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Microsoft Weekly; Tesla to let 10,000 workers go; Fix for Microsoft Rewards ban on the way

June 05, 2022

Sunday, June 5. I hope you're having a lovely weekend and I hope you will check out some of the content below —Steve

This week's digest recaps a hefty amount of news related to Microsoft Edge, some about a Windows 11 Dev Channel build, and an exploit that affects virtually all supported versions of Windows.

Microsoft Rewards members all over the world are complaining about being banned for no apparent reason while trying to redeem their points. That said, a partial fix has now been deployed.

This weekend's PC game deals include a Wolfenstein giveaway from Epic Games Store, fresh specials and a 4X free event from the yearly Warhammer Skulls festival, publisher sales, and much more.

Sega just revealed its next miniaturized console to be the Mega Drive 2 (or the Genesis Model 2). The latest mini model is announced only for Japan currently, and ships later this year.

We have two launches in the week ahead, both from SpaceX. Also, be sure to check out this week's recap section where we've included a video of dust devils on Mars filmed by a NASA rover.

Elon Musk has e-mailed employees to say the firm is pausing hiring and that it will have to let go of around 10,000 workers. It comes as inflation causes people to reduce their spending on luxuries.

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