Embracer's nuclear meltdown continues to harvest victims.
Eidos Montreal:
'We don’t have the capacity to entirely reallocate them to our other ongoing projects'
More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter -- warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s 
attacks on science.
The letter comes amid the administration’s relentless assault on US scientific institutions
which has included #threats to private universities,
federal grant #cancelations and ideological funding reviews, mass government #layoffs, resignations and #censorship.
“We see real danger in this moment,” the letter states.
“We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry.
We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/scientists-letter-trump-administration?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Yet another casualty.
Myst studio Cyan Worlds lays off half its team
https://www.eurogamer.net/myst-studio-cyan-worlds-lays-off-half-its-team
Forgot to mention at least one important caveat.
To some analysts current data doesn't suggest an inflationary pressure as a result of the #Trump #tariffs but, given the sorry state of the #US #economy right now, rather a #MarginSqueeze with (more) #layoffs & mass #bankruptcy as a result.
That of course would not be helpful at all, meaning a jump from the frying pan into the fire.
Others even foresee a #stagflation, combining the worst of two worlds.
Anyway, change will come. 
Even though the number was small, it's still too many people losing jobs!
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announces layoffs
https://www.eurogamer.net/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffs
#TaxTheRich, it’s a decent start
Posted by Bluebird | Mar 12, 2025
"As incredible as it may seem, just a handful of #billionaire #Mainers could fund the state for years out of their own pockets and still live out their lives as multimillionaires. So when socialists say tax the rich, we mean more than raising what billionaires pay by 1% or 2%, we mean raising their taxes by 25% or 50% or more to start with. We mean we should take back the wealth they have collected by exploiting all the people who have worked for them, all the land they have stolen, and all the resources they have grabbed all around the world. In the meantime, socialists often support smaller measures whenever we feel like they are a way to raise funds to help our class, raise consciousness, and build organization.
However, increasing taxes on the wealthy isn’t a permanent solution to the persisting problems of #capitalist society. It’s a good start, but it’s not enough.
[...]
"By all means tax [the wealthy] at a rate of 95%, 99%, 100%, 200%! Take back everything they have stolen from us. Truly solving the causes of social inequality cannot happen until the property of the capitalist class has been expropriated, but for the reasons explained above, simply taxing them at any rate will prove ineffective given enough time.
"Moreover, tax increases tend to antagonize capitalists. Sooner or later, as we are seeing very clearly now in Washington, they will transform their economic might into raw political power to claw back even the small social costs that generations of #SocialMovements and trade unions have imposed on them. During such times, as grim as our prospects may seem, it becomes clearer than ever that so long as the capitalists have all the power, even the most progressive public policy can only be temporary.
"How much longer will capitalist industry be allowed to #pollute the planet? How many more times does the economy have to crash? How many more wars will we be forced to fight on the behalf of these #RobberBarons? How many more lives will be ruined by #debts, mass #layoffs, denied insurance claims, and more? Why should we tolerate a system that exploits those whose labor keeps society functioning?"
Read more:
https://pineandroses.org/opinion/www-pineandroses-org/
#MaineDSA #Socialism #CapitalismMustDie
#layoffs #JobCuts #FederalEmployees #Wisconsin
'Gov. Tony Evers is trying to recruit displaced federal workers to Wisconsin following waves of mass layoffs by the Trump Administration.
The state Department of Workforce Development launched an online portal this week with resources for people seeking career opportunities in Wisconsin. The agency is also hosting a series of virtual job fairs in April.'
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/27/evers-seeks-to-hire-displaced-federal-workers-in-wisconsin/
Ubisoft is being dismembered in front of our eyes. Sad day for gaming. We know how it ends.
｢ Ubisoft spins out subsidiary with a billion-dollar investment from Tencent ｣
One thing I cannot stress enough for people doing #interviews right now: please have wired everything. I understand money is tight, I’m not advising running out and spending a ton of money.
You want the video call to look and sound the best you can possibly make it sound. This doesn’t have to involve buying new gear. Make sure audio isn’t bouncing off of a window or hard surface. Try to take the call in a room with a lot of soft stuff in it like carpet, soft furniture. Headphones or a good mic is great if you have it.
If you have a Mac and an iPhone, it’s a great webcam. You’ll look way better. If you can get on Ethernet to the router, great decision. Otherwise clean the lens.
Calling in from your phone from mobile internet has very inconsistent results. Just be aware.
Developer sabotaged ex-employer IT systems with kill switch
—The Register
｢ A subsequent investigation found that on the day he had to hand back his corporate laptop, he had deleted a chunk of encrypted data, and had attempted to wipe its Linux OS directories and two code projects. A review of his search history also showed requests for advice on escalating privileges, deleting data and folders, and hiding processes ｣
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/developer_server_kill_switch/
The CEO Said 'Trust Us', Now Multiple Studios Are Dead
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/to-trump-the-federal-executive-institute-was-serving-the-federal-bureaucracy-heres-what-it-was-to-someone-who-helped-run-it/ A surprisingly beautiful goodbye to the #FederalExecutiveInstitute of #Charlottesville , a place where #PublicService was honored. I regret I never got to see it during its many good years of service #USPolitics #layoffs
#Reddit #FederalEmployees #JobCuts #layoffs #politics #GiftArticle
"With the Trump administration’s rapid downsizing of the federal bureaucracy, subreddits where government workers previously posted the occasional tale about a Zoom meeting mishap or health plan question have become crowded forums for fears, anxieties and tidbits of intra-agency observation."
DOGE's 'AI-first' strategist is now the head of technology at the Dept of Labor
The ex-Tesla engineer #ThomasShedd has quietly become the CIO of the #labor dept as mass #layoffs & federal workforce automation continue.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/doges-ai-first-strategist-is-now
"Shedd... made waves for announcing that #DOGE would be implementing an “AI-first strategy” across the #government as it orchestrated the firing of... federal workers. Now he’s in charge of the #US #labor department’s #technology."
Morgan Stanley to lay off 2,000 workers as part of cost-cutting and performance-based decisions. With AI and automation replacing many roles, Wall Street faces an uncertain future. 
#MorganStanley #Layoffs #AI #Automation #WallStreet #TechImpact #JobCuts
CWA has officially started a video game industry union open to all workers in the industry regardless of role or company. It's also not limited to full time employees, unemployed workers and freelancers can join, as well as community supporters who just want to support the effort. Join the union today!
https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
More info: https://uvw-cwa.org/news/read-uvw-cwa-gdc-2025-zine
"#GitHub Action Compromise Puts #CICD Secrets at #Risk in Over 23,000 Repositories"
#DevOps #automation is always high risk: root access, connected, fast, scaled. So 
like this is 
unacceptable.
Major $fail by $MSFT leadership. I bet all the #layoffs didn't help.
https://thehackernews.com/2025/03/github-action-compromise-puts-cicd.html
#inflation report; result of #biden . Soon, we will be starting to see the effects of the #tariff threats, Federal #layoffs, & chaos. The "little pain" that was predicted. #republican #maga #Christian #economy #democrat #marchmadness #canada #prices
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wholesale-inflation-flattens-out-in-february-in-another-sign-of-easing-inflation-1599ef59?mod=home_econ
