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business18 days ago•18 min saved

Halo Moves to Activision as Xbox Unveils Sweeping Studio Reshuffle

Microsoft’s Xbox unit is cutting 268 more jobs as part of a broader 3,200-person restructuring, continuing a sweeping reorganization that reshapes its studios: Undead Labs is spun out, Bethesda absorbs Obsidian, King joins Microsoft Casual Games, and Playground and Turn 10 merge, while Ninja Theory is shuttered. In a major shift, Activision will develop the next Halo game with a dedicated team and expand its remit to World’s Edge and Rare, signaling Halo’s future under the Call of Duty publisher even as Halo Studios continues limited community and in‑market support.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#activision #business #halo

politics1 month ago•8 min saved

Hub-and-Spoke Shake-Up Could Redraw How National Parks Run

Draft Interior plans would reorganize the National Park Service into a hub-and-spoke system, with hub parks directing priorities and sharing resources with spoke parks, centralizing authority and potentially cutting staff. The plan, developed in secrecy, could affect science, law enforcement, and park-community relations, and Congress has not been notified.

via News of the United States - NOTUS|

#hub-and-spoke-model #interior-department #national-parks

tech2 months ago•29 min saved

Nothing denies layoffs rumors, pivots to AI-driven regional reorganization

Nothing cofounder Akis Evangelidis pushed back on reports that the company planned to exit 12 markets, saying the claims are fake and that Nothing is reorganizing by consolidating teams into regional hubs and creating an AI-native business unit. He noted that Phone 4B Day 1 sales were strong (29,537 units) and acknowledged broader pressures from rising component costs, while insisting Nothing is not shutting down in any markets and is adjusting to position for future growth.

via The Verge|

#ai-native #layoffs #nothing

government3 months ago•7 min saved

USDA Relocation Plan Sparks Legal Battle Over Staffing

The Agriculture Department is pursuing a nationwide reorganization that relocates thousands of Washington, D.C.-area staff to five regional hubs, with many employees asked to move or resign. Unions have filed suit seeking a preliminary injunction, arguing the plan would degrade key programs and violate congressional funding restrictions, while noting attrition could parallel a large workforce reduction. USDA officials say the move is not intended as a large-scale reduction, but internal documents indicate substantial staffing cuts across multiple agencies as part of the plan.

via Federal News Network|

#government #injunction #relocation

business3 months ago•4 min saved

Xbox Game Pass Faces Major Reorganization, Insider Warns

A reported, but unconfirmed, insider claim says Microsoft has frozen new third‑party deals for Xbox Game Pass and begun a broad reorganization, signaling a shift away from aggressive growth and likely resulting in fewer day‑one and third‑party titles; officials have not confirmed the changes, and details may still change.

via comicbook.com|

#business #indie-games #reorganization

government4 months ago•5 min saved

Forest Service Offers Separation Incentives Ahead of HQ Move to Salt Lake City

The Forest Service is offering Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments to employees impacted by a broad reorganization that relocates the agency’s headquarters to Salt Lake City, shutters nine regional offices, and preserves only select research facilities. About 500 staff may need to relocate, with thousands of employees affected by the relocation and research-center closures. The agency says frontline mission work will continue, but budget and staffing shifts — including potential reductions in research positions and a large facility maintenance backlog — accompany the plan, which has drawn concerns from lawmakers and unions about broader workforce impacts.

via Federal News Network|

#federal-employment #forest-service #government

space4 months ago•74 min saved

NASA to open bid to operate JPL, ending Caltech’s near-century leadership

NASA announced it will competitively bid for operating the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a Caltech-run lab for NASA since its early days, as part of a broader agency restructuring to increase center specialization and merge mission directorates. The plan could change how JPL is run and governed, though NASA says there will be no layoffs or program cancellations. A new operator could alter day-to-day management while preserving the lab’s scientific capabilities as the agency pursues ambitious Artemis-era goals.

via Space|

#artemis #caltech #jpl

business5 months ago•6 min saved

Cloudflare Cuts 1,100 Jobs to Pivot Toward an Agentic AI Era

Cloudflare announced a global layoff of about 1,100 employees as it restructures for an “agentic AI era,” following a Q1 earnings beat that sent shares down more than 14% after hours. The company says AI usage has surged over 600% in three months and that the cuts are a redesign of how the company operates to move faster and deliver more value, not a cost-cutting measure. Departing employees will receive generous severance, extended healthcare where applicable, and equity vesting through August, with targeted one-time actions to maintain stability for the remaining staff.

via Business Insider|

#ai #business #cloudflare

business5 months ago•3 min saved

PayPal reshapes into three business lines with leadership overhaul to accelerate growth

PayPal announced a strategic reorganization into three operating units—Checkout Solutions & PayPal; Consumer Financial Services & Venmo; and Payment Services & Crypto—aimed at speeding growth and simplifying decision-making, alongside leadership changes (Frank Keller as President of Checkout Solutions & PayPal; Alexis Sowa and Jeff Pomeroy as interim leads for the other two units; Antonio Lucio as Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer; Anshu Bhardwaj as Chief AI Transformation & Simplification Officer). Departures include Diego Scotti and Michelle Gill. More details will be shared on the May 5 earnings call.

via PayPal Newsroom|

#business #crypto #leadership

government5 months ago•5 min saved

USDA Expands Reorganization, Shifting Hundreds of DC Staff to Regional Hubs

USDA announced a broader expansion of its post-DC reorganization, moving hundreds more employees to regional hubs. FSIS will relocate about two-thirds of its DC-area staff to new sites, including a National Food Safety Center in Urbandale, Iowa and a Science Center in Athens, Georgia, with roughly 200 DC FSIS workers moving and frontline inspectors largely unaffected. ERS, NIFA, and NASS staff will shift to Kansas City and St. Louis, while ARS will decommission the Beltsville campus and relocate research nationwide. About 100 roles remain in DC for policy and congressional work. The move continues reforms begun under the first Trump administration and aims to modernize operations and better connect researchers with producers.

via Federal News Network|

#beltsville #fsis #government

government5 months ago•3 min saved

USDA Overhauls REE Mission Area to Boost Efficiency and Bring Research Closer to Farmers

USDA announced a major reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area to streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability, and move many positions from the National Capital Region to closer to farming communities. The plan relocates ERS and NIFA staff to Kansas City, shifts NASS positions to St. Louis, decommissions the Beltsville ARS site and relocates ARS programs nationwide, and expands the REE Business Center, while preserving the Office of the Chief Scientist to ensure science-based, farmer-focused results.

via USDA (.gov)|

#agriculture #efficiency #government

business5 months ago•13 min saved

Spirit's Chapter 11 Playbook Keeps Flying Despite Doubts

Spirit Airlines remains in Chapter 11, shrinking and refocusing around core markets, with a disclosed plan that projects a -7.4% operating margin in 2026 turning positive in 2027 and climbing to double digits by 2030, but February results and current fuel costs around $4/gal cast doubt on those projections; a liquidation analysis values the airline at about $1.43–$1.71B if liquidated, raising questions about why creditors continue funding the airline and whether government support or a potential merger could alter the outcome.

via Cranky Flier|

#business #chapter-11 #fuel-costs

government5 months ago•6 min saved

Forest Service Unveils Broad Reorganization, Moving HQ to Utah and Shrinking Research Footprint

The Forest Service unveiled a sweeping reorganization that would move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, shutter 57 of its 77 research facilities and all nine regional offices, and relocate hundreds of staff, with the agency saying it will press ahead even without Congress approval. The plan would affect thousands of employees—about 6,500 tied to the HQ move and 2,700 to closures—while a FY 2027 budget would cut roughly 800 of its 1,110 research scientist positions, prompting union and lawmaker concerns over details and staffing impacts. The agency argues the changes would shift resources toward on‑the‑ground forests, with some staff potentially absorbed by states or universities, and a related study on consolidating wildland firefighting across agencies is planned after prior congressional pushback.

via Federal News Network|

#congress-oversight #forest-service #government

politics6 months ago•4 min saved

Forest Service overhaul prompts union fears of chaos and forced relocations

Trump-era plans to overhaul the US Forest Service would move the headquarters to Salt Lake City, consolidate research in Colorado, and shutter regional offices in favor of state directors, prompting unions to call the change illegal and warning it could force staff to relocate or resign and endanger public lands management amid prior staffing cuts and reduced wildfire mitigation.

via The Guardian|

#forest-service #politics #public-lands

business6 months ago•4 min saved

xAI Rebuilds Engineering Leadership Ahead of SpaceX IPO

SpaceX-backed xAI is overhauling its engineering organization ahead of a potential SpaceX IPO, naming Michael Nicholls as xAI president and appointing new leads for pre-training, post-training, and product/infrastructure, while cofounders depart and staff cuts continue; the changes are effective immediately as the company pursues a rapid rebuild to close the gap with rivals.

via Business Insider|

#business #ipo #leadership