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Electronic Arts video game company lays off 5 percent of its employees

03/08/202403/07/2024 Stephanie Beck

The company is undergoing the second large restructuring it has conducted in as many years. Electronic Arts (EA) recently announced that it is including itself in the recent trend among so many video game companies of late and is laying off about 5 percent of its global staff. This will amount to about 670 people losing their jobs EA CEO Andrew Wilson issued a letter to the entire company in which he explained that the video game company is undergoing a massive restructuring, and the layoffs are a part of…

Google is killing its Google Pay mobile wallet app

03/07/202403/06/2024 L. Green

Mobile wallet - Image of Google Search Screen

The tech giant announced that users in the United States will lose access to the app on June 4, 2024. Google has announced that it intends to terminate another application, which will this time take the form of its Google Pay mobile wallet app. The company said the move is a part of its strategy to simplify payment options Users in the United States will stop being able to use the mobile wallet application as of June 4, 2024. Google is aiming to shift Google Pay users over to Google…

Cloud storage class action lawsuit proposed against Apple in California

03/06/202403/05/2024 John Montgallo

The complaint suggests that the iPhone maker has rigged a monopoly for its various iOS devices A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in a northern California court against Apple regarding the way it has established and is maintaining its cloud storage choice for its iOS-based devices, according to a recent Bloomberg Law report. The complaint was filed accusing the iPhone maker of unfair conditions The report described the class action complaint as accusing Apple of establishing an unfair environment in which it ensures that iCloud remains the main…

Meta to launch “world’s most advanced” augmented reality glasses in 2024

03/05/202403/04/2024 Sam Lambert

Augmented reality - Concept image of AR glasses - Meta

Facebook’s parent company has all but confirmed that the AR glasses prototype will be unveiled Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth recently all but confirmed that the company will unveil a pair of augmented reality glasses before the close of 2024. Likely this year, but no specific unveiling timeline In a recent AMA posted on Instagram, Bosworth was asked about the company’s work on its augmented reality smart glasses with a heads-up display (HUD) and how close the company is to having them ready. “Heads-up-displays are a very specific concept of what…

Microsoft issues artificial intelligence access principles

03/04/202403/02/2024 Jorge Gonzalez

Artificial intelligence - Principles and Transparency

The move was made in order to assuage competition concerns with top rival OpenAI. As was recently reported by QR Code Press, Microsoft recently partnered with – and invested in – the artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI. The France-based company has developed its own generative AI. Since the partnership between Microsoft and Mistral AI, the tech giant has launched a large effort to try to hinder competition by way of its massive financial stake and partnership with OpenAI. Therefore, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Monday, Microsoft launched its…