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Ubisoft RedLynx Restructures with 60 Job Cuts, Pivots to Mobile and Handheld Focus

Ubisoft’s Finnish studio RedLynx is proposing significant staff reductions affecting 60 developers. The move comes as the Trials Rising developer shifts its strategic focus toward mobile gaming and small-screen optimization, including work on Nintendo Switch 2 titles.

Strategic Shift Leads to Workforce Reduction

Ubisoft RedLynx, the Finland-based development studio behind the Trials franchise, is reportedly planning to lay off approximately 60 developers from its Helsinki team. According to reports, the staff reductions come as part of a broader restructuring initiative that will see the studio transition from multiplatform development to specializing in “small screens” – primarily mobile devices and handheld gaming platforms.

by Ethan Carver
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Shuttle Secures $6M to Solve Deployment Challenges in AI-Generated Software

Shuttle has secured $6 million in seed funding to tackle the deployment problems plaguing vibe-coders. The platform engineering startup aims to bridge the gap between AI-generated code and production-ready infrastructure, expanding from its Rust roots to support all programming languages.

The Deployment Gap in AI-Generated Software

While AI-powered coding systems have democratized application creation, allowing developers to spin up full-scale applications from mere ideas, sources indicate a significant challenge has emerged beyond initial code generation. According to reports, vibe-coders are encountering traditional software maintenance and updating headaches that AI coding platforms like Lovable and Replit AI don’t fully address.

by Liam Dorsey