Policy·
Meta reassigned thousands of engineers to label AI data, and the unit is in revolt
Gergely Orosz reports Meta moved a big share of its engineers into an AI data-labeling org. TechCrunch and Wired describe a revolt. Here is what is confirmed.
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Gaming·
Xbox is planning major layoffs in July as new CEO Asha Sharma overhauls the unit
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports Xbox plans significant job cuts after June 30, as new CEO Asha Sharma tells staff a 3% margin can't continue. Microsoft hasn't confirmed.
Gaming·
Destiny 3 isn't in production. Bungie is heading for significant layoffs after Destiny 2 wraps in June.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports Bungie has no follow-up project for the Destiny 2 team. Sony is taking tighter management control and Marathon hasn't recovered.
Web·
Atlassian laid off the engineer who built its edge. He published the blueprints.
Vasilios Syrakis spent eight years building Atlassian's Envoy control plane. After the March cuts, he posted a 40-minute walkthrough that hit 1.1M views.
Hardware·
Cisco cut 4,000 jobs on its record revenue day. AI infrastructure orders jumped to $9 billion.
Cisco posted $15.8B in Q3 FY26 revenue on May 14, up 12% YoY, then sent layoff notices to 4,000 staff the same day. AI orders are now tracking to $9B for the fiscal year.
Web·
GitLab is cutting staff and killing its CREDIT values. The CEO calls it 'Act 2.'
CEO Bill Staples announced a restructuring he frames around agentic AI, retiring GitLab's six core values for three new operating principles. Exact layoff numbers come June 2.
Web·
Cloudflare cut 1,100 jobs on its best earnings day. Revenue grew 34% and the stock dropped 18%.
Cloudflare laid off 20% of its workforce on May 7 while reporting record Q1 revenue of $639.8M. The stock dropped 18% after hours.