https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2024/05/08/austin-gaming-studio-shuts-down.html

https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/xbox-business-cuts-studio-closures-2640065/

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/microsoft-layoffs-arkane-studios-austin-texas/269-3f68c398-991c-4e74-99ec-fe03eaa4f5d1

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/xbox-studio-closures-microsoft-plans-more-cost-cutting-measures-after-layoffs

https://www.thecable.ng/microsoft-sacks-workers-at-african-development-centre-in-nigeria/ https://techpoint.africa/2024/05/08/microsoft-adc-layoff-engineering-team-lagos/

https://www.tekedia.com/microsoft-uninstalls-nigeria-as-it-closes-african-development-centre-adc-in-lagos/

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/arkane-lyon-director-other-devs-react-to-microsoft-shuttering-xbox-studios

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsofts-xbox-shuts-multiple-studios-consolidates-teams-cost-cutting-move-2024-05-07/

https://readwrite.com/redfall-arkane-shut-down-microsoft-layoffs-xbox-game-pass-tango-gameworks/

https://www.ginx.tv/en/video-games/microsoft-makes-cuts-to-bethesda-closing-arkane-tango-gameworks-and-more

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/gaming/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-gaming-division-shuts-multiple-developers-read-xbox-game-studio-heads-email-to-staff/articleshow/109923889.cms

https://www.hindustantimes.com/real-estate/microsoft-buys-48-acre-land-parcel-in-hyderabad-for-rs-267-crore-101714995599193.html

https://voi.id/kr/technology/261483

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-gamers-cancelled-games-278517-20240502

https://80.lv/articles/microsoft-developer-fired-after-22-years-becomes-a-goose-farmer/?amp=1

"Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees across Activision Blizzard and Xbox, marking one of the largest video game industry layoffs in recent years." https://gameempress.com/blizzcon-2024-bites-the-dust-no-fan-celebration-this-year/

https://www.benzinga.com/general/gaming/24/04/38471780/why-microsofts-activision-blizzard-ki-led-off-blizzcon-2024

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/how-working-for-google-amazon-and-microsoft-lost-dream-job-status/

https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-blizzard-boosts-microsoft-earnings-but-xbox-console-sales-plummet

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/whats-the-real-story-of-xbox-in-2024-latest-financials-from-microsoft-reveal-mixed-signals/

http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/Microsoft_Claims_Goodwill_Is_an_Asset_Valued_at_119_163_000_000.shtml

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSFT/key-statistics/

So they will call (or rebrand) everything "AI" or "Azure" or "cloud" while adding revenues from Blizzard to pretend something is growing.

https://gamingbolt.com/blizzcon-2024-is-cancelled-will-return-in-later-years

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/microsoft-to-shut-down-one-of-bethesdas-studios

Why invest so much money into buying gaming companies to try and catch up to Sony and then turn around and act like you're ready to give up on Xbox and gaming in general? WTF, Microsoft? So many jobs lost already and who knows how many will be lost... — read more 

https://gamerant.com/bethesda-studio-france-closed-microsoft/

https://insider-gaming.com/microsoft-seemingly-closes-bethesda-france/ "According to multiple people online, the company has shut down Bethesda France after 12 years. News of the closure began trickling out as partners posted about their time... — read more 

https://80.lv/articles/bethesda-reportedly-shut-down-its-french-division

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/04/23/microsoft-morrisville-office-lease-north-carolina.html

https://fandomwire.com/fallouts-success-isnt-enough-to-stop-bethesda/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771828/microsoft-betheda-acquisition-starfield-playstation-exclusive

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/money-report/techs-earnings-bonanza-this-week-shines-spotlight-on-growing-troubles-at-tesla-google/3291873/

https://futurism.com/the-byte/stable-diffusion-layoffs

https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news/long-serving-microsoft-worker-adopts-open-to-anything-mindset-following-termination-2024-04-17-926728

Microsoft Employee Lost His Job After 33 Years To His Own Idea. Here's What He Said https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/microsoft-terminates-a-veteran-employee-after-33-years-of-service-heres-what-he-said-article-109370868

https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-manager-told-put-workers-pips-got-laid-off-2024-4

https://www.wionews.com/science/openai-may-go-bankrupt-by-end-of-2024-costs-700k-to-operate-chatgpt-daily-report-625016 https://tech.co/news/chatgpt-creator-openai-bankrupt

"The shutdown comes just five months since the startup partnered with OpenAI through the OpenAI Startup Fund to gain early access to OpenAI systems and Azure resources from Microsoft." ... — read more 

https://www.latestly.com/technology/openai-layoffs-2024-sam-altman-run-company-conducts-internal-investigation-and-fires-two-researchers-for-allegedly-leaking-information-5890780.html/amp