Sharma was named one of three advisors on the Productivity and Jobs task force, which the Federal Reserve says will be assessing, among other things, the impact of AI
Online reactions have pointed out the fact that Asha Sharma is joining the "Productivity and Jobs" taskforce the same week that Microsoft announced 1,600 layoffs (with another 1,600 to come)
Barrett, who was the original director of this year’s Marathon, had his employment terminated by Bungie in 2024, after more than 25 years at the company, for misconduct.
In court documents, Sony alleged that Barrett had sent inappropriate messages to female employees. Barrett denied the claims and called the investigation that led to his firing a “sham”.
Barett later sued Bungie and its parent company, Sony Interactive Entertainment, accusing it of defamation and breach of contract.
Christopher Barrett alleged that Sony fired him in order to avoid paying him more than $45 million in bonuses generated from its 2022 purchase of the studio.