Wildlight Entertainment, the developer behind the recently launched multiplayer shooter "Highguard," reportedly laid off "most" of its staff just over two weeks after the game's release, according to The Verge. This news comes as xAI, following its merger with SpaceX, saw two more co-founders depart the company, as reported by the same source. Meanwhile, the Lumma Stealer malware, which infected nearly 395,000 Windows computers last year, has resurfaced with renewed vigor, according to Ars Technica. In other tech news, Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI agent software launched on Windows, as reported by VentureBeat, and KYY introduced a new productivity tool with extra screens for laptops, as covered by Wired.
Wildlight Entertainment's layoffs were confirmed by the company, which stated it was "parting ways with a number of its employees," according to The Verge. The layoffs were announced shortly after the launch of "Highguard," a game developed by individuals who previously worked on titles like "Apex Legends" and "Call of Duty." Former Wildlight level designer Alex, as noted by The Verge, shared the news on LinkedIn.
The xAI-SpaceX merger, valued at a reported $1.25 trillion, has led to significant changes within xAI. The Verge reported that the merger combined the two companies, as well as the social media platform X. The future of xAI involves four divisions: Grok, Coding, Imagine, and Macrohard, according to the same source.
Ars Technica reported that the Lumma Stealer, which first appeared in Russian-speaking cybercrime forums in 2022, is back with hard-to-detect attacks. The malware uses a cloud-based malware-as-a-service model to distribute itself through lure sites offering free cracked software, games, and pirated movies.
Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI agent software, as reported by VentureBeat, is now available on Windows, bringing file management and task automation to a significant portion of the desktop computing market. The Windows version offers "full feature parity" with the macOS version, including file access, multi-step task execution, plugins, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors. Users can now also set global and folder-specific instructions, which developers on Reddit described as "a game-changer."
Finally, Wired reported on KYY's new productivity tool, the Bulky X90G, which adds three extra screens around a laptop. The review noted that the four-screen setup "definitely improves productivity." However, the review also pointed out that the 1080p resolution offers limited usability and that most laptop users will require an extra AC outlet to power the monitors.
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