Microsoft, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has announced a significant round of layoffs in 2025, affecting up to 9,000 employees, about 4% of its global workforce. This move comes as the company intensifies its focus on artificial intelligence (AI), investing tens of billions of dollars in AI infrastructure and tools to maintain its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Details of the Layoffs: Scale and Scope: The latest layoffs will impact less than 4% of Microsoft’s workforce, which stood at approximately 228,000 employees as of June 2024 . Affected Divisions: While Microsoft has not disclosed all the departments affected, reports indicate that the Xbox gaming division and related studios will see substantial cuts. Other areas, including management layers and sales, are also expected to be streamlined . Geographic Impact: Over 800 jobs are being cut at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, with additional reduction...
Buying a headphone was one of the things I was excited about when I got my first one. Having used earphones for a long time and getting tired of the frequent cable damage, I had to make a change. The headphone was a very cheap one, the P47 wireless headphones, which is one of the most common and cheapest headphones today. I had no money but wanted to get the experience. On getting the headphone, I became a celeb in my neighborhood, all eyes on me. Let's drop the fantasizing. I used the headphone for slightly over a year. By then, the Bluetooth function was no more since the battery had been damaged, one handle was broken and patched up with insulating tape and the speakers had been repaired several times. I had no idea how to take care of the headphones. I literally learned my lesson the hard way. From my experience, these tips can be helpful if you want to take good care of your headphones and use them for a long time. 1. If wireless, do not overcharge. If one thing is sure...