2025-09-20
Guess I picked a good time to buy an Xbox Series X. — Also glad I got one with a drive for playing physical media. — Somehow, I think I might be needing that soon. [embedded post]
Windows Central
Microsoft plans to raise Xbox Series X price by $50 to $649.99 and Series S by $20 to $399.99 starting Oct. 3, citing “changes in the macroeconomic environment”
second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices Vikki Blake / Eurogamer.net : U.S. Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four m...
2025-08-10
This is a massive mistake that will have negative effects over the next decade. [embedded post]
New York Times
CS grads struggle to land jobs as tech companies lay off workers and embrace AI; CS majors face a 6.1% unemployment rate in the US among grads aged 22 to 27
Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue University with a degree in computer science.Madeleine Hordinski for The New York Times
This is a massive mistake that will have negative effects over the next decade. [embedded post]
Reuters
Coding bootcamps, a Silicon Valley mainstay for over a decade, are facing decline as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles for which they trained people
Coding bootcamps have been a mainstay in Silicon Valley for more than a decade. Now, as AI eliminates the kind of entry-level roles … Bluesky: @taumuyi and @tcgamer Forums: Hacker...