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Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday with the approach of Typhoon Champi, which was already bringing strong winds and torrential rain, and, while weakening, could still make direct landfall on the island.

Taiwan shut down schools and grounded hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi hit the island.

One person has died after being swept away by waves in Taiwan's Liuqiu island, authorities say.

Typhoon Champi's radius is around 320km, large enough to cover most of Taiwan.

Jacaranda trees are turning parks and streets purple across Sydney, sparking a frenzied rush of photographers and weddings.

Microsoft is closing down The Garage, a set of popular maker spaces where employees worked on experimental projects and collaborated on surprising new apps and hardware during the company's annual hackathon events. "We're winding down The Garage program as a centralized function," says Microsoft in an internal FAQ to employees, seen by Notepad. "We will […]

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After going private in August, Electronic Arts (EA) is cutting about 3% of its staff and shutting down video game developer BioWare. On Wednesday, EA reportedly notified employees in an email that the company would be laying off around 400 people, including about 50 at BioWare, as the company focuses on more lucrative projects, according […]

Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming “Mass Effect” game, the fifth since 2007, has been canceled.

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Next Mass Effect project canceled as parent company lays off 400.

Publisher Electronic Arts is planning to shut down legendary RPG studio BioWare, laying off about 50 employees at the studio alongside 350 more elsewhere. In a new Bloomberg report , a person familiar with the matter said a total of 3% of EA's overall company has been affected by this latest round of layoffs . BioWare posted a statement to X , confirming tha

Riyadh’s iconic Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered office tenants to work remotely Sunday following repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition said two pilo...