Author: Zach_Wilson
Zoom is cutting hundreds more jobs as conditions fail to improve
Zoom has announced another round of layoffs reportedly pushed by its investors’ desire for greater efficiency in response to an evolving market and a continually tough economy. The video conferencing company announced it would be making 150 workers redundant, accounting for around 2% of its current headcount, according to CNBC.…
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Google Search’s cache links are officially being retired
Google has removed links to page caches from its search results page, the company’s search liaison Danny Sullivan has confirmed. “It was meant for helping people access pages when way back, you often couldn’t depend on a page loading,” Sullivan wrote on X. “These days, things have greatly improved. So,…
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The creator of Bioshock explains why his next game, Judas, is all about characters
Judas is an upcoming narrative-driven first-person shooter that involves you having to play another character off on one another to survive long enough to figure out their grand plan. In a recent blog post, the creative director and former creator of the Bioshock series, Ken Levine, discusses why characters are…
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Meta says Apple has made it ‘very difficult’ to build rival app stores in the EU
“I don’t think that the Apple thing is going to have any difference for us. Because I think that the way they have implemented it, I would be very surprised if any developer chose to go into the alternative app stores that they have. They’ve made it so onerous, and…
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Halo’s Black History Month armor shaders are unintentionally hilarious
Black History Month is that special time when video game companies try to show consumers how inclusive they are with special Black / African themed in-game cosmetics and messages of appreciation for the three or four Black employees they keep on staff at any one time. In Halo’s case, it’s…
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Windows 10 apps break after Microsoft Store update, no fix in sight yet
Windows 10 users are finding themselves unable to use their apps after a Microsoft Store update. Many Windows 10 apps update through the Store directly, which means fixes and new features can be pushed down independently of Windows OS updates. This is generally a positive thing, as said apps can…
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