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 Verge. In other tech news, Anthropic released its Claude Cowork AI agent software for Windows, VentureBeat reported, while cybersecurity experts warn of AI's role in enhancing cybercrime, as highlighted by MIT Technology Review.
Wildlight Entertainment's layoffs were confirmed by posts from affected staffers on LinkedIn, according to The Verge. The company, which had developers who previously worked on games like "Apex Legends" and "Call of Duty," launched "Highguard" just over two weeks prior to the job cuts.
The xAI-SpaceX merger, which was announced last week and valued at a reported $1.25 trillion, also resulted in the departure of several employees and two co-founders, The Verge reported. The merger combined the two companies with social media platform X.
In the realm of AI, Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI agent software was released for Windows on Monday, VentureBeat reported. The software, which offers file management and task automation, now reaches approximately 70 percent 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 also set global and folder-specific instructions.
Meanwhile, cybersecurity experts are raising concerns about the increasing use of AI in cybercrime. MIT Technology Review reported that AI is already making online crimes easier, with hackers using these tools to reduce the time and effort required to orchestrate attacks. Some experts warn that AI could soon be capable of carrying out fully automated attacks, while others emphasize the immediate risks posed by AI, which is already speeding up and increasing the volume of scams.
In related news, Ars Technica reported that the Lumma Stealer, an infostealer that infected nearly 395,000 Windows computers in a two-month span last year, has resurfaced with hard-to-detect attacks. The malware, which first appeared in 2022, uses a cloud-based malware-as-a-service model to distribute itself through lure sites offering free cracked software, games, and pirated movies.
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