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A senior games buyer at a major retailer has warned that supply of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S will not meet demand during the November launch of Grand Theft Auto 6. The buyer, speaking anonymously to The Game Business, said that the ongoing shortage of hardware components will prevent retailers from receiving consoles ordered […]

Bungie has confirmed significant layoffs affecting most members of the Destiny team and some members of the Marathon team, marking the third and largest wave of cuts since Sony acquired the studio in 2022. Some Sony employees who work closely with Bungie have also been affected. The studio released a letter acknowledging the staff cuts

Rockstar Games has announced the price of Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of pre-orders starting at midnight. The Standard Edition will cost $79.99, while the Ultimate Edition, which includes bonus content, will cost $99.99. At launch, the game will be a single-player experience, with no separate version of GTA Online included. GTA 6 is scheduled

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 Search toggle that allows users to turn off Bing web results and Microsoft Store app suggestions. These controls, previously available only in the European Economic Area, are now being extended to all markets. The settings appear in Windows 11 Insider Experimental Build 26300.8697 for Windows 11 version 26H2.

Meta has halted its Model Capability Initiative (MCI), an internal program that tracks employee mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes to train AI models. The company shut down the program on June 22, 2026, after documents reviewed by Reuters showed that sensitive employee data collected through MCI was inadvertently accessible to all Meta employees. It has

Samsung Electronics is getting started ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex For all employees in Korea as well as the global workforce in its Device Experience division. OpenAI calls it one of its largest enterprise launches to date. This deployment deepens Samsung’s collaboration with OpenAI, expanding from AI infrastructure to workforce-level AI integration. What Samsung employees get

A bug in the Gmail app is preventing some Pixel users from replying to emails because the keyboard doesn’t appear when they tap the reply field. According to user reports on Reddit, this issue has been visible for the last 24 hours. Google has not yet acknowledged the problem. The bug seems to be limited

Mozilla has released a new Firefox roadmap that highlights upcoming features in productivity, privacy, performance, and AI. The document was published with the Firefox 152 update. Some of the features listed have already been introduced, while others are being announced for the first time. The release coincides with a decline in Firefox’s desktop market share,

Google has started rolling out Android 17 and Wear OS 7 for Pixel phones and Pixel Watch devices. Samsung Galaxy and other Android phones are expected to get the update from next month. The update also introduces a new app-windowing feature called Bubbles, as well as more detailed controls for location and contact sharing, and

Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a new division focused on integrating brand advertisements directly into gameplay across its portfolio. The announcement was made on 15 June. EA estimates that more than 120 million players access its games every month during fiscal year 2026, representing the platform’s target audience. The platform builds on existing EA

Mozilla is temporarily removing the bandwidth cap on Firefox’s free built-in VPN, giving eligible users unlimited browsing until August 31. This promotion expands the available locations from the standard set to 28 countries. The VPN is back to its standard 50GB monthly bandwidth limit and reduced space list on September 1st. Firefox Built-in VPN is

According to a staff memo published on the Xbox blog, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has indicated that there will be significant layoffs and structural changes at Microsoft’s gaming division. The memo doesn’t explicitly mention layoffs, but sources told Bloomberg that the cuts are imminent and are expected to be announced soon after Microsoft ends its

Microsoft has previewed a Windows 11 update that will allow users to disable Bing web integration in the Start menu and Windows Search. The change was demonstrated during a recent meeting with Windows Insiders. The Settings app will include a new option to remove web (Bing) integration from search results, and there will be a

Apple announced new AI-powered features for Safari at WWDC 2026, using Apple Intelligence to enhance tab management, password protection, browser customization, and page monitoring. Apple emphasizes that these features are designed with privacy in mind and do not share browsing data with Apple or third parties. Automatic password correction and AI tab organization in Safari

Microsoft has launched new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds for both the Beta and Experimental channels on June 8. The update introduces a new 26H1 build train and allows users to extend the Windows Update pause as many times as needed. Several bugs have also been resolved in this release. New build structure for Windows