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...
In a recent update, samsung has rolled out a software update giving mid range and low range phone users a chance to experience the new interface, ONE UI 7. The update, initially only available for flagship phones, has finally been released to most Samsung devices. Although still with limited functionality, Samsung A-series users can now get a taste of the interface shared by flagship phones like the galaxy s25 series. The devices still have no access to the AI functionality present in the flagships . With every update comes a disadvantage, and for this it has been with the power consumption. Users have reported a faster draining battery experience immediately after downloading and installing the update. This however is not a surprise as a more complex system means more consumption. Some recommendations to deal with this include; using dark mode, limiting background applications, reducing screen up time, and using adaptive brightness. ...