Niantic is laying off about 90 employees and canceling four projects

Pokémon Go developer Niantic is laying off eight percent of its workforce, which is said to be around 85-90 jobs. The augmented reality game company has also canceled four projects. CEO John Hanke reportedly wrote in an email to employees that Niantic was "facing a time of economic turmoil" and had to "further streamline our operations in order to best position the company" to weather any future economic turmoil. "We recently decided to stop production on some projects and reduce our workforce ...