team, but this time, they were able to escape with … Read more
Visitors at Amazon Alexa boot during the international electronics and innovation fair IFA in Berlin on September 10, 2019. Nurphoto | Getty Images Amazon on Friday began laying off “several hundred” people in its Alexa division as part of broader belt-tightening that’s been underway since last year, the company confirmed. Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Amazon on Monday announced it will cut more than 180 jobs in its Amazon Games division as it refocuses its efforts on Prime Gaming, according to an internal company memo viewed by CNBC. The company will close its Game Growth and Crown Channel initiatives as part of the … Read more