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"Don't fall for it": Union says Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6 news shouldn't distract you from huge Bethesda layoffs as Xbox CEO praises the series' "remarkable" achievements

"The timing of this kind of press is intentional"

GamesRadar

Typhoon slams into eastern China after forcing nearly two million people to flee

Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm on Sunday after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities evacuated nearly two million people and suspended transport as the powerful storm threatened flooding and destructive winds.

France 24

Typhoon Bavi forces Taiwan evacuations, batters Japan islands

More than 90,000 people in Taiwan fled their homes as Typhoon Bavi lashed the island with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, after cutting power to thousands in Japan's Okinawa islands as it bore down on eastern China.

France 24

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15 killed in Philippines landslides as Typhoon Bavi wreaks havoc, heads for Taiwan

Typhoon Bavi wreaked havoc in the Philippines, leading to tragic landslides that claimed the lives of at least fifteen people. The approaching storm caused significant evacuations and transport disruptions, as Taiwan braced for severe flooding and landslides, resulting in widespread school and business closures. Although weakening, the typhoon was poised…

The Times of India

Author Abigail Dean wins Gold Dagger for gripping crime thriller

The lawyer-turned-author took out the award for the best crime novel of the year

The Independent UK

The Death Of Us author Abigail Dean wins top crime writer award

The lawyer-turned-author took out the award for the best crime novel of the year.

Evening Standard

'They're Just Choosing Not to Protect Us': 3,500+ Xbox Union Workers Blast Microsoft Over Imminent Mass Layoffs

Xbox union workers criticise Microsoft for failing to protect employees amid expected job cuts, highlighting contradictions in its labour neutrality framework and calling for stronger workforce protections.

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Author behind A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder shortlisted for top crime award

Known for A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, Jackson is up for the CWA Gold Dagger award for her adult thriller, Not Quite Dead Yet.

Evening Standard

66% of CEOs are freezing hiring while betting billions on AI. It's a costly miscalculation

As agentic AI reshapes hierarchies, a new role — the Chief Workforce Architect — may be the only thing standing between AI ROI and operational gridlock.

Fortune

Author Mark Billingham awarded Diamond Dagger for ‘sustained excellence’ in crime writing

‘Presuming this is not an administrative error, I could not be more thrilled or honoured,’ joked the author upon receiving the award

The Independent UK

As Ubisoft shuts down a freshly-unionized studio, worker's union says it will "pursue every legal recourse" to protect employees' rights

Ubisoft Halifax's demise prompts the CWA to get involved

GamesRadar

Kick off 2026 with these 10 photography competitions open for entries from January to May

From landscapes and street to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

Digital Camera World

Showcase your work and win awards: 10 photography competitions open for entries this December to May

From landscapes and street to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

Digital Camera World

CWA Warns: Tropical Storm Fung-Wong Could Become Typhoon as It Nears Taiwan

Taiwan's Central Weather Administration has warned that Tropical Storm Fung-Wong may strengthen into a typhoon by Friday and approach Taiwan midweek. Forecasts suggest heavy rainfall and possible sea and land warnings.

International Business Times UK

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CWA Urges Regulators to Review EA’s $55 Billion Buyout

The union has voiced its concerns.

PC Gamer

Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble devs join the over 1900 Blizzard workers to unionize: 'We deserve to be heard and respected'

Workers at Blizzard continue to fight for their rights.

Windows Central

"We are ready to begin fighting for real change alongside our Diablo colleagues." Over 450 Microsoft-owned Blizzard Entertainment developers unionize.

More Blizzard Entertainment employees are unionizing, with over 450 workers on the Diablo franchise joining the efforts.

PC Gamer

Fed up with 'living in fear' of mass layoffs, Diablo developers take action against Microsoft: 'We are ready to begin fighting for real change'

Microsoft has already recognized the union.

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"No amount of hard work is enough to protect us": Over 450 Diablo devs sick of "the constant pressures of layoffs, passion tax, and crunch" under AI-obsessed Microsoft vote to unionize

"I've witnessed the dread"

International Business Times

Typhoon Podul Pummels Taiwan

Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses in the south, grounding hundreds of flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households.

International Business Times UK

New US Law Could Force Call Centres to Reveal If You're Speaking to A Human or AI — and Punish Firms That Send Jobs Overseas

New bipartisan US legislation would require firms to disclose their use of AI in customer service calls, limit federal support for offshoring call centre jobs, and give consumers the choice to speak to a US-based human representative if preferred.

Reason

Why Is the Army Corps Still Harassing Idaho Landowners?

Idaho landowners are facing ruinous fines because the Army Corps of Engineers refuses to follow the Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act ruling in Sackett v. EPA.

Windows Central

ZeniMax QA testers face whiplash and "rancid" work morale following Microsoft's gaming layoffs — but the union still fights

ZeniMax Workers United ratified a historic contract with Microsoft just weeks before layoffs cut into the team, but the union is still pushing on.

PC Gamer

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption'

The media union once touted a positive relationship with Microsoft, but wave after wave of layoffs has changed its tune.

Inverse

'Overwatch 2' Developers Just Made A Historic Change

Game workers have formed another union at a Microsoft-owned studio, this time covering multiple departments at one of the most popular shooters around.

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