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For the first time in its history, Microsoft is telling its US employees they might want to retire early. The tech giant is offering a one-time voluntary retirement program to about 7% of its US workforce whose age and years of service total 70 or higher. The move comes as Microsoft spent $37.5 billion on AI infrastructure in the quarter ending December and claims smaller teams can accomplish more with AI tools. It’s a pattern spreading across tech. Meta just announced it’s cutting 10% of its workers — about 8,000 jobs — to offset AI investments. Amazon eliminated 30,000 jobs…
A flying drone filmed the looming tower of ice that threatens the route through the Khumbu Icefall. The serac has prevented officials from opening Mount Everest to climbers.Updated April 27, 2026 04:10PMThe drama around deadly towers of ice on Mount Everest continues. As Outside reported last week, the climbing season on Everest is delayed by three weeks. The culprit is a massive wall of crumbling ice in the Khumbu Icefall that could collapse at any moment. The Icefall Doctors, the team that each year builds the route through the icefall, has been unable to complete the pathway. That’s because the route…
Starting today, you can use Spotify to knock out a 10-minute Pilates session, a weighted glutes circuit, or a bit of morning yoga. The music platform just announced its first foray into the fitness world (not counting the 150 million user-generated playlists on the app, of course). Under the new “Fitness” section, all users will be able to access a library of content, including follow-along videos, from popular fitness creators like Chloe Ting and Yoga with Kassandra.The new feature also includes a partnership with Peloton, which makes a catalog of more than 1,400 ad-free Peloton classes available to Spotify’s Premium subscribers.…
Key Takeaways Rob Schneidermann lived on under $15 a day and survived on canned soup while building his startup Liftopia, a marketplace for ski resorts, from 2005 to 2014. He only took two days off when his first child was born — a choice he now calls a mistake as he admits you can never recover that lost time. Schneidermann’s mindset changed by the time he took the helm at hiking app AllTrails in 2015; he introduced a monthly reset where the entire company logged off on the first Friday. Longtime startup CEO Ron Schneidermann has had to make sacrifices…
Overwolf Ads’ new data product touts its ability to analyze PC gameplay and hardware signals to assist companies hoping to make a connection with high-value players.OverwolfOverwolf Ads, an adtech gaming platform that reaches around 113 million monthly players across some of the world’s most popular titles like Minecraft, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft, has unveiled Gamer Grid, a proprietary audience data product that aims to revolutionize in-game marketing with live metrics.Gamer Grid promises to reach high-value consumers by delving more deeply into user statistics, including deterministic PC gameplay behavior, hardware signals, and content consumption. Its segments are live…
Little Caesars made big news this week when it delivered two large pizzas and drinks by drone in four minutes. The flight was historic: It’s the first time a pizza franchise has integrated drone orders directly into its kitchen system. When customers in Wylie, Texas order through the Flytrex app, the order routes into Little Caesars’ register like any other ticket. No pizza delivery guy picks up the pies from inside the store. Instead, the Sky2 drone collects the order curbside and flies autonomously to the customer’s address within a four-mile radius. The drone hovers over the drop zone and…
Updated April 27, 2026 01:14PMNepali guide Ashok Lama is a rising star in the world of Himalayan guiding. He recently received his International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA) certification, and has led clients to the summit of Mount Everest and other high peaks. In April, Ashok rescued two climbers from 26,545-foot Annapurna. The mission nearly cost him his own life. Here, Ashok takes Outside readers into the daring rescue mission. As I rappelled down the fixed lines on Annapurna, just before I disappeared over a small ridge, I happened to look up towards the skyline. That’s when I saw him. It…
From layoffs and return-to-office mandates to challenges around AI and creativity, it’s not all fun and games for video game workers. And now, some are seeking to unionize. On April 27, a group of game developers behind the digital collectible card game Magic: The Gathering Arena announced the intent to form a union in affiliation with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The group is a part of the gaming studio Wizards of the Coast (WOTC), a division of Hasbro.The group, which is coming together as United Wizards of the Coast – CWA, said it reached a supermajority of eligible Arena…
Key Takeaways In a new interview, Barbara Corcoran says it took her many years to learn to truly believe in herself. For years, she replayed a mental tape telling her she didn’t belong in important meetings. She ended up consciously changing the tape to “Barbara, you’re a genius… You’re great,” and says it took about 15 years for the message to stick. Barbara Corcoran, 77, had to consciously train herself for years to quiet her inner critic. On a recent episode of The Burnouts podcast, Corcoran told hosts Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni that it took decades before she believed…
Berghaus crosses the pond with alpine performance, Britpop style, and an unbreakable guarantee (Photo: Berghaus)Published April 27, 2026 12:11PMBack in the 1960s, when pioneering climbers were pushing the limits of alpine exploration, they were ahead of their times—and ahead of the gear and clothing available. So in some cases they made their own. That’s how the British brand Berghaus got started. In 1966, a pair of working-class adventurers, Gordon Davison and Peter Lockey, couldn’t find a kit that was up to the all-weather hill scrambles and alpine climbs they were chasing. So they made their own, and as word spread,…