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Microsoft unveiled its free Games for Work app via Microsoft Teams, allowing users to play a variety of multiplayer games with coworkers during online meetings.

Amazon hopes that automation could alleviate the pressure warehouse workers have experienced, while slowing down its turnover rate.

According to a new study called “HR Leaders & Hybrid Working Report” conducted by flexible office operator IWG, 80% of respondents said hybrid work can lead to a more satisfied workforce.

Referred to as “time-zone prejudice,” those working on the East Coast for a company headquartered in California may be expected to join meetings late into the evenings, and vice versa.

Limited privacy, large workloads and stagnant office design are just a few drivers of a poor employee experience.

“If the three ‘R’s of 2021 and 2022 were retirement, resignation, and relocation, the three ‘R’s of 2023 could be returning to the office, recession, and readjustment.”

Sixty-three percent of businesses also said they would cut down their office footprint by 20% to 50%, while just 8% planned to seek larger spaces.

Late last night, Elon Musk sent an internal memo to employees, stating that they must be prepared to work “extremely hardcore” or leave the company.

The visa comes as part of a new startup law that is helping grow the region’s entrepreneurial and technology atmosphere and is expected to launch in January.

Although WeWork’s closures are expected to cut down its top-line revenue, the company claims that the decrease in expenses would add $140 million in annual adjusted EBITDA.