Several employees in the Austin office of Midway Games lost their jobs today as the company canceled an "as-yet-unannounced project" in production at the local facility....

Advanced Micro Devices, the microprocessor maker with about 2,600 employees in Austin, announced today that it will cut 10 percent of its worldwide workforce before the end of the third quarter....

The economy "shed" 80,000 jobs in March. Hillary denies denial after "mishearing." 81% of Americans polled think the nation is heading in the wrong direction. How many Romans thought Rome was heading in the wrong direction? The Round Rock officers who shot and killed a naked man have been identified. What the hell is a WAG and why do they all seem cracked out? Formula One motor racing chief Max Mosley has sick Nazi......

Topato/FlickrDell today announced plans to shutter one of its Austin manufacturing centers, which will leave some 900 Austinites out of a job by January 1. The Round Rock-based computer giant recently pledged to lay off at least 8,800 employees, or ten percent of its worldwide workforce, in an effort to reduce operating costs. "The actions Dell will take during fiscal 2009 and beyond are expected to position the company to further accelerate growth in its......

Think you know Austin? Austin360 isn't so sure: "There should be more to being a true Austinite than just moving here because you had a great time at South by Southwest and thought it was like that here year round. You should have to know a few basic things about Austin before you can officially refer to it as your hometown." Take their "AQ" test and find out. Another mortgage company with employees in......

*The views expressed in Bun in the Oven are those of the author and do not represent Austinist as a whole.* -The Editors Two questions: What's more Austin than working in high tech...and getting laid off? What's the easiest way to strike panic and fear deep into the heart of a woman-with-child? Okay, so make that three: What do you suppose happens when you tell a pregnant lady that her husband's company is closing......