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Build A Rocket Boy, the developer behind MindsEye, has confirmed reports of layoffs less than a month after the troubled release of its debut title. The company, which has yet to comment further, acknowledged the staffing reductions in a statement to IGN, calling the decision a difficult one. The studio has not disclosed the exact…
The Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on April 29, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global is cutting its U.S.-based staff by 3.5%, or several hundred employees, in the latest round of layoffs at the media company as it contends with the decline of the traditional pay-TV bundle and macroeconomic headwinds. The…
Chevron, Colorado’s largest oil and gas producer, plans to lay off about 125 employees in its Denver office starting July 1 as part of an effort to cut costs companywide. The company said in a letter to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that the job cuts would be permanent and that the employees…
Public schools across the United States are facing a financial reckoning in 2025 as federal pandemic relief funds expire and student enrollment continues to decline, according to data from the Georgetown Edunomics Lab. The funding crisis stems largely from the end of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, which pumped billions of federal…
Listen to article Alphabet’s Google on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on the Android software, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the situation. The job cuts come months after Google offered buyout packages to staff in…
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Listen to article NASA has confirmed the closure of three key offices and the elimination of 23 positions as part of an ongoing workforce reduction initiative under an executive order issued by the Trump administration. The affected offices include the Office of Chief Scientist, the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and…
LEADVILLE — Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm. They say they’re worried that the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other environmental scientists could hinder life-saving forecasts that skiers and mountain drivers rely on. The forecasting work is crucial for skiers and…
Elon Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 26, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Trump administration sent out a second round of emails on Friday evening demanding all federal employees summarize their work over the past week after the…
Listen to article Meta has announced that it will more than double the target bonus percentage for its top executives to 200% of their base salaries, a move that comes just a week after the company laid off 5% of its workforce. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, Meta stated that…
A general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on December 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare is offering certain employees in its benefits operations unit the option to accept buyouts if they quit by March 3, following a tumultuous year for the insurance giant, CNBC has learned. Those who…
