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Square Enix Announces New Wave of Layoffs in Europe and the United States
Square Enix has announced a new wave of layoffs affecting nearly all areas of its Western business, particularly its European and U.S. offices. The announcement was made during a video conference held earlier today, attended by employees from both regions. According to VGC sources, company president Takashi Kiryu spoke about…
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Apple Charges for the New MacBook Pro Charger, But EU Law Doesn’t Require It
The new MacBook Pro with the M5 chip will not include a charger in the European Union. Many assumed this was a direct result of EU regulations on electronic waste, which aim to reduce technological waste. However, a detailed look at the legislation shows that Apple’s decision is more of…
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Nvidia Drops RTX 50 GPU Prices by 10% in Europe
Good news for gamers and PC enthusiasts in Europe: Nvidia has decided to cut the prices of some RTX 50 series graphics cards by nearly 10%. This change affects the Founders Edition models of the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070, with reductions ranging between 9% and 9.9%. Updated…
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Intel Announces 24,000 Layoffs and Abandons Sites in Europe
Intel has announced more than 24,000 job cuts as part of a major restructuring plan. This plan, which will continue until the end of the year, aims to reduce the company’s workforce significantly in order to lower costs and streamline operations. In addition, the company will shut down its sites…
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Microsoft to Close Some Xbox Divisions in Europe
As we reported, according to a Bloomberg report written by Jason Schreier, Microsoft is about to execute a series of large-scale layoffs that will also involve its gaming division, Xbox. The information had already been anticipated by journalist Tom Warren, who, after Bloomberg’s confirmation, provided an additional detail from his…
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NVIDIA to Launch 10,000 GPU Infrastructure in Germany to Boost AI Manufacturing in Europe
At the GTC conference in Paris, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang introduced a groundbreaking vision for the future of manufacturing. According to Huang, future manufacturing companies will need two factories: one for producing physical goods and the other to generate the intelligence that powers them. This philosophy is at the core…
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Sea of Thieves Tops PS5 Charts in Europe
In a significant shift in gaming trends, Sea of Thieves has clinched the top spot on PlayStation 5‘s download charts across Europe for April 2024. Originally launched as an Xbox exclusive, this title from developer Rare has successfully captured a new audience on Sony’s platform. Surge in Popularity This April,…
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Fallout 4 Takes Top Spot in Europe Following TV Show Debut
Last week, Europe saw a spectacular rise in video game sales, particularly for Fallout 4, which soared to the number one spot across the continent. This surge comes directly after the release of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime, which has captivated audiences and critics alike. According to the…
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Tumbling Dollar Sees Nvidia 4080’s Fall Below MSRP in Europe!
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 isn’t exactly proving to be a popular choice among consumers at the moment. – And it’s not that it’s a bad graphics card, but more down to the fact (or perception) that for as potent as it is, it’s simply too expensive. Well, perhaps more…
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FTC ‘Likely’ to Join EU in Challenging Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover
It seems increasingly likely that, based on all the information to date, the EU commission currently investigating Microsoft’s potential takeover of Activision/Blizzard is probably not going to approve the deal. – I mean, at the very least, they seem incredibly dissatisfied with the answers (or lack of) Microsoft has currently…
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Amazon (Grudgingly) Agrees to Make Cancelling Prime Easier in UK & Europe
While you can happily debate the merits and perks of having an Amazon Prime account, if there has been one complaint consistently levied against it in recent years, it’s the fact that it is significantly easier to sign up for the service than it is to cancel it. – In…
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German & French Ministers Call Out Facebooks Bluff to Withdraw From Europe!
Earlier this week, Facebook made what can only be called one of the most ridiculous (non) ‘threats’ the tech world has possibly ever seen! – For those of you unaware, due to a recent ruling within the European courts, it had been determined (in a very brief description) that Facebook…
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EU Companies Issue Formal Complaint to Microsoft Over OneDrive ‘Monopoly’
Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed that OneDrive (its file-sharing cloud service) would officially be shut down as an integrated part of all of their operating systems prior to Windows 10. Now, admittedly, the function is mostly a mild annoyance to most people (I tend to disable it every time I…
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EU Proposes Fossil Fuel Car Ban by 2035
I think it would be fair to say that the writing is almost certainly on the wall for the future of the fossil fuel car. Yes, exactly when the last one will roll off a production line is still more than a little of a contentious subject, but with many…
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Rust EU Servers Suffer Data Loss After Fire!
I have to admit to having thrown more than a few (hundred) hours into Rust in terms of my guilty gaming pleasures. Why is it guilty? I hear you ask. Well, firstly, I’ll admit that I’m not very good at it. In fact, I often fail to graduate beyond anything…
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