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A source told The Information that TikTok was paying Microsoft almost $20 million per month to access OpenAI’s models as of March, making up nearly a quarter of the revenue generated by its increasingly lucrative cloud division.
Microsoft’s cloud AI business was on track to earn $1 billion in annual revenue, according to The Information, but the report notes that TikTok may not need these capabilities this heavily if it develops its own large language model (LLM).
Last year, my colleague Alex Heath reported that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance was “secretly using” OpenAI’s technology to create an LLM of its own:
This practice is generally considered a faux pas in the AI world. It’s also in direct violation of OpenAI’s terms of service, which state that its model output can’t be used “to develop any artificial intelligence models that compete with our products and services.” Microsoft, which ByteDance is buying its OpenAI access through, has the same policy.
Following that report, OpenAI suspended ByteDance’s account to investigate a potential violation of its developer license. At the time, ByteDance told CNN it was using the technology “to a very limited extent” to help create its own models.
Microsoft also has a multibillion-dollar investment deal making it OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, and has spent “several hundreds of millions of dollars” building a supercomputer to power ChatGPT. In its Q4 2024 earnings report released Tuesday, Microsoft revealed Azure revenue growth of 29 percent, just missing the 30 to 31 percent its last earnings release projected. CFO Amy Hood said that in Q1 2025, Microsoft anticipates around 28–29 percent of Azure revenue growth.

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge

A source told The Information that TikTok was paying Microsoft almost $20 million per month to access OpenAI’s models as of March, making up nearly a quarter of the revenue generated by its increasingly lucrative cloud division.

Microsoft’s cloud AI business was on track to earn $1 billion in annual revenue, according to The Information, but the report notes that TikTok may not need these capabilities this heavily if it develops its own large language model (LLM).

Last year, my colleague Alex Heath reported that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance was “secretly using” OpenAI’s technology to create an LLM of its own:

This practice is generally considered a faux pas in the AI world. It’s also in direct violation of OpenAI’s terms of service, which state that its model output can’t be used “to develop any artificial intelligence models that compete with our products and services.” Microsoft, which ByteDance is buying its OpenAI access through, has the same policy.

Following that report, OpenAI suspended ByteDance’s account to investigate a potential violation of its developer license. At the time, ByteDance told CNN it was using the technology “to a very limited extent” to help create its own models.

Microsoft also has a multibillion-dollar investment deal making it OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, and has spent “several hundreds of millions of dollars” building a supercomputer to power ChatGPT. In its Q4 2024 earnings report released Tuesday, Microsoft revealed Azure revenue growth of 29 percent, just missing the 30 to 31 percent its last earnings release projected. CFO Amy Hood said that in Q1 2025, Microsoft anticipates around 28–29 percent of Azure revenue growth.

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The 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop is currently the least expensive available with a Qualcomm X chip. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

Currently, the $999 Microsoft Surface Laptop is the cheapest way to get a Windows machine that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus chip, with all the battery life benefits (and caveats) that might entail. But in 2025, they’ll be cheaper — Qualcomm now says they’ll hit the $700 mark next year.

“As we look forward to 2025, in addition to new design wins, our X series product roadmap will expand to address PCs with retail prices as low as $700 without compromising NPU performance,” Qualcomm CEO and president Cristiano Amon just said on the company’s Q3 2024 earnings call.
Amon did not necessarily say the cheaper machines would be laptops — the company’s chips can also power small desktops like its eight-inch Dev Kit. He only spoke to price.
Qualcomm isn’t breaking out any sales or financial numbers for its first wave of Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus laptops in earnings just yet, saying it’s “too early” to tell, but confirmed that “we’re already working with OEMs on the next wave of Copilot Plus PCs.” Currently, the company only breaks out Handsets, Automotive, and Internet of Things as its product businesses.
Amon says that more PC product announcements are coming at IFA, which begins the first weekend of September, and that he believes Qualcomm will be “one of the top silicon suppliers” for AI PCs going forward.
“We expect PC to be the next biggest driver of diversification for the company,” he said, though he expects the business will be “slow and steady as the market transitions.” He says some Snapdragon X PCs have already sold out.

Image: Qualcomm
Qualcomm’s current Snapdragon laptop lineup and its various partners.

In addition to its chip business, Qualcomm also makes serious money licensing technology to other companies; the company mentioned on the earnings call that two unnamed major Chinese OEMs have now signed long-term agreements, similar to the licensing arrangement with Apple that now runs through 2027.
Amon also said the company has its own custom CPU that will be revealed at its Snapdragon Summit (which runs late October) and will launch it in phones either toward the end of this year or in early 2025 — it’ll be part of the company’s next flagship Snapdragon 8 phone chip.

The 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop is currently the least expensive available with a Qualcomm X chip. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

Currently, the $999 Microsoft Surface Laptop is the cheapest way to get a Windows machine that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus chip, with all the battery life benefits (and caveats) that might entail. But in 2025, they’ll be cheaper — Qualcomm now says they’ll hit the $700 mark next year.

“As we look forward to 2025, in addition to new design wins, our X series product roadmap will expand to address PCs with retail prices as low as $700 without compromising NPU performance,” Qualcomm CEO and president Cristiano Amon just said on the company’s Q3 2024 earnings call.

Amon did not necessarily say the cheaper machines would be laptops — the company’s chips can also power small desktops like its eight-inch Dev Kit. He only spoke to price.

Qualcomm isn’t breaking out any sales or financial numbers for its first wave of Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus laptops in earnings just yet, saying it’s “too early” to tell, but confirmed that “we’re already working with OEMs on the next wave of Copilot Plus PCs.” Currently, the company only breaks out Handsets, Automotive, and Internet of Things as its product businesses.

Amon says that more PC product announcements are coming at IFA, which begins the first weekend of September, and that he believes Qualcomm will be “one of the top silicon suppliers” for AI PCs going forward.

“We expect PC to be the next biggest driver of diversification for the company,” he said, though he expects the business will be “slow and steady as the market transitions.” He says some Snapdragon X PCs have already sold out.

Image: Qualcomm
Qualcomm’s current Snapdragon laptop lineup and its various partners.

In addition to its chip business, Qualcomm also makes serious money licensing technology to other companies; the company mentioned on the earnings call that two unnamed major Chinese OEMs have now signed long-term agreements, similar to the licensing arrangement with Apple that now runs through 2027.

Amon also said the company has its own custom CPU that will be revealed at its Snapdragon Summit (which runs late October) and will launch it in phones either toward the end of this year or in early 2025 — it’ll be part of the company’s next flagship Snapdragon 8 phone chip.

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The perfect shape for a car — and a mouse. | Image: Honda

Take a look at this HP-X concept from 1984 that has been restored, seemingly so Honda can show the world how cool futuristic cars used to look.
As a car born in the Knight Rider era, the HP-X placed advanced tech within the driver’s reach, including a CD player, GPS, real-time telemetry, and “special sonar” technology that warns you about road conditions. At the time, Honda called this tech suite its “electronic driver support system.”

Image: Honda
The 1984 HP-X has screens with GPS, at least conceptually.

The HP-X was designed to run on a Honda F2 racing-based engine: a 2.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V6. And since there are no doors, the clear Perspex canopy comes off, so you can jump in like a fighter jet pilot. The canopy also helps with looks, aerodynamics, and functions as an air brake. The design likely inspired future two-seater vehicles such as the Honda and Acura NSX.

To make it lightweight, the mid-engine wedge-shaped wonder was built with uncommon-at-the-time car materials like carbon fiber, Kevlar, and honeycomb paneling. According to Honda, “the first-generation NSX embodied many of the ideas and innovations first explored in the HP-X” when it debuted a couple of years later.
On Wednesday, Honda also highlighted a 2024 Red Dot Design Award for its similarly smooth Saloon concept EV. Part of the Honda Zero series presented earlier this year as an antidote to the trend of “thick” EVs, seeing it next to the HP-X shows how much the idea of a “thin” and “light” vehicle has changed in the last 40 years.

Image: Honda
Honda Saloon EV concept

Image: Honda
You have to take the canopy off to get in because there are no doors.

The HP-X originally debuted at the 1984 Turin Auto Show, and after being restored by Italian design firm Pininfarina, it’s now entering the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (or competition of elegance). Considering the show is in California, it would have been nice if they plopped a few battery packs in and made it into the coolest EV yet.

The perfect shape for a car — and a mouse. | Image: Honda

Take a look at this HP-X concept from 1984 that has been restored, seemingly so Honda can show the world how cool futuristic cars used to look.

As a car born in the Knight Rider era, the HP-X placed advanced tech within the driver’s reach, including a CD player, GPS, real-time telemetry, and “special sonar” technology that warns you about road conditions. At the time, Honda called this tech suite its “electronic driver support system.”

Image: Honda
The 1984 HP-X has screens with GPS, at least conceptually.

The HP-X was designed to run on a Honda F2 racing-based engine: a 2.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V6. And since there are no doors, the clear Perspex canopy comes off, so you can jump in like a fighter jet pilot. The canopy also helps with looks, aerodynamics, and functions as an air brake. The design likely inspired future two-seater vehicles such as the Honda and Acura NSX.

To make it lightweight, the mid-engine wedge-shaped wonder was built with uncommon-at-the-time car materials like carbon fiber, Kevlar, and honeycomb paneling. According to Honda, “the first-generation NSX embodied many of the ideas and innovations first explored in the HP-X” when it debuted a couple of years later.

On Wednesday, Honda also highlighted a 2024 Red Dot Design Award for its similarly smooth Saloon concept EV. Part of the Honda Zero series presented earlier this year as an antidote to the trend of “thick” EVs, seeing it next to the HP-X shows how much the idea of a “thin” and “light” vehicle has changed in the last 40 years.

Image: Honda
Honda Saloon EV concept

Image: Honda
You have to take the canopy off to get in because there are no doors.

The HP-X originally debuted at the 1984 Turin Auto Show, and after being restored by Italian design firm Pininfarina, it’s now entering the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (or competition of elegance). Considering the show is in California, it would have been nice if they plopped a few battery packs in and made it into the coolest EV yet.

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Leaked photos of the DJI Neo drone suggest it may cost just $329 to buy a bundle. | Image: Jasper Ellens

DJI’s 4K-ready Neo drone has leaked — and according to the photos, box, specs, and leaked Walmart price we’ve now seen, it could be the lightest and cheapest full-featured DJI drone you can buy.
A leaked Walmart listing hints that the DJI Neo Fly More Combo could sell for just $329, and the starting price for a standalone drone could be even less given that DJI’s “Fly More” bundle comes with extra batteries, a charging hub, and a shoulder bag that typically increase the price.

Image: Jasper Ellens
The DJI Neo.

Meanwhile, retail packaging photos published on X by well-known leaker Jasper Ellens as well as an FCC database listing now give us a glimpse into the drone’s specs. As mentioned, the drone will be capable of shooting in 4K.

Weighing just 135 grams (or about 0.3 pounds), the Neo could also be DJI’s lightest budget drone so far (the kid-friendly 80-gram DJI Tello was made by another company, Ryze). It’ll be lighter than the 249 gram DJI Mini SE — which started at $299 — lighter than the old 300g DJI Spark, and it’ll weigh only 10 grams more than its rival, the HoverAir X1, which The Verge is currently reviewing.

Image: Jasper Ellens

Design-wise, photos show that the drone has propeller guards, which could make it safer for indoor use. It also features a push button on-drone interface that cycles through flight modes, just like the HoverAir X1.
While it’s pictured with a joystick-style pro controller in the “Fly More” kit, the box mentions multiple control options and shows it can take off and land from your palm. Combined with the mode switching button on top and “AI subject tracking,” you might be able to start it up and shoot flying selfies like the HoverAir without using a controller at all. There’s no word on battery life or wireless range yet.
Unlike DJI’s Mini lineup, the Neo doesn’t appear to fold down into a smaller package; it’s shaped more like DJI’s Avata FPV drones. Hopefully, that means the Neo can be piloted from the perspective of the drone by connecting it to an Avata-compatible headset.
It’s uncertain when DJI plans on releasing the drone, but Ellens speculates it could be in “a matter of weeks” if the product photos are real.

Leaked photos of the DJI Neo drone suggest it may cost just $329 to buy a bundle. | Image: Jasper Ellens

DJI’s 4K-ready Neo drone has leaked — and according to the photos, box, specs, and leaked Walmart price we’ve now seen, it could be the lightest and cheapest full-featured DJI drone you can buy.

A leaked Walmart listing hints that the DJI Neo Fly More Combo could sell for just $329, and the starting price for a standalone drone could be even less given that DJI’s “Fly More” bundle comes with extra batteries, a charging hub, and a shoulder bag that typically increase the price.

Image: Jasper Ellens
The DJI Neo.

Meanwhile, retail packaging photos published on X by well-known leaker Jasper Ellens as well as an FCC database listing now give us a glimpse into the drone’s specs. As mentioned, the drone will be capable of shooting in 4K.

Weighing just 135 grams (or about 0.3 pounds), the Neo could also be DJI’s lightest budget drone so far (the kid-friendly 80-gram DJI Tello was made by another company, Ryze). It’ll be lighter than the 249 gram DJI Mini SE — which started at $299 — lighter than the old 300g DJI Spark, and it’ll weigh only 10 grams more than its rival, the HoverAir X1, which The Verge is currently reviewing.

Image: Jasper Ellens

Design-wise, photos show that the drone has propeller guards, which could make it safer for indoor use. It also features a push button on-drone interface that cycles through flight modes, just like the HoverAir X1.

While it’s pictured with a joystick-style pro controller in the “Fly More” kit, the box mentions multiple control options and shows it can take off and land from your palm. Combined with the mode switching button on top and “AI subject tracking,” you might be able to start it up and shoot flying selfies like the HoverAir without using a controller at all. There’s no word on battery life or wireless range yet.

Unlike DJI’s Mini lineup, the Neo doesn’t appear to fold down into a smaller package; it’s shaped more like DJI’s Avata FPV drones. Hopefully, that means the Neo can be piloted from the perspective of the drone by connecting it to an Avata-compatible headset.

It’s uncertain when DJI plans on releasing the drone, but Ellens speculates it could be in “a matter of weeks” if the product photos are real.

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site’s data.
“Without these agreements, we don’t have any say or knowledge of how our data is displayed and what it’s used for, which has put us in a position now of blocking folks who haven’t been willing to come to terms with how we’d like our data to be used or not used,” Huffman said in an interview this week. He specifically named Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for refusing to negotiate, saying it has been “a real pain in the ass to block these companies.”
Reddit has been escalating its fight against crawlers in recent months. At the beginning of July, its robots.txt file was updated to block web crawlers it doesn’t have agreements with. Then people began noticing that Reddit results were only visible in Google results — where Reddit is paid for its data to be shown — and not other search engines like Bing.
Huffman said that Microsoft has been using Reddit’s data to train its AI and summarizing its content in Bing results “without telling us,” and that Reddit’s data has also been sold through the Bing API to other search engines. In the interview, he referenced Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman’s recent comment at a conference that public data on the internet is “freeware.”
“We’ve had Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity act as though all of the content on the internet is free for them to use,” Huffman said. “That’s their real position.”
In response to Reddit results recently disappearing from Bing, Microsoft’s head of search, Jordi Ribas, said on X that “Reddit has blocked Bing from crawling their site for search, favoring another search engine and impacting competition from Bing and Bing-powered engines.” Microsoft spokesperson Caitlin Roulston separately told The Verge last week that “we honor the directions provided by websites that do not want content on their pages to be used with our generative AI models.”
“The traditional value exchange from search engines has changed”
Huffman pointed to OpenAI’s recent announcement of SearchGPT, which will be able to show Reddit results thanks to a deal both companies reached earlier this year, as the model he wants to replicate. None of the content licensing deals Reddit has done to date include exclusive use cases for its data, according to spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt.
By calling for licensing deals, Reddit is joining more traditional media publishers (including The Verge’s parent company, Vox Media) in seeking payment for letting their content feed generative AI. “I think the traditional value exchange from search engines has changed,” said Huffman. “Search and summarization and training are merging, and the value exchange of crawling in exchange for traffic back is becoming muddied.”
Spokespeople for Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity didn’t have comments for this story by publication time.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site’s data.

“Without these agreements, we don’t have any say or knowledge of how our data is displayed and what it’s used for, which has put us in a position now of blocking folks who haven’t been willing to come to terms with how we’d like our data to be used or not used,” Huffman said in an interview this week. He specifically named Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for refusing to negotiate, saying it has been “a real pain in the ass to block these companies.”

Reddit has been escalating its fight against crawlers in recent months. At the beginning of July, its robots.txt file was updated to block web crawlers it doesn’t have agreements with. Then people began noticing that Reddit results were only visible in Google results — where Reddit is paid for its data to be shown — and not other search engines like Bing.

Huffman said that Microsoft has been using Reddit’s data to train its AI and summarizing its content in Bing results “without telling us,” and that Reddit’s data has also been sold through the Bing API to other search engines. In the interview, he referenced Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman’s recent comment at a conference that public data on the internet is “freeware.”

“We’ve had Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity act as though all of the content on the internet is free for them to use,” Huffman said. “That’s their real position.”

In response to Reddit results recently disappearing from Bing, Microsoft’s head of search, Jordi Ribas, said on X that “Reddit has blocked Bing from crawling their site for search, favoring another search engine and impacting competition from Bing and Bing-powered engines.” Microsoft spokesperson Caitlin Roulston separately told The Verge last week that “we honor the directions provided by websites that do not want content on their pages to be used with our generative AI models.”

Huffman pointed to OpenAI’s recent announcement of SearchGPT, which will be able to show Reddit results thanks to a deal both companies reached earlier this year, as the model he wants to replicate. None of the content licensing deals Reddit has done to date include exclusive use cases for its data, according to spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt.

By calling for licensing deals, Reddit is joining more traditional media publishers (including The Verge’s parent company, Vox Media) in seeking payment for letting their content feed generative AI. “I think the traditional value exchange from search engines has changed,” said Huffman. “Search and summarization and training are merging, and the value exchange of crawling in exchange for traffic back is becoming muddied.”

Spokespeople for Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity didn’t have comments for this story by publication time.

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Siri’s big upgrade starts now, but you’ll need the right iPhone to access it. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

In iOS 18’s latest developer preview, Siri gets a glow-up. Like, the whole phone actually glows around the edges when you invoke Siri.
A splash screen reintroduces you to the virtual assistant once you enable Apple Intelligence, an early version of which is now available on the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in a developer beta. You’ll know Siri is listening when the edges of the screen glow, making it pretty obvious that something different is going on.
The big Siri AI update is still months away. This version comes with meaningful improvements to language understanding, but future updates will add features like awareness of what’s on your screen and the ability to take action on your behalf. Meanwhile, the rest of the Apple Intelligence feature set previewed in this update feels like a party waiting for the guest of honor.
That said, Siri’s improvements in this update are useful. Tapping the bottom of the screen twice will bring up a new way to interact with the assistant: through text. It’s also much better at parsing natural language, waiting more patiently through hesitations and “um”s as I stumble through questions. It also understands when I’m asking a follow-up question.

Double-tapping the bottom of the screen brings up a text box you can use to talk to Siri.

New Siri understands context in follow-up questions, like this one after I asked for the weather in Olympia.

Outside of Siri, it’s kind of an Easter egg hunt finding bits of Apple Intelligence sprinkled throughout the OS. They’re in the mail app, with a summarize button at the top of each email now. And anywhere you can type and highlight text, you’ll find a new option called “writing tools” with AI proofreading, writing suggestions, and summaries.
“Help me write something” is pretty standard fare for generative AI these days, and Apple Intelligence does it as well as anyone else. You can have it make your text more friendly, professional, or concise. You can also create summaries of text or synthesize it into bulleted lists of key points or a table.
I’m finding these tools most useful in the Notes app, where you can now add voice recordings. In iOS 18, voice recordings finally come with automatic transcriptions, which is not an Apple Intelligence feature since it also works on my iPhone 13 Mini. But Apple Intelligence will let you turn a recording transcript into a summary or a checklist. This is helpful if you want to just free-associate while recording a memo and list a bunch of things you need to pack for an upcoming trip; Apple Intelligence turns it into a list that actually makes sense.

Honestly, this transcript is pretty good.

Apple Intelligence turned my rambling list into a neat little table.

These writing tools are tucked out of the way, and if you weren’t looking for them, you might miss them entirely. The more obvious new AI features are in the mail app. Apple Intelligence surfaces what it deems to be important emails in a card that sits above the rest of your inbox marked as priority. Below that, emails show a brief summary in place of the first line or two of text that you’d normally see.
There’s something charming about AI’s sincere attempt to summarize promotional emails, trying to helpfully pull out bits of detail like “Backpacks and lunch boxes ship FREE” and “Organic white nectarines are sweet and juicy, in season now.” But the descriptions in my inbox were accurate — helpful in a few instances and harmless at worst. And the emails it gave priority status to were genuinely important, which is promising.
The search tool in the Photos app now uses AI to understand more complicated requests. You can ask for pictures of a particular person wearing glasses or all the food you ate in Iceland, all in natural language.
Despite the light show, Siri is about the same as ever
It’s very good. Results come back fast and are generally reliable. It found the photo I had in mind of my kid wearing a pair of goofy glasses, though it also surfaced photos in which he appeared and someone else was wearing some glasses. Still, I think it’s bound to be a feature that people immediately get used to and don’t think twice about using — intuitive and obviously useful.
But despite the light show, Siri is about the same as ever. It mostly remains a “let me Google that for you” machine. The most significant updates are still to come in future updates when Siri will gain awareness of what’s on your screen and will be able to take action in apps for you. In theory, you’ll be able to have Siri grab information from messages and turn them into calendar events or retrieve information from email without you having to go digging through your inbox.
That’s the stuff I’m most excited about, and all of the pieces of Apple Intelligence available so far could be the building blocks of a better Siri. Apple’s AI is capable of understanding the contents of an email or a photo. Likewise, Siri is better at understanding how humans talk. In order for Apple Intelligence to prove itself, Siri needs to connect the dots.

Siri’s big upgrade starts now, but you’ll need the right iPhone to access it. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

In iOS 18’s latest developer preview, Siri gets a glow-up. Like, the whole phone actually glows around the edges when you invoke Siri.

A splash screen reintroduces you to the virtual assistant once you enable Apple Intelligence, an early version of which is now available on the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in a developer beta. You’ll know Siri is listening when the edges of the screen glow, making it pretty obvious that something different is going on.

The big Siri AI update is still months away. This version comes with meaningful improvements to language understanding, but future updates will add features like awareness of what’s on your screen and the ability to take action on your behalf. Meanwhile, the rest of the Apple Intelligence feature set previewed in this update feels like a party waiting for the guest of honor.

That said, Siri’s improvements in this update are useful. Tapping the bottom of the screen twice will bring up a new way to interact with the assistant: through text. It’s also much better at parsing natural language, waiting more patiently through hesitations and “um”s as I stumble through questions. It also understands when I’m asking a follow-up question.

Outside of Siri, it’s kind of an Easter egg hunt finding bits of Apple Intelligence sprinkled throughout the OS. They’re in the mail app, with a summarize button at the top of each email now. And anywhere you can type and highlight text, you’ll find a new option called “writing tools” with AI proofreading, writing suggestions, and summaries.

“Help me write something” is pretty standard fare for generative AI these days, and Apple Intelligence does it as well as anyone else. You can have it make your text more friendly, professional, or concise. You can also create summaries of text or synthesize it into bulleted lists of key points or a table.

I’m finding these tools most useful in the Notes app, where you can now add voice recordings. In iOS 18, voice recordings finally come with automatic transcriptions, which is not an Apple Intelligence feature since it also works on my iPhone 13 Mini. But Apple Intelligence will let you turn a recording transcript into a summary or a checklist. This is helpful if you want to just free-associate while recording a memo and list a bunch of things you need to pack for an upcoming trip; Apple Intelligence turns it into a list that actually makes sense.

These writing tools are tucked out of the way, and if you weren’t looking for them, you might miss them entirely. The more obvious new AI features are in the mail app. Apple Intelligence surfaces what it deems to be important emails in a card that sits above the rest of your inbox marked as priority. Below that, emails show a brief summary in place of the first line or two of text that you’d normally see.

There’s something charming about AI’s sincere attempt to summarize promotional emails, trying to helpfully pull out bits of detail like “Backpacks and lunch boxes ship FREE” and “Organic white nectarines are sweet and juicy, in season now.” But the descriptions in my inbox were accurate — helpful in a few instances and harmless at worst. And the emails it gave priority status to were genuinely important, which is promising.

The search tool in the Photos app now uses AI to understand more complicated requests. You can ask for pictures of a particular person wearing glasses or all the food you ate in Iceland, all in natural language.

It’s very good. Results come back fast and are generally reliable. It found the photo I had in mind of my kid wearing a pair of goofy glasses, though it also surfaced photos in which he appeared and someone else was wearing some glasses. Still, I think it’s bound to be a feature that people immediately get used to and don’t think twice about using — intuitive and obviously useful.

But despite the light show, Siri is about the same as ever. It mostly remains a “let me Google that for you” machine. The most significant updates are still to come in future updates when Siri will gain awareness of what’s on your screen and will be able to take action in apps for you. In theory, you’ll be able to have Siri grab information from messages and turn them into calendar events or retrieve information from email without you having to go digging through your inbox.

That’s the stuff I’m most excited about, and all of the pieces of Apple Intelligence available so far could be the building blocks of a better Siri. Apple’s AI is capable of understanding the contents of an email or a photo. Likewise, Siri is better at understanding how humans talk. In order for Apple Intelligence to prove itself, Siri needs to connect the dots.

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Image: Google

Google’s earlier-than-expected Pixel hardware event is just around the corner — it’s scheduled for Tuesday, August 13th. Thanks to the relentless flow of leaks that have emerged over the past few weeks, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect.
Google has already confirmed that it’s launching the Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but the company may have some other surprises in store, including the Buds Pro 2 and maybe even the Pixel Watch 3.
Here’s a roundup of everything we know so far.
Google Pixel 9 lineup adds a smaller Pro option
Alongside the Pixel 9, Google is expected to release the Pixel Pro in two sizes: a larger 6.8-inch model and a smaller 6.3-inch variant. It’ll be the first time the Pro features are available in two different sizes, with the telephoto camera previously being reserved only for the larger phone model.
As shown in the image shared by Google itself (and many, many leaks), the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro will also come with some design changes. Both the Pro and standard models are getting flatter edges and a rounded camera module that protrudes from the back of the device.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
A leak showing a rose-colored Pixel 9 Pro.

A leaked spec sheet from OnLeaks suggests that the Pixel 9 Pro models will come with an upgraded G4 Tensor chip and 16GB of RAM. The base Pixel 9, on the other hand, is expected to have the same chip with a 6.3-inch display and 12GB of RAM.
The cameras on both devices will likely get some upgrades as well, with the leaked spec sheet showing the Pixel 9 with a 10.5MP selfie camera, a 50-megapixel main camera, and a 48MP ultrawide lens. Meanwhile, the leak indicates that the Pixel 9 Pro will have a 42MP selfie camera and three cameras on the rear, including a 50MP main camera, 48MP ultrawide lens, and 48MP telephoto camera.

Image: OnLeaks via 91mobiles
This leaked specs sheet reveals an ‘XL’ Pixel 9 Pro.

Another report from Android Authority suggests Google may add an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor to the Pixel 9 lineup, which could hopefully improve some of the issues users have been having with the existing optical under-display sensor. The Pixel 9 is expected to come in obsidian, porcelain, rose, and green, while the Pro model is rumored to come in charcoal, porcelain, rose, and hazel.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold gets taller and slimmer
Those three phones aren’t the only ones Google is planning to release this summer. It’s also getting ready to release its next-gen foldable, now called the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

Image: Google
This image of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold comes straight from Google.

When compared to last year’s device, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold appears to be taller and slimmer. That design change is also reflected in the squircle-shaped camera housing on the rear of the device, which now comes with two sets of cameras.
In terms of specs, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is rumored to come with a 6.3-inch cover display and an 8-inch inner screen. That’s larger than the original Pixel Fold’s 5.8-inch outer display and 7.6-inch inner display. The leaked specs sheet indicates that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold will come with the same G4 Tensor chip as the other devices in the lineup, as well as 16GB of RAM.
It may also have a 10MP front-facing camera, with a 48MP main camera, a 10.5MP ultrawide lens, and a 10.8MP telephoto sensor on the back of the phone.
Google brings more AI to the Pixel
With Samsung and now Apple making an effort to bring AI to their phones, it’s no surprise to see Google doing the same. A set of leaked marketing materials from OnLeaks hints, among other features, at a new Pixel Screenshots feature that “helps you save info that you want to remember later — like events, places and more.”

Image: OnLeaks via 91mobiles
Leaked marketing materials show a new ‘Pixel Screenshots’ feature.

That tracks with a previous leak from Android Police, which suggests that the feature can “save and process helpful details” from your screenshots, letting you search through them. It sounds a bit like Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature but appears to only work on the screenshots you take manually, rather than scanning your entire device. The marketing materials also show an integration with Google’s AI chatbot Gemini, along with Circle to Search.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
This feature appears to use AI to completely transform the background of a photo.

A leaked Pixel 9 ad posted by Android Headlines (it has since been taken down) gave us a glimpse at a feature called “Add Me,” which appears to use AI to put someone in a photo when they weren’t originally there. It looks like Google is planning to update its Magic Editor tool, too, allowing you to replace the background of an image based on a prompt.
The Pixel Buds Pro 2 brings back the wing tip
It’s already been two years since the launch of the original Pixel Buds Pro 2, and now it looks like Google is planning to give them a refresh. Leaked images from OnLeaks show the Pixel Buds Pro 2 with a small wing tip that sticks out from the side of each bud — sort of like a smaller version of the “stabilizer arc” on the original Pixel Buds.
Other small changes include larger grills that match the colors of the bud, as well as a charging case that appears to come with a small speaker (maybe to emit a noise when using Google’s Find My feature?). The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are expected to come in gray, white, green, and pink.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
What appears to be the Pixel Buds Pro 2 in a mint green.

We may have a good idea of what the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will look like, but we don’t know much about the specs. A regulatory listing spotted earlier this year suggests the case may come with a larger 650mAh battery. Other than that, we can likely expect the Pixel Buds Pro 2 to feature the same active noise cancellation and multipoint features as their predecessor.
A Pixel Watch 3 with two sizes and bigger screens
So far, we’ve only seen renders of the Pixel Watch 3 that show a device with a slightly chunkier design. Unlike its predecessor, the Pixel Watch 3 is expected to come in two sizes: 41mm and 45mm. The 41mm version is rumored to come with a 10 percent larger screen than its similarly sized predecessor, thanks to thinner bezels.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
A render of what looks like the 45mm Pixel Watch 3.

Recent leaks also suggest both Pixel Watch 3 models will get a brighter 2,000-nit display and an ultra wideband chip that could make location tracking more accurate. The 41mm watch is also rumored to come with a slightly bigger 310mAh battery and 20 percent faster charging than the Pixel Watch 2.
Both sizes could offer up to 24 hours of battery life with always-on display enabled or up to 36 hours with a new Battery Saver mode, according to leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines. The materials also hint at support for offline Google Maps, new camera controls when connecting to a Pixel phone, and the ability to view your Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell’s live feeds from your watch.

Image: Android Headlines
It looks like the Pixel Watch 3 could come with a new “Battery Saver” mode.

Unfortunately, you may not be able to use your current Pixel Watch 2 bands with the larger 45mm device. A report suggests that the 45mm version has an “altered” band connection that could make it incompatible with smaller bands. The 45mm Pixel Watch 3 may not get as many band options as the 41mm version, either, according to Android Headlines.
Anything else?
It may seem like we already know all we know about Google’s upcoming hardware event, but the company may still surprise us. For one, there’s a possibility that we may get a look at the new “Google TV Streamer,” which 9to5Google published leaked images of in July. It looks way different than the Chromecast, but we still don’t have any details on specs.
That’s all we know for now, but there’s still time between now and Google’s August 13th event, which means there’s still a chance for more leaks.

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Google’s earlier-than-expected Pixel hardware event is just around the corner — it’s scheduled for Tuesday, August 13th. Thanks to the relentless flow of leaks that have emerged over the past few weeks, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect.

Google has already confirmed that it’s launching the Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but the company may have some other surprises in store, including the Buds Pro 2 and maybe even the Pixel Watch 3.

Here’s a roundup of everything we know so far.

Google Pixel 9 lineup adds a smaller Pro option

Alongside the Pixel 9, Google is expected to release the Pixel Pro in two sizes: a larger 6.8-inch model and a smaller 6.3-inch variant. It’ll be the first time the Pro features are available in two different sizes, with the telephoto camera previously being reserved only for the larger phone model.

As shown in the image shared by Google itself (and many, many leaks), the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro will also come with some design changes. Both the Pro and standard models are getting flatter edges and a rounded camera module that protrudes from the back of the device.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
A leak showing a rose-colored Pixel 9 Pro.

A leaked spec sheet from OnLeaks suggests that the Pixel 9 Pro models will come with an upgraded G4 Tensor chip and 16GB of RAM. The base Pixel 9, on the other hand, is expected to have the same chip with a 6.3-inch display and 12GB of RAM.

The cameras on both devices will likely get some upgrades as well, with the leaked spec sheet showing the Pixel 9 with a 10.5MP selfie camera, a 50-megapixel main camera, and a 48MP ultrawide lens. Meanwhile, the leak indicates that the Pixel 9 Pro will have a 42MP selfie camera and three cameras on the rear, including a 50MP main camera, 48MP ultrawide lens, and 48MP telephoto camera.

Image: OnLeaks via 91mobiles
This leaked specs sheet reveals an ‘XL’ Pixel 9 Pro.

Another report from Android Authority suggests Google may add an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor to the Pixel 9 lineup, which could hopefully improve some of the issues users have been having with the existing optical under-display sensor. The Pixel 9 is expected to come in obsidian, porcelain, rose, and green, while the Pro model is rumored to come in charcoal, porcelain, rose, and hazel.

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold gets taller and slimmer

Those three phones aren’t the only ones Google is planning to release this summer. It’s also getting ready to release its next-gen foldable, now called the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

Image: Google
This image of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold comes straight from Google.

When compared to last year’s device, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold appears to be taller and slimmer. That design change is also reflected in the squircle-shaped camera housing on the rear of the device, which now comes with two sets of cameras.

In terms of specs, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is rumored to come with a 6.3-inch cover display and an 8-inch inner screen. That’s larger than the original Pixel Fold’s 5.8-inch outer display and 7.6-inch inner display. The leaked specs sheet indicates that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold will come with the same G4 Tensor chip as the other devices in the lineup, as well as 16GB of RAM.

It may also have a 10MP front-facing camera, with a 48MP main camera, a 10.5MP ultrawide lens, and a 10.8MP telephoto sensor on the back of the phone.

Google brings more AI to the Pixel

With Samsung and now Apple making an effort to bring AI to their phones, it’s no surprise to see Google doing the same. A set of leaked marketing materials from OnLeaks hints, among other features, at a new Pixel Screenshots feature that “helps you save info that you want to remember later — like events, places and more.”

Image: OnLeaks via 91mobiles
Leaked marketing materials show a new ‘Pixel Screenshots’ feature.

That tracks with a previous leak from Android Police, which suggests that the feature can “save and process helpful details” from your screenshots, letting you search through them. It sounds a bit like Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature but appears to only work on the screenshots you take manually, rather than scanning your entire device. The marketing materials also show an integration with Google’s AI chatbot Gemini, along with Circle to Search.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
This feature appears to use AI to completely transform the background of a photo.

A leaked Pixel 9 ad posted by Android Headlines (it has since been taken down) gave us a glimpse at a feature called “Add Me,” which appears to use AI to put someone in a photo when they weren’t originally there. It looks like Google is planning to update its Magic Editor tool, too, allowing you to replace the background of an image based on a prompt.

The Pixel Buds Pro 2 brings back the wing tip

It’s already been two years since the launch of the original Pixel Buds Pro 2, and now it looks like Google is planning to give them a refresh. Leaked images from OnLeaks show the Pixel Buds Pro 2 with a small wing tip that sticks out from the side of each bud — sort of like a smaller version of the “stabilizer arc” on the original Pixel Buds.

Other small changes include larger grills that match the colors of the bud, as well as a charging case that appears to come with a small speaker (maybe to emit a noise when using Google’s Find My feature?). The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are expected to come in gray, white, green, and pink.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
What appears to be the Pixel Buds Pro 2 in a mint green.

We may have a good idea of what the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will look like, but we don’t know much about the specs. A regulatory listing spotted earlier this year suggests the case may come with a larger 650mAh battery. Other than that, we can likely expect the Pixel Buds Pro 2 to feature the same active noise cancellation and multipoint features as their predecessor.

A Pixel Watch 3 with two sizes and bigger screens

So far, we’ve only seen renders of the Pixel Watch 3 that show a device with a slightly chunkier design. Unlike its predecessor, the Pixel Watch 3 is expected to come in two sizes: 41mm and 45mm. The 41mm version is rumored to come with a 10 percent larger screen than its similarly sized predecessor, thanks to thinner bezels.

Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines
A render of what looks like the 45mm Pixel Watch 3.

Recent leaks also suggest both Pixel Watch 3 models will get a brighter 2,000-nit display and an ultra wideband chip that could make location tracking more accurate. The 41mm watch is also rumored to come with a slightly bigger 310mAh battery and 20 percent faster charging than the Pixel Watch 2.

Both sizes could offer up to 24 hours of battery life with always-on display enabled or up to 36 hours with a new Battery Saver mode, according to leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines. The materials also hint at support for offline Google Maps, new camera controls when connecting to a Pixel phone, and the ability to view your Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell’s live feeds from your watch.

Image: Android Headlines
It looks like the Pixel Watch 3 could come with a new “Battery Saver” mode.

Unfortunately, you may not be able to use your current Pixel Watch 2 bands with the larger 45mm device. A report suggests that the 45mm version has an “altered” band connection that could make it incompatible with smaller bands. The 45mm Pixel Watch 3 may not get as many band options as the 41mm version, either, according to Android Headlines.

Anything else?

It may seem like we already know all we know about Google’s upcoming hardware event, but the company may still surprise us. For one, there’s a possibility that we may get a look at the new “Google TV Streamer,” which 9to5Google published leaked images of in July. It looks way different than the Chromecast, but we still don’t have any details on specs.

That’s all we know for now, but there’s still time between now and Google’s August 13th event, which means there’s still a chance for more leaks.

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Your next Taco Bell drive-thru order might be handled by AI — and AI may have helped you get a Chalupa already. Parent company Yum! Brands has been testing its “Voice AI” technology at more than 100 Taco Bell drive-thru locations in the US, and now Yum! aims to bring the technology to “hundreds” of Taco Bell stores by the end of the year, according to a press release.
Yum! is pitching the AI tech as a way to ease the workloads of its staffers, improve order accuracy, and reduce wait times — all, of course, while “driving profitable growth for Taco Bell, Yum! Brands and their franchisees.” But the fast food industry’s experiments with AI have had mixed results so far: while Wendy’s has been thrilled with its tests, McDonald’s recently pulled back its plans.
There are more than 7,400 Taco Bell stores in the US, so this will still be a small rollout. The original tests at more than 100 stores have been going on for around two years, Bloomberg reports. Yum! is also bringing Voice AI to five KFC restaurants in Australia.

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Your next Taco Bell drive-thru order might be handled by AI — and AI may have helped you get a Chalupa already. Parent company Yum! Brands has been testing its “Voice AI” technology at more than 100 Taco Bell drive-thru locations in the US, and now Yum! aims to bring the technology to “hundreds” of Taco Bell stores by the end of the year, according to a press release.

Yum! is pitching the AI tech as a way to ease the workloads of its staffers, improve order accuracy, and reduce wait times — all, of course, while “driving profitable growth for Taco Bell, Yum! Brands and their franchisees.” But the fast food industry’s experiments with AI have had mixed results so far: while Wendy’s has been thrilled with its tests, McDonald’s recently pulled back its plans.

There are more than 7,400 Taco Bell stores in the US, so this will still be a small rollout. The original tests at more than 100 stores have been going on for around two years, Bloomberg reports. Yum! is also bringing Voice AI to five KFC restaurants in Australia.

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A group of over 200 tech leaders and investors are pledging their support to Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, countering a opposing group from Silicon Valley who have backed former President Donald Trump.
Shark Tank star and former Dallas Mavericks principal owner Mark Cuban, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, and SV Angel managing partner Ron Conway are among the signatories.
“We spend our days looking for, investing in and supporting entrepreneurs who are building the future. We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress,” the investors write in a statement on their site, VCs for Kamala. “We also believe in democracy as the backbone of our nation. We believe that strong, trustworthy institutions are a feature, not a bug, and that our industry – and every other industry – would collapse without them. That is what’s at stake in this election. Everything else, we can solve through constructive dialogue with political leaders and institutions willing to talk to us.”
While Silicon Valley has always had strong Democratic donors, the show of support is particularly notable at a time when some of the most well-known names in tech have come out in support of Trump. Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk endorsed Trump after the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania earlier this month. And venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz — who claimed to have previously voted only for Democrats — recently announced their support for Trump in the election. Craft Ventures’ David Sacks, Sequoia Capital’s Shaun Maguire, and 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale have also showed their support for Trump.
There’s still a lot of unknowns about Harris’ views on key tech policy issues, but she also has personal connections to Silicon Valley, in part from her time as a California senator, attorney general, and previously, San Francisco District Attorney. But the VCs for Kamala movement indicates that many tech leaders are ready to support her on the basis of a broader message of democracy and stable institutions. “In this pivotal moment, we are united in our support for Vice President Kamala Harris,” they write.

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A group of over 200 tech leaders and investors are pledging their support to Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, countering a opposing group from Silicon Valley who have backed former President Donald Trump.

Shark Tank star and former Dallas Mavericks principal owner Mark Cuban, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, and SV Angel managing partner Ron Conway are among the signatories.

“We spend our days looking for, investing in and supporting entrepreneurs who are building the future. We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress,” the investors write in a statement on their site, VCs for Kamala. “We also believe in democracy as the backbone of our nation. We believe that strong, trustworthy institutions are a feature, not a bug, and that our industry – and every other industry – would collapse without them. That is what’s at stake in this election. Everything else, we can solve through constructive dialogue with political leaders and institutions willing to talk to us.”

While Silicon Valley has always had strong Democratic donors, the show of support is particularly notable at a time when some of the most well-known names in tech have come out in support of Trump. Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk endorsed Trump after the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania earlier this month. And venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz — who claimed to have previously voted only for Democrats — recently announced their support for Trump in the election. Craft Ventures’ David Sacks, Sequoia Capital’s Shaun Maguire, and 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale have also showed their support for Trump.

There’s still a lot of unknowns about Harris’ views on key tech policy issues, but she also has personal connections to Silicon Valley, in part from her time as a California senator, attorney general, and previously, San Francisco District Attorney. But the VCs for Kamala movement indicates that many tech leaders are ready to support her on the basis of a broader message of democracy and stable institutions. “In this pivotal moment, we are united in our support for Vice President Kamala Harris,” they write.

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Another round of layoffs has hit Bungie. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons made the announcement on the studio’s website, citing the increasing costs of development and economic conditions as the reason for the reduction of staff — a refrain that’s become common in the last two years of prolific video game industry layoffs. Parsons wrote that 220 roles would be eliminated, representing 17 percent of the company’s workforce.
Additionally, Parsons wrote that Bungie was working to integrate another 155 employees into other departments within Sony Interactive Entertainment. These numbers, combined with the 100 people laid off in October of last year, mean that Bungie has lost roughly 40 percent of its total workforce in the last 12 months. Bungie had around 1,200 employees last year before 100 people were laid off amid a delay to the big Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion.
This latest layoff announcement was accompanied by the news that Bungie employees are working on a new game.
“We are working with PlayStation Studios leadership to spin out one of our incubation projects – an action game set in a brand-new science-fantasy universe – to form a new studio within PlayStation Studios to continue its promising development,” Parsons wrote.
Parsons offered an explanation for all the news, stating that Bungie grew too quickly and spread its leadership team too thin among its many projects. This had a knock-on effect on the studio’s known projects, resulting in what Parsons called a “quality miss” with Destiny 2’s Lightfall expansion and the delay of its next game, Marathon.
“We were overly ambitious, our financial safety margins were subsequently exceeded, and we began running in the red,” he wrote.
Parsons wrote that Bungie will continue to focus on Destiny 2 and Marathon. “We still have over 850 team members building Destiny and Marathon, and we will continue to build amazing experiences that exceed our players’ expectations.”

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Another round of layoffs has hit Bungie. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons made the announcement on the studio’s website, citing the increasing costs of development and economic conditions as the reason for the reduction of staff — a refrain that’s become common in the last two years of prolific video game industry layoffs. Parsons wrote that 220 roles would be eliminated, representing 17 percent of the company’s workforce.

Additionally, Parsons wrote that Bungie was working to integrate another 155 employees into other departments within Sony Interactive Entertainment. These numbers, combined with the 100 people laid off in October of last year, mean that Bungie has lost roughly 40 percent of its total workforce in the last 12 months. Bungie had around 1,200 employees last year before 100 people were laid off amid a delay to the big Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion.

This latest layoff announcement was accompanied by the news that Bungie employees are working on a new game.

“We are working with PlayStation Studios leadership to spin out one of our incubation projects – an action game set in a brand-new science-fantasy universe – to form a new studio within PlayStation Studios to continue its promising development,” Parsons wrote.

Parsons offered an explanation for all the news, stating that Bungie grew too quickly and spread its leadership team too thin among its many projects. This had a knock-on effect on the studio’s known projects, resulting in what Parsons called a “quality miss” with Destiny 2’s Lightfall expansion and the delay of its next game, Marathon.

“We were overly ambitious, our financial safety margins were subsequently exceeded, and we began running in the red,” he wrote.

Parsons wrote that Bungie will continue to focus on Destiny 2 and Marathon. “We still have over 850 team members building Destiny and Marathon, and we will continue to build amazing experiences that exceed our players’ expectations.”

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