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Several Xbox studio employees are criticizing Microsoft after another major round of layoffs, with one saying there is “no benefit to being owned by Microsoft.”

A new report from Game Developer shows that many Xbox studio employees are upset after what the company called an “Xbox Reset” led by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.

The latest restructuring affected several Xbox studios, including Id Software, ZeniMax Online, and Bethesda. »

Spotify purged the bot-driven tracks over 12 months to protect royalty pools, but AI music with genuine creative intent remains allowed.

For every independent artist earning streaming royalties, 75 million uninvited AI tracks spent the past year quietly grabbing a share of that pool.

Spotify confirmed it removed more than 75 million “spammy” AI-generated tracks from its catalogue over the past 12 months, according to the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone. »

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Trump has long denied that Russia attempted to meddle in the 2016 or 2020 election and boost his campaign.

open image in gallery President Trump previously denied intelligence assessments that said Russia favored him as a candidate in the 2020 election ( realDonaldTrump / X ). »

'Blood for blood': Iran displays Donald Trump, Melania and children in coffins on giant billboard (Image/X).

Besides depicting Trump inside a coffin, another mural showed his face inside a rifle's crosshairs, while another carried the message, "Who's next?

", beneath the name of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who died earlier this month.The displays come as the United States has intensified military operations against Iran. »