Timelines
How the main stories unfold, day after day: each timeline gathers the articles about one event, with a summary.
- Tesla renames 'Full Self-Driving' as 'Tesla Assisted Driving' in Europe after regulator pushback
Tesla has renamed its 'Full Self-Driving' driver assistance software 'Tesla Assisted Driving' in Europe, TechCrunch reported, and CNBC said the brand name was dropped after regulator pushback, German regulators having called it 'somewhat misleading'. According to TechCrunch, the name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.
- Foreign workers building the US consulate in Milan sign deals for a record $35 million payout
More than 60 laborers, mostly from India, who said they were exploited while building the new U.S. consulate in Milan signed deals on Wednesday for a share of a nearly $35 million settlement with Alabama-based Caddell Construction, the LA Times reported. Prosecutors say the settlement is the largest ever for labor exploitation in Europe, according to Fortune.
- Disney+ will stream the 2027 Super Bowl alongside ESPN's broadcast
Disney announced that Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI, the 2027 Super Bowl, when the game kicks off on February 14, 2027, with subscribers in the US seeing the same broadcast airing on ESPN. The streaming service will also carry two 'Monday Night Football' games this season.
- Microsoft restructures Xbox studios, handing Halo to Activision, and starts a new round of job cuts
Microsoft announced a massive restructuring of its Xbox studios on Tuesday 22 September, months after laying off 1,600 Xbox employees and selling off studios, The Verge reported: Activision is to take on the Halo and Sea of Thieves franchises, as well as Age of Empires. In a memo about the Xbox 'reset' published by Business Insider, Xbox executive Matt Booty wrote that 268 roles were being eliminated across Halo Studios, other first-party studios and the XGS management and central functions layer, and that a consultation on a proposed closure of Ninja Theory would begin. According to Business Insider, the new round of job cuts affects around 500 employees, mainly in the Xbox gaming division and a small number in other units like cloud + AI, as Xbox works through a plan to eliminate roughly 20% of its workforce by the end of Microsoft's fiscal year.