{
  "id": 16245280,
  "title": "Xbox's First-Ever Chief Operating Officer Leaves Role Just Three Months After It Was Created",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/xboxs-first-ever-chief-operating-officer-leaves-role-just-three",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:56:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/xboxs-first-ever-chief-operating-officer-leaves-role-just-three-months-after-it-was-created"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Helen Chiang, who served as Xbox's first Chief Operating Officer, has resigned from her position just three months after its inception, according to an internal memo released by CEO Asha Sharma. In the memo, Sharma expressed gratitude for Chiang's contributions over her 21-year tenure at Xbox. Chiang had previously overseen the Minecraft franchise before taking on the role of COO in July 2026. The creation of the COO position was announced amid a major restructuring at Xbox, aimed at improving shared goal-setting, decision-making, and accountability.",
  "summary": "Helen Chiang, Xbox’s first-ever chief operating officer, has abdicated the role just three months after it was created, as told by CEO Asha Sharma in an internal memo today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Xbox’s first chief operating officer is out after just a few months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/xboxs-first-chief-operating-officer-is-out-after-just-a-few-months",
        "published": "2026-10-23T21:39:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}