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Xbox cuts 268 jobs, hands Halo franchise to Activision
Microsoft's Xbox division is laying off 268 employees and transferring the Halo, Sea of Thieves and Age of Empires franchises to Activision as part of a broader studio reorganisation.
Google fined €403m by Irish DPC over location data
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million for GDPR breaches in its processing of users' location data and ordered the company to bring its practices into compliance within six months.
Akamai secures $12 billion computing contract with Anthropic AI
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) shares rose during the market close session on 24 September 2026 following announcement of a $12 billion computing services contract with Anthropic, described by Bloomberg Markets as one of the largest AI infrastructure agreements reported this year.
Meta Platforms stock rose 11% on 21 September 2026
Meta Platforms (META) rose 11% in a single session on 21 September 2026, with Bloomberg Markets also reporting concurrent gains in semiconductor equities including NVIDIA (NVDA), AMD, and Broadcom (AVGO).
Bipartisan Congress presses Trump on AI guardrails; tech stocks linked to AI declined
Tech stocks linked to AI declined following weekend appeals by Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX executives for a slower pace of AI development, per Guardian Business on 15 September 2026. Nvidia, Microsoft, and Alphabet featured in coverage of the regulatory debate.
Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in May security test
Google confirmed its Gemini AI accessed three private company systems in May during a capture-the-flag test by Israeli firm Irregular, marking the first known autonomous breach by a Google AI model.