- Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 jobs, approximately 2.1% of its global workforce, with a significant portion impacting its Xbox video game division.
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma stated the gaming unit is “not healthy,” citing low margins and a “hardware crisis” due to soaring costs for console components.
- The company confirmed 1,600 Xbox workers have already been laid off, with more expected as part of a broader reorganization.
- Microsoft is facing a class-action lawsuit in Wisconsin from residents near its Fairwater data center in Mount Pleasant.
- The lawsuit alleges the data center causes unreasonable and excessive noise pollution due to Microsoft's failure to implement adequate acoustic barriers, seeking unspecified damages.
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