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Game over for 20% of Xbox staff as Microsoft hits reset: We ‘didn’t focus on the core business,’ CEO says. ‘We simply spread ourselves too thin.’

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Game over for 20% of Xbox staff as Microsoft hits reset: We ‘didn’t focus on the core business,’ CEO says. ‘We simply spread ourselves too thin.’

Published July 7, 2026 · Category: Markets

Overview

Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today:

  • Exclusive: Xbox CEO on why she is laying off 20% of her staff as Microsoft hits reset.
  • Markets: Selloff in Asia.
  • “Doom loop”? Strategy is selling bitcoin while hoping it also goes up.
  • Details

  • The very rich are different from you and me—as this household spending stat shows.
  • The cost of AI as hyperscalers enter their negative cash flow era.
  • Foreign fans at the World Cup are gorging themselves on the American foods they don’t get at home.

This story was originally featured on Fortune.com

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